adayinthelifeofanintmkter: Weekly Wrap-up: Gmail OAuth, Twitter Homepage, iPads Galore, And More...

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Weekly Wrap-up: Gmail OAuth, Twitter Homepage, iPads Galore, And More...

Our top story this week was about Gmail becoming an app platform. Oh right, and some other thing called the iPad. Read on for our coverage and analysis. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010, including Real-Time Web, Mobile Web and Internet of Things.

Note: We've refreshed the format for our longest running feature, the Weekly Wrapup. It now focuses more explicitly on the key trends that ReadWriteWeb is tracking in 2010, as well as giving you the highlights from the leading story of the week. Let us know your thoughts on the new format.

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Story of the Week: Gmail Becomes an App Platform

Gmail Becomes an App Platform: Google Adds OAuth to IMAP

Coming Soon to Gmail Chat: File Transfer

15 iPad Apps We Can't Wait to Download

The iPad in Education: Colleges Give iPads to All Incoming Students

Twitter Gets a New Homepage - It's a Whole Thing

More coverage and analysis from ReadWriteWeb

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Mobile Web

Location-Based Social Networks: Delightful, Dangerous or Somewhere in Between?

What's a "Universal" iPad App and How Do You Use It?

iPad's Top Apps and Early Trends

More Mobile Web coverage

Augmented Reality

Practical Application is the Golden Ticket of Augmented Reality

More Augmented Reality coverage

Augmented Reality for Marketers and Developers: Our Newest Research Report

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Internet of Things

NFC: Never Mind Credit Cards, Pay With Your Phone

More Internet of Things coverage

Real-Time Web

Twitter Highlights Popular Tweets, Goes Live With API

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