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BlogsTags > web20Four short links: 9 April 2012
By Nat TorkingtonApril 10, 2012 E-Reading/E-Books Data (Luke Wroblewski) -- This past January, paperbacks outsold e-books by less than 6 million units; if e-book market growth continues, it will have far outpaced paperbacks to become the number-one category for U.S. publishers. Combine that with only 21% of American adults having read a ebook, the signs are there that readers of ebooks buy many more... Four short links: 10 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 10, 2011 Steve Case and His Companies (The Atlantic) -- Maybe you see three random ideas. Case and his team saw three bets that paid off thanks to a new Web economy that promotes power in numbers and access over ownership. "Access over ownership" is a phrase that resonated. (via Walt Mossberg) Back to the Future -- teaching kids to program... Four short links: 10 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 10, 2011 Steve Case and His Companies (The Atlantic) -- Maybe you see three random ideas. Case and his team saw three bets that paid off thanks to a new Web economy that promotes power in numbers and access over ownership. "Access over ownership" is a phrase that resonated. (via Walt Mossberg) Back to the Future -- teaching kids to program... What to watch for in mobile web apps October 25, 2011 Sencha's James Pearce discusses the most promising mobile web app technologies and explains why device APIs could make the web a lot more interesting. There are bigger issues surrounding the .gov reviewBy Alex HowardJuly 14, 2011 The U.S. federal government's web reform effort isn't just about reducing the number of websites and saving associated design or maintenance costs. It's about improving citizens' access to information and services. There are bigger issues surrounding the .gov review 
By Alex HowardJuly 14, 2011 The U.S. federal government's web reform effort isn't just about reducing the number of websites and saving associated design or maintenance costs. It's about improving citizens' access to information and services. Four short links: 4 May 2011
By Nat TorkingtonMay 4, 2011 Maqetta -- open source (modified BSD) WYSIWYG HTML5 user interface editor from the Dojo project. (via Hacker News) Hacker News Analysis -- interesting to see relationship between number of posts, median score, and quality over time. Most interesting, though, was the relative popularity of different companies. (via Hacker News) Real Time All The Time (Emily Bell) -- Every news... What lies ahead: Gov 2.0
By Mac SlocumDecember 31, 2010 Tim O'Reilly recently offered his thoughts and predictions for a number of areas we cover here on Radar. In this segment he discusses open government's shift from theory to practice. Four short links: 17 December 2010
By Nat TorkingtonDecember 17, 2010 Down the ls(1) Rabbit Hole -- exactly how ls(1) does what it does, from logic to system calls to kernel. This is the kind of deep understanding of systems that lets great programmers cut great code. (via Hacker News) Towards a scientific concept of free will as a biological trait: spontaneous actions and decision-making in invertebrates (Royal Society) --... Hiring trends among the major platform players
By Ben LoricaNovember 15, 2010 After recently re-reading Tim's post on the major internet platform players, I looked at recent hiring trends* among the companies he highlighted. First I examined year-over-year changes in number of job postings (from Aug to Oct 2009 vs. Aug to Oct 2010). Consistent with the recent flurry of articles about hiring wars, all the companies (except for Yahoo) increased** their... Getting closer to the Web 2.0 address bookBy Terry JonesOctober 28, 2010 Given that so much diverse and overlapping information about each of us is spread between applications, why are simple actions -- like automatically reacting to known friend requests -- still not possible? The answer, notes Terry Jones, lies not with a new application, but in a ball of data. (Part 2 of a 2-part series.) Dancing out of time: Thoughts on asynchronous communicationBy Terry JonesOctober 26, 2010 A look at the core differences between synchronous and asynchronous communication, and how technology has given asynchronous methods tremendous reach. (Part 1 of a 2-part series.) Four short links: 7 October 2010
By Nat TorkingtonOctober 7, 2010 How to Manage Employees When They Make Mistakes -- sound advice on how to deal with employees who failed to meet expectations. Yet again, good parenting can make you a good adult. It’s strange to me that in the technology sector we have such a reputation for yellers. Maybe it’s business in general and not just tech. [...] People... 10 Lessons for Gov 2.0 from Web 2.0
