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Web2.0 is the dynamic web. It's social networking, tag clouds, metadata, geodata, and more. We love Web2.0. There's more out there than you can imagine. So, come on in and turn those imagined ideas into features with us!

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Latest Activity: Dec 22, 2013

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Bebo returns!

Bebo has such an interesting story. It started about the same time as Facebook, became super popular, got sold to AOL and then to C Capital Partners. Now, the owners have bought it back and are reviving it.Here's an article about Bebo from '06 that…Continue

Tags: social, codetown, bebo

Started by Michael Levin Dec 22, 2013.

Instagram's Business Model 1 Reply

Instagram is growing at a rate similar to Twitter. Pictures don't need translation. That's just one aspect of the new photo sharing paradigm. An article in yesterday's New York Times describes some of the businesses that are doing well on the crest…Continue

Tags: photos, Instagram

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Shubham Aggarwal Dec 18, 2012.

Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Brazzaville, Republic of CongoI've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevin…Continue

Tags: Horacio Lassey-Assiakoley, SUN/Oracle, Atlantique Telecom Togo, UNHCR, Stanyslas Bweta

Started by Michael Levin Aug 28, 2010.

JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...

JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by AfricaJUG, CongoJUG, Oracle and Fujitsu…Continue

Tags: Max Bonbhel, Michael Levin, swampcast, africajug, congojug

Started by Michael Levin Aug 25, 2010.

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Welcome to Codetown!

Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.

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DuckLake 1.0: Data Lake Format with SQL Catalog Metadata

DuckDB Labs recently released DuckLake 1.0, a data lake format that stores table metadata in a SQL database rather than across many files in object storage. The first implementation is available as a DuckDB extension and includes catalog-stored small updates, improved sorting and partitioning options, and compatibility with Iceberg-style data features.

By Renato Losio

JobRunr Introduces ClawRunr, an Open-Source Java AI Agent

JobRunr has introduced ClawRunr, an open-source Java AI agent for scheduled, recurring, and one-off background tasks. Formerly JavaClaw, it runs on users' hardware and combines conversational interaction with persistent task execution, MCP tools, browser automation, and web, Telegram, and Discord channels, while using JobRunr for scheduling, retries, and monitoring.

By Diogo Carleto

Confluent Moves Schema IDs to Kafka Headers to Simplify Schema Governance

Confluent introduces a new approach in Apache Kafka that moves schema IDs from message payloads to record headers, aiming to simplify schema governance and evolution. The update integrates with Schema Registry, improves compatibility across serialization formats, and reduces coupling between data and metadata in event-driven architectures.

By Leela Kumili

Meta Deploys Unified AI Agents to Automate Performance Optimization at Hyperscale

Meta has unveiled a new AI-driven capacity efficiency platform that uses unified AI agents to automatically detect and resolve performance issues across its global infrastructure, marking a significant step toward self-optimizing systems at hyperscale.

By Craig Risi

Presentation: The Next Generation of AI Products

Hilary Mason shares her journey from academia to building AI products at scale. She discusses the shift from discrete engineering to probabilistic mindsets, explaining why managing "human considerations" is the hardest part of the stack. She explains the "existential crisis" for engineers, arguing that great architecture today is about context management, systems thinking, and good taste.

By Hilary Mason

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