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Mozilla takes on YouTube video choice
A disagreement between Google and Mozilla is making a once-obscure debate into a real issue for those who watch web video or host it on their own sites. Read more »
Google urges web adoption of vector graphics
Some seeds for overhauling web browser graphics were planted more than a decade ago, and Google believes now is the time for them to bear fruit. Read more »
Microsoft launches Bing 'Visual Search'
You see that headline? "Visual Search" is in quotation marks because Monday's announcement at the TechCrunch 50 conference about Bing's new search feature is a bit of a canard. Read more »
Yahoo overhauls search results
Yahoo is testing a revamped version of its search results page, in a bid to prove its commitment to its search-engine business. Read more »
Google spotlights news timeline, labs work
Google, perhaps eager to counter any worries that its engine of innovation is sputtering after the down economy triggered the closure of various projects, sheds light on two new projects and on a revamped Google Labs site for bringing others to the public's attention. Read more »
Microsoft: Social network concepts work great in business
During an on-stage chat at Web 2.0 Expo, Steven Elop, Microsoft's president of the business division, defended himself against conference instigator Tim O'Reilly's challenge that Microsoft's traditional office apps aren't making, and may not be able to make, a successful transition to the web. Read more »
LCA '09: Wikipedia's new mobile platform
Wikipedia will announce a new mobile platform for its online encyclopedia later this year, according to a speaker at Linux.conf.au (LCA) this week in Hobart. Read more »
UK Wikipedia censorship 'easy to evade'
The blocking mechanism used to censor Wikipedia in the UK has been described as "fragile" and "easy to evade" by Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton. Read more »
UK watchdog reverses Wikipedia ban
Wikipedia functionality has returned for Brits after the country's internet watchdog reversed its decision to prevent users in that country from visiting a Wikipedia page containing an image of a naked child. Read more »
British ISPs filtering Wikipedia
Internet service providers in the UK have begun filtering access to Wikipedia after the site was added to the Internet Watch Foundation's blacklist. Read more »
Features (17)
Explore the Semantic Web's standards and real-world applications
Here's an overview of the Semantic Web standards RDF and SPARQL and a look at two real-world applications that have emerged from the Semantic Web concept. Read more »
10 must-have Linux web-based tools
There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »
10 Linux replacements for iTunes
Linux offers a variety of options for those who want an alternative to iTunes. This article looks at the available choices and the features included in each one. Read more »
Should web developers keep up with browser statistics?
This article explains why developers may want to keep up with web browser statistics and describes where to find this information. It also discusses how browser market share impacts your development work. Read more »
Why AOL wants developers to put passion over profit
Edwin Aoki, technology fellow at AOL, speaks about the impact web applications have had in the enterprise and what trends are emerging. Read more »
Taking on Twitter with open source software
One service that seemed to come out of nowhere and get instant buy-in from influential digerati around the Web was Identica, an open source microblogging alternative from Montreal resident Evan Prodromou, who in 2003 had co-founded Wikitravel. Read more »
Location-based publishing and services
Geocoded content is transforming our Web. By adding geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) to our media, we can help others find it through location-based search engines and web maps. Read more »
Infinite list tricks in Haskell
Haskell uses a lazy evaluation system which allows you define as many terms as you like, safe in the knowledge that the compiler will only allocate the ones you use in an expression. In this article we use simple sequences as lists of infinite length in a number of different ways to demonstrate how you can use this approach. Read more »
The What and Where of Wikis
We talked to Wikia co-founder and former Wikipedia board member Angela Beesley about what the future holds for Wikis, the authenticity issues they face and what Wikipedia learned from the Wikiscanner affair. Read more »
Interview: Is SEO evil?
Continuing our Web Directions South build-up, we present an interview with Scott Gledhill. Scott is presenting a talk at the conference next week entitled "Is SEO Evil?" We talked to Scott to find out. Read more »
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Wikimedia Foundation Defends Jimmy Wales
Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, defended Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales who is under fire for allegedly misusing foundation funds. Read more »
Blog (8)
Highlights from the Linux.conf.au
-- In this week's Roundup we bring you news from the annual Linux.conf.au, screenshots of Microsoft Office 14 and more. Read more »
Mozilla's Ubiquity gets faster, prettier
-- On Monday Mozilla released a new version of Ubiquity, the in-browser command line-like utility. Read more »
W3C releases mobileOK
-- W3C has released mobileOK checker, an open source tool for checking the suitability of websites for mobile devices. Read more »
Tools for the Semantic Web
-- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »
Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone
-- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »
2008 -- where 2006 exploits still rule
-- So the question is: who is running their SQL servers on systems unpatched since 2006 and/or not installing service packs?
The answer is clearly enough people to warrant continued exploitation. Read more »
Croc Hunting on Wikipedia
-- When did you hear about Steve Irwin's death, early in the afternoon? Could you pinpoint the time exactly, how about 2:13pm Sydney time - because that's when someone modified his entry in Wikipedia to say that there were rumours that something had happened to the Croc Hunter. Read more »
Web Mashups the next frontier
-- Web Mashups are the next frontier for savvy developers looking to cash in. Read more »
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