Symmetries
Some say that Wikia, Wikipedia-like approach to search, is not likely to succeed. Some say that Knol, Google's approach to open knowledge, is not likely to succeed. My opinion is that open search is one...
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Italia.it – end of the line?
In a series of articles on government websites, Gerry McGovern (on the Giraffe Forum blog) gives a good overview of the difficult path to the creation of a successful citizen-centric site. The argument...
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Podcast neutrality
Last June, the Internet Access Task Force of the US Federal Trade Commission issued a report, summarizing their findings on the subject of network neutrality (the principle that obliges the telecommunication companies...
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If it bursts like a bubble, is it necessarily a bubble?
The Wall Street Journal wisely says:When eBay Inc. purchased Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005, Wall Street wondered how the Internet-calling company could be worth so much.Actually, and contrary to common...
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Is VAT virtual?
I wonder: where is the remarkable part of the fact that European subscribers will be asked to pay the VAT when paying for an online service? Is it worth writing a newspaper article? Yes, if the service...
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A fact is a fact is a fact
PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will...
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Self-censorship
In my online early years, I used to connect to the internet with a free service: davide.it, which provided a reliable connection and an adult-, violence- and gambling-related content filter.I am simply...
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Right to oblivion
Google has finally decided to comply with EU requests and promised to keep users' data for no more than 18 months. This comes out in the same days as the results of a privacy ranking of Internet Service...
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Di chi è la casa del mio avatar?
Immaginate questo. Un intraprendente residente di Second Life costruisce la sua piccola attività economica, basando i propri guadagni virtuali su qualche prodotto del suo ingegno. Che so, invento qualcosa...
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3D web
A lot of questions from colleagues, these last days, about the 3d web. Somebody asked me if I believe that Second Life (or one of its relatives like Active worlds, there.com, Habbo...) will be the next...