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  • Caterina Fake

    Echoing the optimism of early Nineties web culture, Flickr sprung onto the scene in 2004 and became the defining Web 2.0 app. Christian Hall caught up with co-founder Caterina Fake and discovered what the future holds for Flickr
    By Christian Hall on

  • Kristopher Tate

    Photosharing site Zooomr cooked up a storm on the web. Yet, while its features are impressive, the age of its creator is all the more remarkable. Oliver Lindberg hooks up with Kristopher Tate to find out what it’s like to be a teen entrepreneur
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Philip Rosedale

    Virtual 3D world Second Life recently reached one million sign-ups, and its economy is growing faster than some real countries. Oliver Lindberg talked to its founder, Philip Rosedale, and discovered his vision of a world where everybody has a second life
    By Oliver Lindberg on | 1 comment

  • StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp

    Navigating the internet is a tough task, even with a search engine. That’s why Garrett Camp and his colleagues set up StumbleUpon.com, a more sociable way to find new sites
    By Tom May on

  • Kevin Rose

    Digg is the world’s most popular user-generated news site. A recent revolt showed that it really is run by its community. Founder Kevin Rose tells Oliver Lindberg how he experienced the most turbulent day in Digg’s history, and what his users want him to do next
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Build an Elgg social network

    With its swift installation and simple set-up, Elgg provides you with all the tools you need to become the next MySpace. Karl Hodge shows you how to create your very own Elgg social network
    By Karl Hodge on

  • Chad Hurley and Steve Chen

    Since the acquisition by Google, YouTube’s founders have kept a low profile. Now they’re back. In an exclusive interview, .net’s Oliver Lindberg talks to Steve Chen and Chad Hurley about the past, present and future of the world’s biggest video-sharing site
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Jack Dorsey

    Frequent downtimes recently sparked an intense online debate about the flaws of popular micro-blogging service Twitter. Oliver Lindberg catches up with its CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, to discuss the company’s plans to make it more stable
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • OpenID creator David Recordon

    Six Apart’s David Recordon co-invented OpenID, which enables you to sign in to thousands of online services with the same digital identity. He talks to Oliver Lindberg about its latest developments
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Media Temple: Chris Lea

    Media Temple is arguably the most popular hosting company for digital creatives. Oliver Lindberg talks to Chris Lea, lead architect on social network Virb, which Media Temple acquired about a year ago
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Jake Nickell

    Threadless uses the power of crowdsourcing to sell more than 100,000 T-shirts a month. Company founder Jake Nickell talks to Oliver Lindberg about how he turned a simple hobby into a multimillion dollar business empire
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Pete Cashmore

    Launched from Pete Cashmore’s home in 2005, Mashable now gets 5m page views a month and is poised to overtake TechCrunch. He talks to Oliver Lindberg about redesigns, micro-content and joining the social conversation
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Thomas Fearn

    OOiZiT.com is a social networking site for up-and-coming musicians looking to launch their careers. Founder Thomas Fearn reveals how it works, and why he thinks it can take on MySpace
    By Tom May on

  • Brad Smith

    In August, former “MySpace killer” Virb relaunched as a slick website builder and host. Oliver Lindberg talks to co-founder and CEO Brad Smith about the change of direction and future developments
    By Oliver Lindberg on

  • Facebook privacy for web developers: a guide

    Mind how you go when you're dealing with real user data from Facebook. Toby Beresford, commercial director of Nudge Social Media, explains how to keep on the right side of the law
    By Toby Beresford on | 2 comments

  • Create a web icon

    A cool icon can make the difference between success and failure for your site. Bolivian web developer and graphic designer Alvaro Guzman explains how to create one

  • David Kaneda

    Mobile apps can now be built with web standards. David Kaneda, creative director at Sencha, explains the benefits of Sencha Touch, a new framework for developing apps that feel native
    By Oliver Lindberg on
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