matthew ogston: social publisher

CrunchBase Now Has An API

Not only does CrunchBase have an excellent widget, they now also have an API.

Twitter Buys Summize For $15M

The web was buzzing earlier today as the earlier rumour of Twitter acquiring Twitter search engine Summize was confirmed. The acquisition was rumoured to be close to $15m. Summize now redirects to search.twitter.com. Official announcement here.

WordPress 2.6

WordPress 2.6 is out!

Reddit goes open source

Venturebeat covers the announcement that social bookmarking site reddit goes open source.

New book alert: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning

Just found an interesting new book on Amazon, Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning. Dan Brown explores the theory and practice of creating good documentation for web projects. You can read more about the book on the official website for the book.

Top websites for UI Designers and web designers

It can be quite a chore to find inspiration and best practice when developing online user interfaces, so i thought i’d publish a short lists of lists to some of the best resources to get you out of designer’s block:

• 10 Designer’s Checkpoints To Be Aware Of
• 10 Principles Of Effective Web Design
• 12 Excellent Websites to Follow if You’re into Web Design
• 42 Design/Tech Magazines To Read
• CoolHomepages
• My 50 favorite design resources (Pronet Advertising)
• WebMonkey (Yes it’s back!)