Sep 7, 2006 | business, Internet, software
If you’re an AOL subscriber, you must have a masochistic streak. Or perhaps a very long memory and nostalgia for the years when AOL software made things easier to do online, instead of the buggy, bloated, advertising-laden mess that it’s become. In a bold...
Aug 7, 2006 | Internet, web_services
Are you reading blogs? Are you contributing to one? Time to get busy, according to this report on the state of the blogosphere. Technorati is currently tracking 50 million weblogs. Since it began tracking three years ago, the number of weblogs has doubled every six...
Jul 2, 2006 | business, Internet
Net neutrality refers to a founding principle of the Internet, that the companies in the middle handling the movement of data would treat all packets equally. The telcos and cable companies see a revenue opportunity in charging premium rates for certain traffic, so...
May 6, 2006 | humor, Internet
A particularly thorough disclaimer for a rock climbing site inspired attorney David Canton to adapt it into a disclaimer for the Internet.WARNINGBusiness is unpredictable and unsafe. The Internet is dangerous. Many blogs have been written about these dangers, and...
Apr 12, 2006 | Internet, web_services
Wikipedia occasionally gets in the news when one of its entries is hijacked by pranksters or political operatives. As a result, there have been endless discussions in the media about its trustworthiness.Don’t let that distract you. Wikipedia has become a...
Mar 8, 2006 | Google, Internet, Microsoft, web_services
Microsoft unveiled its latest Internet search page, yet another attempt to unseat Google. The “Windows Live” name is being attached to many web-based Microsoft projects right now, so the new name is Windows Live Search. Currently the results are driven by...
