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Can you really save the planet by using the Internet more?
October 7, 2009
The network offers us a sustainable platform for change, but to use it to its full advantage we must understand it; we must understand how it works, how it's integral to our daily lives and how its potential can be tapped more effectively to tackle our toughest environmental, social, economic and political problems.
Latest Installment in the Net Neutrality Debate
By Sarah SorensenSeptember 23, 2009
Yesterday, the FCC proposed rules that would create more government control over the Internet and force Internet providers (including wireless) to treat all Web traffic equally. There could be unintended consequences.
Report: Facebook A Haven For Hate Groups
By Caitlyn MartinSeptember 18, 2009
Dr. Oboler published a new report on Tuesday and this time he has targeted Facebook and with good reason. Despite a prohibition in the popular social networking website's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Facebook has remained a happy home for Holocaust denial and racist "white pride" groups.
Bing's Sanaz Ahari on Query Level Categorization (1 of 2)
June 30, 2009
A couple of weeks ago Bing had a small search summit for analysts, bloggers, SEO experts, entrepreneurs and advertisers. It was held in Bellevue; they put us up in the hotel and fed us. While there we received demos from Bing project teams. I was able to snag an interview with Sanaz Ahari, Lead PM on Bing. She led the team that developed the categories you see on a Bing web search. The interview was based on the slides from her presentation at the event. I have posted the significant images from her slides. The first portion of the interview focuses on how the Bing team handles Query level categorization and some of the problems they face.
It's Really Just a Series of Tubes
April 8, 2009
Molly Wright Steenson hit the Ignite jackpot at Etech this year with her explanation of the steam powered network of pneumatic tubes of the 1800s. If you're someone that, like me, has a [somewhat obsessive relationship with Internet Infrastructure](http://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity), you must watch this talk.
The Best Webcomics You're Not Reading
January 22, 2009
At the Arisia Science Fiction Convention last weekend, I moderated a panel with SF Writer Lawrence Watt-Evans and comics fan Israel Peskowitz. We spent 45 minutes reeling off a list of the webcomics that we love, past and present. In no particular order (ok, in alphabetical order...), here's the list we came up with, along with the status of the comic when known. Remember, even when a comic is no longer active, it may have a huge archive worth perusing.
My 2009 Resolution: Learn IPv6
By James TurnerJanuary 5, 2009
In which the author recounts his adventures getting an IPv6 tunnel hooked up to his home network.
New PKI problem: Resolved
By John ViegaJanuary 1, 2009
The Internet is still broken, but no more broken than normal. The risk level is acceptable for the average user, even though if a single user were being targeted, there's a good chance an attack would be successful. This is how it's always been. Let's go back to our lives.
Data, Noise, and the Missing Internet Epistemology
By chromaticDecember 19, 2008
We have more data than ever before, but is there meaning in the noise? Maybe we need a new epistemology for the Internet.
A Certain Sense of Powerlessness
By James TurnerDecember 15, 2008
If you haven't been keeping up with the news coming out of the North Eastern US over the last few days, we've had a little bit weather. That is to say, we had about an inch of ice cover everything it could on Thursday night, and gravity being what it is, a lot of trees and power poles decided this would be a good time to lie down and take a little rest.
Why Jerry Seinfeld Probably Cost Microsoft a Lot More than $10 Million
By Nitesh DhanjaniNovember 10, 2008
In this article, I want put forth a case study to demonstrate how capturing feelings on the social web can allow companies to measure the reputation of their brand.
Obama Rides the Internet to the White House
November 6, 2008
Al Gore may have "invented" the Internet (as his critics occasionally charged) but there is no question that Barack Obama is the first successful presidential nominee to fully exploit the medium's potential. While it is always difficult to know any president-elect's exact plans for a topic as focused as the Internet, a look at how he used the power of social networking and the Internet in general provides an intriguing look into the technical side of an Obama administration.
Technology, Politics and Democracy
By Joshua-Michele RossOctober 21, 2008
Recently I spoke with Jascha Franklin-Hodge, CTO and co-founder of Blue State Digital about how technology is affecting politics and democracy in the U.S. Blue State Digital was born out of Jascha's experience helping Howard Dean’s seminal run for the White House in ’04. and is the technology and strategic services company powering Barack Obama (and many other Democratic leaders...
Relationship is miles ahead of frequent flyer programs
By Emerson NiideSeptember 25, 2008
Many companies think they are investing in the relationship with their clients, but in fact, they are only establishing a points program.
Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?
By C.K. Sample IIIAugust 18, 2008
Is Mac vs. PC becoming irrelevant because of the maturing of the internet as a platform and cloud computing?
Dan Kaminsky: Upgrade Your DNS Now!
July 15, 2008
DNS is the fundamental human-friendly abstraction of the Internet. It maps names such as oreilly.com to addresses computers can understand. Yet there are flaws in the protocol, which mean that malicious users can redirect your request for oreilly.com for their own nefarious purposes. Security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered this danger and convinced the major DNS providers to work around the flow. Here's how you can protect yourself and your information.
National Internet Archives
By Bryan RasmussenJune 20, 2008
The Internet Archive obeys robots.txt of course (lucky for you if you have access to it on your site, otherwise not so much) and they will also agree to remove things at the domain owners request. Other libraries might not be so accommodating, specifically the Danish netarchive might not be so accommodating, lets look at some stuff they say - the following is from the already linked survey report:
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