Seth Godin has a fascinating piece on the evolution of the web, focusing on the idea of the semantic web. To quote Tim Berners-Lee: “I have a dream for the Web [in which computers] become capable of analyzing all the data on the Web – the content, links, and transactions between people and computers. A… Continue reading Becoming the Internet
Month: February 2007
News Should be Free!
Variety dropped its pay wall! Thought that was cool. I’m not the only one.
The New York Times Focuses Online
Haaretz.com has a fascinating interview with New York Times owner, chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger. The most interesting quote: “I really don’t know whether we’ll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don’t care either.” Some predictions from The New York Times’ futurist-in-residence Michael Rogers: An explosion of mobile devices… Continue reading The New York Times Focuses Online
Personalization: Now More Personal Than Before
BusinessWeek looks at some new personalization and recommendation tools that are on the horizon. “The goal of the new generation of recommendation tools is to encourage visitors to stay as long as possible on particular sites and, in the process, deliver as many ads as possible to users—without alienating them.”
The Next Generation of Search
There has been a lot of chatter online about natural language search. All eyes are on Powerset and Xerox, who hope that their technology “will be the basis of a new search engine that allows users to type queries in plain English, rather than using keywords.” Google’s Marissa Meyer has been quoted as saying that… Continue reading The Next Generation of Search
Associated Press Welcomes User Generated Content
The Associated Press just struck a deal with NowPublic.com “designed to bring citizen content into AP newsgathering, and to explore ways to involve NowPublic’s on-the-ground network of news contributors in AP’s breaking news coverage.” “The goal of the effort is to expand the world’s access to news as it happens, the companies said.”
The State of the Virtual World
For anyone following the virtual world Second Life, they have released some interesting metrics: The Size of the Virtual World. January was another record month for Second Life in many ways. The size of the world, as measured by the virtual square kilometers of simulation, expanded 23% over December to 361 square kilometers. The Virtual… Continue reading The State of the Virtual World
Leveraging Social Networks
Liz Gannes of GigaOM looks at the social network landscape, and where the opportunities lie. “There is a difference between setting up yet another ‘meeting place for pet owners,’ or a network for people who work-out, or a ‘MySpace for old folks’, and waiting for them to arrive, versus using social tools to connect people… Continue reading Leveraging Social Networks
The Case for RSS
Sue Polinsky at DownloadSquad offers a compelling argument for and 101 overview of RSS feeds and readers. Personally, my RSS reader is my lifeline to keeping up with news online. With so many content streams and topics to stay on top of – it is a simple and powerful way to break into the information… Continue reading The Case for RSS
The Demise of Print Media
Rupert Murdoch reflects on print media’s changing place in our culture: “It scares me. Young readership is going down. The culture has changed. No one sits down and readers the paper with breakfast anymore. It’s a shame, because it gives you the opportunity to learn a great deal about the world. If you just read… Continue reading The Demise of Print Media