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Top 10 Digital Cities Named for 2004 “The annual study examines how city governments are utilizing digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations. The first-place cities in their respective population categories are Virginia Beach, Va.; Des Moines, Iowa; Denton, Texas (tie); Ogden, Utah (tie); and Redmond, Wash.”
Press release: “Google Inc. today launched the next generation Google Groups… Google Groups can be found by clicking on the ‘Groups’ link on the Google home page or visiting http://groups-beta.google.com. This enhanced product enables users to create, manage, search and browse web-based groups, as well as subscribe to and track favorite groups. Building on the …
A new white paper by Dr. Carsten Sørensen of the London School of Economics (in conjunction with Microsoft UK), titled The Future Role of Trust in Work – The Key Success Factor for Mobile Productivity. According to InfoWorld, the report indicates “that managers are using technologies such as e-mail, mobile phones, and SMS (Short Messaging …
From the National Center for State Courts’ 2004 Report on Trends in the State Courts, see Web Logs: Increasing Courts’ Ability to Quickly Communicate with Constituents (3 pages, PDF): “The courts’ traditional means of communicating with court users are the postal service, the organized media, fax machines, and telephones. In the past decade courts have …
Basic FOIA Training Manual Now Available On-Line Training Materials for Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals
Virginia Rep. Frank R. Wolf won approval of his measure, part of the omnibus appropriations bill, requiring government agencies (including the SEC, judiciary and SBA) to allow eligable workers to telecommute or face the loss of $5 million in funding. According to Wolf, “With all the advances in technology today, there is just no reason …
“HighWire Press is the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth! As of 12/01/04, we are assisting in the online publication of 785,108 free full-text articles…and 1,972,541 total articles.” [Link] For background and comments from the site’s publisher, see this article from ManagingInformation.com
Press release: “GovBenefits.gov is a free, on-line resource that helps citizens determine their potential eligibility for benefit programs. The site provides information and links to nearly 1,000 federal and state benefit programs, including the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Community Food and Nutrition Program, Emergency Food Assistance Program, Food Stamp Program, Housing Counseling Assistance Program, …
“Blog use has grown significantly in the past year — online consumers who regularly read blogs increased from 2% in 2003 to 5% in 2004. Although half of all online consumers have never heard of blogging, consumers who use blogs will become an attractive target group for marketers. Blogging will grow in importance, and at …
Shrinkster.com: “Simply paste your long URL into the box…and a unique, compressed Shrinkster URL will be generated for you. When your new Shrinkster URL is visited, we will simply redirect the requesting browser to your original URL. Your Shrinkster URL can be used as often as you like and will never expire. Additionally, you will …
As a follow-up to my May 7, 2004 posting, Copyright Regulation and Access to Web Document Archives, a link via LISNews.com to a copy of the United States District Court For the Northern District of California decision (26 pages, PDF), November 19, 2004, BREWSTER KAHLE, et al., Plaintiffs, JOHN ASHCROFT, in his official capacity as …
This straight forward guide from PC World describes why you need to use a firewall, how they work, and hardware and software options.
