Google pays Web pioneer to bash Apple March 16, 2010
Tim Bray isn’t as well-known as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, but the guy has had a leading role in defining the Internet. His name tops the list of editors on the official specs for the Internet’s XML language, the basic building block for all Web pages.
Texting From Beyond The Grave March 15, 2010
Generally a headstone conveys two very basic facts about the person interred below it - their name plus the two most important dates of their life. Thanks to some new technology, headstones can now convey much more that: a photo and note written by the deceased, delivered right to your phone.
File-Sharing and Link Sites Declared Legal in Spain March 15, 2010
After early calls to shut down a Spanish file-sharing site were dismissed, music group SGAE pinned its hopes on success at the full trial. But, the outcome for them was nothing short of a disaster. The judge declared that both non-commercial file-sharing link sites and non-profit use of P2P networks are legal in Spain.
40% of Blackberry users willing to trade in for an iPhone March 15, 2010
BlackBerry users tended to have fierce brand loyalty, but the iPhone is apparently changing that. And, while more BlackBerry users are planning to switch to an iPhone, Android-based devices are starting to garner more attention as well.
Social network site Ning's CEO Gina Bianchini stepping down March 15, 2010
Chairman Marc Andreeseen announced today that CEO Gina Bianchini is stepping down after 5 years at the helm of Ning, which boasts of supporting 2.3 million user-created social networks. Bianchini will become an entrepreneur in residence with Andreessen's VC firm
15 Noteworthy Websites That Changed the Internet March 15, 2010
There are millions of websites out there. Many of them are unique. But the individual impact of any particular site on the overall Internet is generally negligible, if there's any impact at all. Not so with the fifteen sites here. These sites changed the Internet, mostly for good, in substantial ways.
Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source March 15, 2010
Most any journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia, will immediately launch into a rant about how the massively collaborative online encyclopedia can't be trusted. It can, you see, be edited and altered by absolutely anyone at any moment. But how much less trustworthy is the site for breaking news than the plethora of blogs and social?
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