By Alex HowardOctober 6, 2010 Web 2.0 Expo New York highlighted a number of Web 2.0 principles and trends that also have relevance to the Gov 2.0 space. Here's a look at the connective tissue that binds these two worlds. Four short links: 16 September 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 16, 2010 jsTerm -- ANSI-capable telnet terminal built in HTML5 with Javascript, Websocket, and Node.js. (via waxpancake on Twitter) MySQL EXPLAINer -- visualize the output of the MySQL EXPLAIN command. (via eonarts on Twitter) Google Code University -- updated with new classes, including C++ and Android app development. Cloudtop Applications (Anil Dash) -- Anil calling "trend" on multiplatform native apps with... Points of Control: The Web 2.0 Summit Map
By Tim O'ReillyAugust 31, 2010 In my blog post State of the Internet Operating System a few months ago (and the followup Handicapping the Internet Platform Wars), I used the analogy of "the Great Game" played out between England and Russia in the late Victorian era for control of access to India through what is now Afghanistan. In our planning for this year's Web 2.0... "Knowledge is a mashup"By Vanessa FoxAugust 10, 2010 This Smithsonian Commons project is a marriage of government resources and the web's capabilities. It combines offline and online information, makes experts available in any topic you could want, provides global collaboration, and gives everyone access to valuable knowledge. And since it's driven by iteration and immediate feedback, the Commons is bringing a Web 2.0 approach to the Gov 2.0 world. Web 2.0 risks and rewards for federal agencies
By Alex HowardJuly 23, 2010 Testimony from government officials and a consumer watchdog before Congress highlighted how social media is affecting government, including the changing nature of official records in the digital age. Four short links: 8 July 2010
By Nat TorkingtonJuly 8, 2010 Copyright and Other Legal Issues Posed by the Google Book Search Settlement (Pam Samuelson) -- slides from a talk that comprehensively runs through the questions posted by GBS settlement. Staying in GBSS means authors give up possible claim to 100% rights in e-books, which they might o/w have under Random House v. Rosetta. Lots of angles I hadn't thought... Velocity Culture: Web Operations, DevOps, etc... 
By Jesse RobbinsJune 3, 2010 Velocity 2010 is on June 22-24 (right around the corner!). This year we've added third track, Velocity Culture, dedicated to exploring what we've learned about how great teams & organizations work together to succeed at scale. Web Operations, or WebOps, is what many of us have been calling these ideas for years. Recently the term "DevOps" has become a kind of... Four short links: 21 May 2010
By Nat TorkingtonMay 21, 2010 Infrastructures (xkcd) -- absolutely spot-on. The Michel Thomas App: Behind the Scenes (BERG) -- not interesting to me because it's iPhone, but for the insight into the design process. The main goal here was for me to do just enough to describe the idea, so that Nick could take it and iterate it in code. He’d then show me... Ignite Bay Area @ Web 2.0 Expo Tonight
By Brady ForrestMay 3, 2010 Ignite Bay Area is happening tonight to help kick-off Web 2.0 Expo. We will be returning to the Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street, SF). As always these will five-minute, 20 slide presentations on geeky topics. We will hear from the likes of Jen Bekman, Derek Dukes, Jesper Andersen, and Tobias Peggs and we are sponsored by .CO. Expect to be... State of the Internet Operating System Part Two: Handicapping the Internet Platform Wars
By Tim O'ReillyApril 30, 2010 This post is Part Two of my State of the Internet Operating System. If you haven't read Part One, you should do so before reading this piece. As I wrote last month, it is becoming increasingly clear that the internet is becoming not just a platform, but an operating system, an operating system that manages access by devices such as... Why f8 was good for the open web
By David RecordonApril 23, 2010 It's easy as a technologist to think about openness solely in terms of technology, but openness is broader than that. Openness of technology means that others can build using the same tools that you do. Openness of data means that developers can build innovative products based on APIs that weren't previously possible. And openness between people is what happens when... Preparing for the realtime web
By Mac SlocumApril 22, 2010 The stream of updates and links that powers the realtime web is giving static websites a run for their money. In this Q&A, "Building the Realtime User Experience" author Ted Roden discusses the impact of the realtime web on developers and users. What will the browser look like in five years?
