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Category «Blogs»
Enterprise Blogging Catches On
Executive Summary from the Guidewire Group Market Cycle Survey, October 2005: Blogging in the Enterprise (8 pages, PDF) Key findings (140 individual survey respondents): “Corporations of all sizes across a wide array of industries are adopting blogging technologies and practices. 89% of respondents are either blogging or are planning to blog.” “Smaller companies have been …
Blogs Increasingly Become Target Of and Vehicle for Spam
From the Wall Street Journal free content today: ‘Splogs’ Roil Web, and Some Blame Google. Definition of splog from Wikipedia.
Blog Usability Review
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, October 17, 2005: “Weblogs are often too internally focused and ignore key usability issues, making it hard for new readers to understand the site and trust the author…The more focused your content, the more focused your readers. That, again, makes you more influential within your niche. Specialized sites rule the Web, so …
Google.org the philanthropic arm of Google
“Google.org will include the work of the Google Foundation, some of Googles own projects using Google talent, technology and other resources, as well as partnerships and contributions to for-profit and non-profit entities. While we continue to define the goals, priorities and approach for Google.org, we will focus on several areas including global poverty alleviation, energy …
Website Copyright Infringement Extends to Images on Blogs
From WSJ free features today, Photo Agencies Scour the Web For Copyright Violations.
Yahoo Adds Blogs to News Search
From the October 10, 2005 Yahoo! Search Blog: “Today we’ve begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. [Note: search results from blogs are displayed in a box labeled Blogs Beta, that …
Google RSS and News Reader Launched Today
Google launched a beta version of Google Reader, a service that requires users to have a gmail account. Google Reader Help FAQ
Delaware Supreme Decision Upholds Anonymity of Blogger
Key Ruling Backs Blog and Web Rights Delware Supreme Court, John Doe No. 1 v. Cahill et. al., October 5, 2005 (33 pages, PDF) Related links: Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents Updates to Recent White Paper on Blogging Anonymously
The Growing Role of Blogs In Legal Research
Doing Legal, Political, and Historical Research on the Internet Using Blog Forums, Open Source Dictionaries, and More, by John Dean, October 2005.
SurfWax Service Easily Scans RSS Feeds
A new service from SurfWax: Scan Top RSS Feeds by Title: (updated hourly; covers past seven days; sorted by date)
Blog Launched With Focus on Real ID Act of 2005
MIT Online Forum: The Real ID Act of 2005: “This is a facilitated discussion of the problems and prospects related to the Real ID Act of 2005, enacted by Congress and signed by the President. For purposes of this online discussion, we are focused on the driver license and identity management aspects of the legislation, …
