We’re all living on the web, and we all seem to be starting our own websites, so it’s time we all learned the languages that make it run. We’ve gathered over 250 resources to help you get going.This list is aggregated from previous Mashable posts.Share This
Twype (short for “Twitter to Skype”) is a new Windows-only tray tool that can help you update your Skype mood on the fly without doing anymore than posting to Twitter, or listening to music.All you need to do is download a small executable file, install, enter your account info, and you’re ready to go. Once [...]
The world wide web can be a good place to start learning a foreign language. This is a compilation of language communities, tools, and other online resources that’ll help you get started.Also don’t forget these resources - 30+ Language Tools For Firefox and Dictionary Toolbox: 50+ Dictionary & Reference Sites Share This
It’s never too late to start learning about databases, because they’re pretty much ubiquitous and you’re bound to bump into them sooner or later. We’ve gathered 20+ tools to help you get started working with them.Share This
MySpace is opening an office in San Francisco, as several companies are now beginning to do. There haven’t been many details released, other than the launch party is supposed to be at the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art, on October 17th. Any ideas on why MySpace is opening an office in San [...]
Al Gore’s network CurrentTV is relaunching, with a new name and a new perspective. In dropping the “TV” the site is no longer about video content for various topics, but is now about the sharing of social media in several ways , covering the same various topics. That means there’s less focus on the [...]
Yahoo Messenger now has real-time local news updates available, letting you check things like weather, traffic reports and other items while chatting with friends. The latest headlines are delivered through Yahoo Messenger to keep you up to date. You’ll need to manually add this option. It’s accessed under actions in the [...]
ThemBid, the classifieds site that works like Guru, is getting ready to re-launch its existing site as well as a new vertical for contractors. The new site design doesn’t differ much from the original thembid.com. New colors and a slightly cleaner looks makes the call to action a bit more direct. The [...]
Looks like the NY Times is testing out a new feature. Users comments have been spotted on the homepage for headliner stories. Silicon Alley Insider caught a screen shot, displaying these comments that show almost as a mini feed or ticker, with reader’s comments on the big story. Few have seen these new [...]
Clipstar is a new community that’s set out to find the world’s undiscovered talent. There will be contests on Clipstar with a $10,000 cash prize given out every 3 months, with an opportunity to win $1 million for the yearly “finals.” In order to help users gain traction with their profiles, there [...]
My.9rules, the blogging community, has added a few new features. These come by way of modules that can be added to fill out your user profile further, but are more interactive with site visitors. There’s a new store that you can add to your profile, which lets you buy store items which [...]
Random House is reportedly considering joining Google’s publishing partner program, which means its book may wind up searchable on Google Book Search. As recently as 2005, Random House participated in a lawsuit against Google hoping to cease the scanning of copyrighted material without explicit consent from the publisher.Only two years later, however, Google’s partnership [...]
Le Gourmet TV is a new site launched by Glen Powell, as an Internet television channel. It’s all premium content, as contributed by chefs and other experts in the industry. It’s not all about cooking shows, but a lifestyle channel full of tips, hints, and other information that you can use to impress [...]
A number of solutions exist for organizing the abundance of available information. Some are as simple as metadata or bookmarking while other practices, like the Dewey Decimal System, are gathering dust. Entrepreneur Matt Brown has been dealing with information organization for the last fifteen years, and recently founded ByteSwap as a result. [...]