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The pioneering open source encyclopedia, Wikipedia, run by a non-profit foundation with global reach and impact, has launched a free demo news resource, called Wikinews. The site states, “Our mission is to create a world where citizen journalists report the news on a wide variety of current events.” The permanent link for the site will …
From the Financial Times, differing perspectives on open source access to scientific data, from the co-founder of BioMed Central (providers of “over 100 Open Access journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine”) and the VP of the Royal Society (“the independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science”).
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Press release: Bentley College Survey Finds U.S. Adults Are Concerned About Cyber-Security Issues, But Still Need Help Understanding Internet Threats [Link] From the survey findings (6 pages, PDF): “Current efforts to address the widespread lack of home PC security do not distinguish between expert and inexpert home PC users, and do not take into account …
From the press release: “Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Israel, will bring online its historic new Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names on Monday, November 22, 2004. The database, which will allow online public interaction and contributions of new names and materials, seeks to capture the names of as …
From the New York Times, The Circuits Holiday Buying Guide, covers products in the following areas: Toys and Games, Mobile Devices, Recreation, Music, Entertainment, Cameras and Video, and Home Office. See also Engadget and Gizmodo for product reviews and news.
Notice from the November 18, 2004 Federal Register: “SUMMARY: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to remove its Flight Information Publications (FLIP), Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF), and related aeronautical safety of navigation digital and hardcopy publications from public sale and distribution…The DAFIF and related digital aeronautical information files will be protected from general …
AP Leader Sees Internet As Future of News From the Online News Association conference keynote speech by AP President and CEO Tom Curley: the rate at which blogger post content “works out to roughly 16,000 posts an hour, or about as many stories as the AP sends out in an entire day.” Related article from …
Sometimes the internet goes out of its way to let other people get their hands on your intellectual property, says Simon Moores.
The following resources, from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), reference the FCC’s proposed rule, published in the Federal Register September 23, 2003, on the Communications for Law Enforcement Assistance Act (CALEA). VoIP and Law Enforcement Surveillance Joint Comments of Industry and Public Interest [PDF], November 08, 2004 CDT Policy Post 10.20: Coalition Opposes …
And to take a look at this article on how companies large and small are cutting technology costs by using open source applications, VoIP, scaling back on hardware purchases. In addition, there is less corporate focus on next “killer app.” See also Paid Placements Hit Travel Booking Sites
For veterans, the My HealtheVet website has implemented the first stage of an electronic personal health record, with new features that provide registered users with the ability to create and update personal health care records online, inclusive of personal information, military health history, medications (prescription and other), medical events, tests, and allergies.
