Website That Shortens URLs
From Wired, Honey, I Shrunk the URL, a review of a free tool that I use regularly, called TinyURL.com, to quickly and easily shorten the length of inordinately long urls.
Category «Internet»
NC State Univ. Scientists Develop Ultra-High Speed Net Access
From the University press release: “Researchers in North Carolina State Universitys Department of Computer Science have developed a new data transfer protocol for the Internet that makes todays high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections seem lethargic. The protocol is named BIC-TCP, which stands for Binary Increase Congestion Transmission Control Protocol. In a recent comparative study …
New Search Feature Added to Internet Archive
Recall is a beta search engine at the Internet Archive that indexes the text of over 11 billion pages. A presentation about this technology can be downloaded.
FTC Notice of Rulemaking on VoIP
FCC Moves to Allow More Opportunities for Consumers Through Voice Services Over The Internet.
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
A terrific database from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, it currently comprises links to over 2,900 exhibitions, browsable by alphabetical title list, exhibition name, institution and subject terms. [Metafilter] From among the site’s eclectic, whimsical and content rich resources: Gutenberg and Beyond: Books, Libraries, and Changing Technology, Memories of Picnics and Thomas Edison: A Lifetime of …
Current Awareness Monitoring Through Listservs
Library-Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials: “This document is a compilation of electronic discussion lists, distribution lists and serials which are of interest to library professionals and staff.”
New Tools to Search the Deep Web
From Salon.com: “In search of the deep Web – The next generation of Web search engines will do more than give you a longer list of search results. They will disrupt the information economy.” [Link]
New Adobe Technology Speeds IRS Claims
Adobe press release, New Document Services Software Utilizes PDF, Adobe Reader and 2-D Barcode Technology to Help Customers Speed and Simplify Forms Processing: “Electronic filing is the preferred method of submitting tax forms, but many U.S. taxpayers still choose to file by mail. Technology that allows us to offer fill-and-print tax forms on IRS.gov and …
Challenges Faced by News Providers
What Newspapers and Their Web Sites Must Do to Survive: “Longtime online news consultant Vin Crosbie says newspapers and their Web sites must change their approach to publishing news — online and off — if they want to successfully compete with the many Web sites and other new information sources vying for readers’ attention and …
Challenges to Finding Credible Health Info on the Web
Press release: “Today URAC and Consumer WebWatch (CWW), a project of Consumers Union, released a report that finds problems with access to credible health information on the Internet and makes expert recommendations for improving access to health information for consumers.” Setting the Public Agenda for Online Health Search, A White Paper and Action Agenda (pdf, …
Survey on Internet as Publishing Tool Indicates Content Refreshed Occasionally
From the Pew Internet and Life Project: Content Creation Online: 44% of U.S. Internet users have contributed their thoughts and their files to the online world: “44% of Internet users have created content for the online world through building or posting to Web sites, creating blogs, and sharing files.” Download the full-text of the report …
Senate Hearing on Voice Over Internet Protocol
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Hearing, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology, Tuesday, February 24, 2004. “Description: Members will hear testimony on the appropriate federal and state regulatory treatment of VOIP, including obligations related to intercarrier compensation, disability access, E-911, universal service, and assistance to law enforcement. Senator McCain will preside.” Prepared remarks …
