PC World Reviews a Half Century of Gadgets
The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years – Here’s PC World’s official (and entirely idiosyncratic) list of the top tech gadgets of the last half century.
Category «Internet»
Washington Post Extends Free Access to Content
As reported by ClickZ News, the Washington Post.com will now provide access to articles for a 60 day period following publication, according to James M. Brady, Executive Editor. Prior to this, articles were archived after 14 days. Extending access to readers, via blogs and RSS, is credited as a key reason for the change.
Google Earth To Limit Views of Sensitive Israeli Sites
Following up on December 19, 2005 posting, Google Satellite Imagery Stirs Security Concerns Here and Abroad, Israel National News reports that the Goggle Earth satellite imagery will now offer users limited resolution of sensitive military installations in the country. Please see this posting from Ogle Earth that adds facts, perspective and context to the above …
Consumer Reports Compares and Contrasts 11 Travel Websites
Do Travel Search Engines Deliver? An Examination of the Leading Sites, December 21, 2005.
Report on Internet Usage and Global Demographics
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, December 19, 2005: “The Internet is growing at an annualized rate of 18% and now has one billion users. A second billion users will follow in the next ten years, bringing a dramatic change in worldwide usability needs…According to Morgan Stanley estimates, 36% of Internet users are now in Asia and 24% …
Wikipedia Continues to Confront Controversy
WSJ free feature today: Wikipedia’s Woes – Tumultuous Weeks for Internet Encyclopedia Bring Furor Over Anonymity, Accountability Financial Times: Wikipedia to restrict access to encyclopaedia: “Wikipedia, the online user-written encyclopaedia that has come under fire for inaccuracies, is to introduce a more traditional fixed version of its contents in an effort to increase its reliability.” …
Administration Responds to Concerns About Domestic Surveillance Citing Exemption
Following up on related postings in the past several days, see the following references, resources, statements and news: Electronic Surveillance: 50 USC 1801 – 50 USC 1811. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Orders 1979-2004 Congressional Record: December 16, 2005 (Senate)[Page S13736-S13749]. Statement of Sen. Feinstein: “…Let me be clear. Domestic intelligence collection …
Science Magazine Reviews Accuracy of Wikipedia
Following up on a series of postings included in Authority of Vast Collaborative Online Encyclopedia Questioned, please see this related article, Nature 438, 900-901 (15 December 2005), Special Report, Internet encyclopaedias go head to head, by Jim Giles: “Jimmy Wales’ Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a …
Online Rights Canada Launched
“Online Rights Canada (ORC) is a grassroots organization that promotes the public’s interest in technology and information policy. We believe that Canadians should have a voice in copyright law, access to information, freedom from censorship, and other issues that we face in the digital world.” [press release]
Digital Future Project Releases New Report on Future of the Internet
The USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future has released the 2005 Digital Future Report ($). The report highlights are available free (19 pages, PDF), and note an increased use of the Internet for political campaigns, the continued popularity of email, and a significant expansion in the use of broadband access to the Internet. …
CEO’s Issue Report on U.S. Competitiveness
National Summit on Competitiveness, Investing In U.S. Innovation, December 6, 2005 (8 pages, PDF).
GAO Reports Extensive False Data on Domain Name Registration
Internet Management: Prevalence of False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names, GAO-06-165, November 4, 2005. Highlights. “Based on test results, GAO estimates that 2.31 million domain names (5.14 percent) have been registered with patently false data–data that appeared obviously and intentionally false without verification against any reference data–in one or more of the required contact …
