In the nightmare scenario of Luddites everywhere, The Computers have been entrusted with mankind’s accumulated knowledge. All is well until that fateful day when the machines band together, creating a mammoth, all-powerful, living network that thinks, grows and takes over the Earth. Think “The Terminator” or “Colossus: The Forbin Project.”
Archive for July 2008
Internet Habits and the Presidency
When it comes to the Internet, Republican presidential candidate John McCain recently said that he’s “an illiterate who has to rely on his wife for any assistance he can get.” In an era where the Internet is playing an ever greater role, does such an admission matter, and does it say anything important about the age gap between McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama?
Are SEO tools any use?
I have to admit to being a bit of an SEO tool junkie. I must have tried hundreds including the treasure trove at Aaron Wall’s SEO tools. My bookmarks are groaning. Not to mention my Firefox browser SEO plugins.. Consequently I am awash with information which measures every conceivable metric. I have also added to [...]
Giving Your Site a Social Life
The world of online business communication has introduced two industry-changing elements for small business: more customers and more competitors. Circa 1999, you were ahead of the competition by simply having a Web site to preview your service or products. By 2004, Web transactions were the norm, and convenience was the king.
Is Web 2.0 Security’s Achilles Heel?
We’re facing a Web security gap. The Web has become the primary source of infections in enterprises, surpassing e-mail. Although most enterprises do some form of URL filtering on their Web traffic, it’s proven to not be an adequate security solution alone. Only 15 percent of organizations are performing the deeper inspection and blocking on Web traffic necessary to protect their employees, according to Gartner.
Yet Another Open Data Foundation?
Chris Saad, a co-founder of the Data Portability project has posted that tomorrow at OSCON a new Open Data Web Foundation will be announced by David Recordon and others.
The goal of the new foundation is to set out the actual data specifications, legal structures around data portability and in helping to evangelize set formats. [...]
Technology’s Next Wave: Transforming Teamwork and Travel?
Video teleconferencing is growing more popular, thanks in part to high fuel prices. But is this the beginning of a deeper shift in how corporations and their employees work?
