Video on the Internet has held a lot of promises and with those promises it has been given a lot of responsibility. I’ve heard it said more than once that the integration of video is what will be the defining difference between the Web 2.0 world that we’re in now and the live-action, self-directed Web 3.0 world that we’re entering. Unfortunately, up to this point, video has been like hitting a brick wall on an otherwise open road....

Bad news for the social browser Flock. It isshutting its doorsafter the January sale of the company to Zynga. In answers provided on the Flock FAQ, it is stated that Flock will no longer be maintained. So yes, you can keep using it, but it won’t work after the 26th of April. Flock was billed as a social browser. Based on Webkit and Chromium, it tracked updates from social networking and media services including MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, Gmail, Yahoo!...

For a hot second, Florida-based politicians were jumping with joy at the sight of a law that punished social media companies for banning politicians. But now, a federal judge has put a hold on it. According toNBC News, Judge Robert Hinkle blocked the law — just before it was scheduled to come into effect today. He said that the law would violate the free speech rights of social media platforms....

Online collaboration tools like Campfire, Convofy and Yammer are flourishing as increasing numbers of people work remotely from each other.Flowdockis a service designed to allow technical teams to work together, and today it’slaunchedan API to further extend its capabilities. Flowdock features group chat, activity feeds and an inbox which allows team members to comment on the ongoing status of each incoming message – ideal for things like dealing with customer feedback, project management and technical teams....

With increasing numbers of people working remotely, instead of from a central office, the market for business-focused communications tools has rocketed in the the past couple of years. Solutions like Yammer, SocialCast and Convofy offer simple ways for colleagues to discuss projects, share files and more in real time.Flowris another such service, which emerged from Slovenia in 2009 and already serves over 5000 businesses. Now Flowr has rolled out a new version of its browser-based collaboration tool, along with an HTML5-based mobile solution....