Using the Web for Holiday Shopping Competitive Pricing
Online Search Engines Rev Up for Holidays: Links to search engines and meta-sites to facilitate online comparison pricing for consumer goods.
Project to Map the Web Creates Image of Global Connectivity
Internet mapping project weaves colourful web See The Opte Project
National Law Journal Ranks the Law Firms
The National Law Journal’s 26th annual survey of the nation’s largest law firms, covering the period Oct. 1, 2002, to Sept. 30, 2003.
Commentary on the Evolution of KM
The Future of Knowledge Management – Discussion Paper by Dave Pollard: “This paper is the result of discussions with many KM leaders about the current quandary of the KM discipline, and how ‘social software’, weblogs, and the perceived need for improvement in front-line worker productivity could present KM leaders with an opportunity to ‘reinvent’ the …
Commentary on Google Reveals Triumphs and Travails
From the December 8 issue of Fortune: Can Google Grow Up? “Google is one of the best things to happen to the Net. So will its IPO, expected this spring, be a must-buy? A look inside reveals a talented company facing trouble.”
Happy Thanksgiving
Subjects: UncategorizedGoogle Solidifies Status As #1 Search Engine
Google No. 1 search site in the world according to OneStat.com: “Google’s global usage share has reached an all time high and has risen from 55.2 percent to 56.1 percent.”
Preserving Web-Based Government Data for Public Use
A new project report from the California Digital Library (CDL) “proposes a web-archiving service model in which libraries build archives of web-based materials to their own design (that is, in a manner that meets their local collecting aims, users’ requirements, and institutional capacities) using a suite of utility tools.” See Web-Based Government Information, Evaluating Solutions …
JetBlue Passenger Data Investigation Widens
According to Wired, the privacy controversy caused by JetBlue’s release of 5 million passenger records to a defense department contractor has triggered an Army investigation into possible Privacy Act violations.
International Treaty Proposes Expanded Anti-Circumvention Measures
The Third Draft Agreement (November 21, 2003) of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) includes an extensive section on Intellectual Property Rights. According to the advocacy group IP Justice, the “expanded copyrights…endanger civil liberties and competition….and one of the most controversial sections of the IPR chapter requires countries to outlaw the circumvention of …
Senate Approves House Version of CAN SPAM Act
On November 25, the Senate unanimously approved the CAN-SPAM Act (S. 877), inclusive of technical changes agreed upon with the House, which is expected to approve the bill once again in December, clearing it for signature by the President. However, not everyone on the Hill is satisfied with the bill, in particular Representatives from California …
E-Voting Machine Case Remains in Spotlight
As a follow-up to my posting, E-Voting Machine Co. Docs. on Product Flaws Published on Web, this evening an EFF press release announced that Judge Jeremy Foley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California scheduled a meeting of the parties, via telephone conference, for December 1. This action follows Diebold’s decision to withdraw the cease …