By Mac SlocumApril 20, 2010 The web browser was just another computer application five years ago. Now, it's become not just a portal to the Internet, but an application hub as well. In this Q&A, Opera's Charles McCathieNevile looks ahead to the web browser's next five years. Four short links: 16 April 2010
By Nat TorkingtonApril 16, 2010 Buckets and Vessels (Aaron Straup Cope) -- amazing collection of projects and the cultural shifts they illustrate. Michal Migurski's Walking Papers, software designed to round-trip paper and digital edits to Open Street Map, has recently been used by professors at the University of California’s Berkeley’s School of Information to enable “a sort of psychogeographical dispute resolution between high school... Government Transparency: Using Search Data To Connect With Your AudienceBy Vanessa FoxApril 13, 2010 A couple of weeks ago at Transparency Camp, I gave a talk on using search data to help ensure that the information the organizations in attendance were opening up could be found by the right audiences. It's awesome that organizations like the Sunlight Foundation, Open Congress, and Follow the Money are making details about government actions easily accessible by citizens.... Four short links: 7 April 2010
By Nat TorkingtonApril 7, 2010 SproutCore -- open-source HTML5 application framework (i.e., lots of Javascript goodness) that'll work with any backend. To code for this, you put most of the logic in the front-end and leave the back-end much simpler. RDF for Intrepid Unix Hackers -- an interesting series, showing how to use common Unix tools to manipulate RDF data from the commandline. (via... What's the Secret to Submitting a Great Conference Proposal?
By Sarah MilsteinApril 6, 2010 You may know that we hold Web 2.0 Expo NY in the fall. But here's something that may surprise you: the drop-dead deadline for submitting a proposal is next Monday (April 12). In the past, we've extended the deadline a week, but we don't have time for that this year. For a lot of people, that means a big scramble... The State of the Internet Operating System
By Tim O'ReillyMarch 29, 2010 Ask yourself for a moment, what is the operating system of a Google or Bing search? What is the operating system of a mobile phone call? What is the operating system of maps and directions on your phone? What is the operating system of a tweet? Four short links: 24 March 2010
By Nat TorkingtonMarch 24, 2010 The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble -- hilarious economics parable. The ZenPad -- look for more Android-powered tablets. (via azaaza on Twitter) Diigo -- browser plugin to archive, highlight, and annotate web pages, then share and collaborate on those augmentations. (via an annotation of Zittrain's Future of the Internet and How to Stop It) So Long, And No Thanks for... Web 2.0 Expo NYC CFP is Open Plus Webcast For Submission Tips This Week
By Brady ForrestMarch 23, 2010 The Web 2.0 Expo is returning to NYC this fall for a third year. The Call For Proposals (CFP) opens today and will remain so until 4/12/10. We are accepting talk proposals aimed at developers, designers, marketers and business folks. We are looking for Sarah Milstein and I will be returning as co-Chairs. After the CFP closes we will... Personalization and the future of Digg 
By James TurnerMarch 11, 2010 I recently talked to Joe Stump, CTO of SimpleGeo, about a number of topics related to location and databases. However, in the course of the interview, we also got around to discussing Digg. Previous to launching SimpleGeo, Joe was the Chief Architect at Digg, and he has a lot of insight into where the site is heading. We'll be running the rest of the interview soon, but what Joe told me about Digg got me thinking. Climate Wars: Global Warming, ClimateGate, Web 2.0 and Grey Power - The Revenge of the Codgers?
By Rick JelliffeMarch 1, 2010 The UK newspaper The Guardian has a really useful long 12-part series Climate Wars. I don't think anyone wanting to get up to speed on the so-called Climate Wars could find a better introduction, given the controversy, and without... Global Ignite Week: Starts Monday with 65 Cities, 6 Continents, 500 Speakers over 5 Days
By Brady ForrestFebruary 24, 2010 From March 1-5 there will be ~65 Ignite events happening around the world. Ignite is an opportunity for geeks to share their passions and ideas with local peers. Each speaker gets 20 slides that each auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of just 5 minutes. The result is bite-size chunks of information that inform the crowd on new... Four short links: 11 February 2010
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 11, 2010 Mimo Monitors -- USB-powered external monitors for your laptop or desktop, and you can daisy-chain them for multiple external monitors. Opens the possibility of task-specific monitors (one for chat, one for email, one for shell, one for code, ...). Monitors are 7" (800x480) and there's even a touchscreen option. (via James Duncan) The Secrets of Malcolm Gladwell -- how... Four Steps to Gov 2.0: A Guide for AgenciesBy Greg WhisenantFebruary 8, 2010 What Does the World Look Like When the Work of Government is Driven by the People? Gov 2.0 has a lot of definitions, but in observing the exciting breadth of projects currently being built, it feels a little like the Blind Men and the Elephant, where everyone defines it based on their first hand experience, but not from a holistic... Our Future World: Freedom (and Daemon)
By Brady ForrestJanuary 19, 2010 I just read FreedomTM the second and latest book in the Daniel Suarez's Daemon series. It was a fun, thought-provoking read and I recommend it to any technologist or sci-fi junkie (it would also make a nice Christmas gift for your favorite conspiracy theorist). This review will focus primarily on the technology of FreedomTM, but I recommend that you... What Company Will Be the eHarmony of Microblogging?
