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Top 25 Technological breakthroughs: “Advances that transformed how the world communicates are among the top 25 technological breakthroughs of the past quarter century, according to a panel of experts assembled by CNN.” The list includes: 5) Computers, 10) Digital storage, 25) Weather technology.
New search engines narrowing their focus – Vertical sites cater to specific interests like shopping, job hunting, doing research.
From the Washington Post, via truthout, Net Aids Access to Sensitive ID Data addresses how it continues to be easy and inexpensive to obtain personal data on the web from a variety of sources, despite the escalating controversy focused on a range of recent ID theft scams launched against large database aggregators.
Federal Computer Week has a Special Report on Open Source today which includes this article, Wiki means fast: Online collaborative sites open to everyone enable the sharing of ideas. Aliya Sternstein highlights the differences between blogs, wikis and bulletin boards, and spotlights how private and public enterprises are leveraging the power, flexibility and values of …
Major Electronic Databases to Pay Freelancers in $18M Copyright Dispute
From the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Special Publication 800-66: An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, March 2005 (137 pages, PDF)
Enterprise collaboration with blogs and wikis – Companies turn to new tools to foster dialog between employees, customers, and the public, by Michelle Delio
Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds For Dummies, by Ellen Finkelstein.
From AP, this review evaluates three, free desktop search applications; MSN Desktop Search, Yahoo Desktop Search, and Google Desktop Search.
From AP, ChoicePoint to allow people access to personal records.
Anti-Drug Media Campaign: An Array of Services Was Provided, but Most Funds Were Committed to Buying Media Time and Space GAO-05-175, March 31, 2005. Highlights. “Since 1998, Congress has appropriated over $1 billion for the media campaign. However, a 2003 report by the Senate Committee on Appropriations expressed some concerns about the media campaign, including …
Press release: Key Internet System Faces Technical and Political Challenges Signposts in Cyberspace: The Domain Name System and Internet Navigation examines the performance and prospects of the Domain Name System from technical and institutional perspectives, and also looks at how navigation technologies and institutions facilitate finding and accessing Internet resources. It describes the evolution of …
