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]
Category «Internet»
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 …
The Web as a Tool for Campaign Attack Ads
“In Politics, the Web Is a Parallel World With Its Own Rules: A new bare-knuckled political use of the World Wide Web has showed its head: the Internet attack ad.”
Chicago Law Enforcement Database Cited for Decrease in Crime
Taking IT to the Street – “How the Chicago Police Department used technology to fight crime and become the first Grand CIO Enterprise Value Award winner.” [Slashdot] “The CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) database, deployed in April 2000 and now topping 200GB, is the foundation for a growing set of integrated CLEAR applications …
Domain Area for Children Underutilized
The domain area created by law just for kids has attracted little interest or investment, resulting in the creation of but a handful of new children friendly websites.
New Online Resource for California Voters
From the California Voter Foundation, the California Online Voter Guide, launched yesterday, “serves up nonpartisan information on California propositions, the Presidential election, congressional races, and state legislative contests.”
New Tool for Updating Campaign Blogs
“Feedster is working to ensure everyone’s voice is heard by making political Feedpapers, up-to-the-minute digests of RSS-based news and blog commentary, available to all the campaigns and bloggers. In less than a minute, you can associate your blog with the candidates and parties you support and make sure your voice is heard.” [Link]
HP to Create Digital Archive of TIME Magazine
Today Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced the company “is partnering with TIME to create a complete digital (searchable) archive containing every issue of the publication since its inception (1923-present),” to be released in May (to subscribers).