By Mark DrapeauJanuary 5, 2010 A New York Times article by David Carr rehashing common knowledge on "why Twitter will endure" got me thinking about the ways in which it will not endure, or the ways in which it may endure via which no one will really care about it. So, what does it mean to "endure"? To stay in business? So what - Lord... Being online: identity, anonymity, and all things in between
By Andy OramDecember 17, 2009 Social networking gives us an impetus to review how we appear online. Introduction to an article about identity and anonymity. GWT Now With SpeedTracer
By Brady ForrestDecember 9, 2009 Google is releasing v2 of GWT (pronounced "Gwit") tonight at a Campfire One in Mountain View. The open-source Google Web Toolkit enables developers to code Ajax web apps in Java. This latest release is focused on speed (just like the latest iPhone) and improved dev-designer collaboration. I was on a call with Bruce Johnson and Andy Bowers to learn... The War For the Web
By Tim O'ReillyNovember 16, 2009 On Friday, my latest tweet was automatically posted to my Facebook news feed, as always. But this time, Tom Scoville noticed a difference: the link in the posting was no longer active. It turns out that a lot of other people had noticed this too. Mashable wrote about the problem on Saturday morning: Facebook Unlinks Your Twitter Links. if you’re... Quarantined Conferences: Claustrophobic Technophiles or Attentive Audiences?
By Mark DrapeauNovember 11, 2009 Loren Feldman. 1938 Media. Audience Conference. That’s about as much of a summary as you’ll find about the Audience Conference held in New York last Friday. That’s because there were no open laptops allowed during the performances. There was also no Wi-Fi, no video streaming, no tweeting, and no blogging. Something akin to omertà joined the members of the Audience... Announcing O'Reilly Answers - Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions. 
By Allen NorenNovember 4, 2009 We're launching the beta of O'Reilly Answers, and I'm inviting you to be part of it. In brief, O'Reilly Answers is a community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference speakers, and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly). O'Reilly is at the center of an amazing exchange of knowledge sharing and idea generation, and we want you to join us in changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. The Emerging Twitter List Arms Race
By Mark DrapeauOctober 30, 2009 I use Twitter a lot, but I was not among the very first to see the new Lists feature. I can now, though. And what I find much more interesting than actually using the feature myself is the fact that I woke up this morning to find that I was on dozens of other people's lists. (In fact, while I... Web 2.0 Summit Starts Today
By Tim O'ReillyOctober 20, 2009 Last year at Web 2.0 Summit, one prominent tech executive responded to our focus on "Web meets World" -- the way web technology is being used to attack the world's problems -- by saying "I don't come to this conference to learn how to do good. I come to learn about trends that are going to affect my business."... Why Posterous Is a Smart Tool For Informal Government Blogging
By Mark DrapeauOctober 19, 2009 For a few weeks, I've been testing a tool called Posterous, and I've come to like it a lot. You can see my account here. If you're not familiar with Posterous, it is essentially a very simple blogging platform. It may in fact be the most simple one; yet it is very feature-laden. And it has one relatively unique feature... Social Networking is the Means to Achieve Workplace Collaboration
By Mark DrapeauOctober 15, 2009 Yesterday I live-blogged a bit from the terrific Government 2.0 event produced by FedScoop.com at the Newseum in Washington, DC. I wrote a post about how collaboration was not the means, but rather an end made possible by the means of social networking tools. You can read my original writing and some initial comments here. Below, I expand a bit... Government Ambassadors For Citizen Engagement
By Mark DrapeauOctober 13, 2009 To the average person, government is represented by an anonymous person on the other end of the phone, a pile of mandatory paperwork, and perhaps at best a friendly neighborhood postal carrier. If you ask the average American not living inside the Beltway to name a single individual who works in the federal government, how would they reply? My guess... 1 to 50 of 160 Next Stay Connected
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