Web thinking
I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues.
How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. (aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network
Internet Founder Tim Berners-Lee Details 4 Concerns About Future of Mobile Web (Nokia World 2010)
This morning at Nokia World 2010 in London, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, widely known as the inventor of the Web, addressed the audience in a keynote speech where he spoke about the future of mobile technology, including both the positive impacts it brings as well as the areas of concern. After encouraging developers to build for the Web, so as to deliver applications that work on all types of devices, even the ones that haven't been invented yet, he then proceeded to detail areas which need addressing, specifically privacy, accountability, network neutrality and the 80% of the world that doesn't have access to the World Wide Web. The Mobile Web Today: Location is Just "Tip of the Iceberg" Berners-Lee began his keynote by discussing the improvements we've seen in technology in recent years, most notably the ability of our devices to be location-aware.
While the phrase "founding fathers" is often used in conjunction with men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, we wanted the think about the phrase on the global level.
The 10 Founding Fathers of the Web
This spring Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, made controversial announcements. Apple announced the terms of service for the iPhone OS 4, that restricted how applications developers could use analytics data .
Web Services as Governments - Union Square Ventures: A New York
The State of the Internet Operating System
I’ve been talking for years about “ the internet operating system “, but I realized I’ve never written an extended post to define what I think it is, where it is going, and the choices we face. This is that missing post.
On Friday, my latest tweet was automatically posted to my Facebook news feed, as always. But this time, Tom Scoville noticed a difference : the link in the posting was no longer active. It turns out that a lot of other people had noticed this too.
The War For the Web
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Interview: His Thoughts On Search, Books
A week ago I had a chance to sit down for a hour-long one on one interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt .
Google CEO Eric Schmidt On The Future Of Search: “Connect It Str
This is Part 2 of my series of posts summarizing a fascinating recent hour-long one on one interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt . Early in the interview I asked Schmidt about the future of search. I brought up the “search is 90% done” misunderstanding from last summer.
The Web At A New Crossroads
Guest post by Chris Messina and Jyri Engeström (thanks to Brynn Evans for editing and Brad Fitzpatrick for comments on the draft) …………………
$7.5 Million: Wikipedia Reaches Fundraising Goal
In what has become a Christmas tradition, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales posted a personal appeal for donations to the Wikimedia Foundation earlier this month. On the first day alone, the nonprofit raised $430,000 from 13,000 people. Today, Wales announced that Wikimedia reached its fundraising goals. In total, the foundation managed to raise $7.5 million. Last year, when Wales posted a similar appeal, the Wikimedia Foundation received $6.2 million from 125,000 donors.A Big Week For The Mobile Web
When I use the word "mobile web", I am not referring to the web running in mobile browsers, although I understand that is what the words have come to mean. I believe that mobile devices are bringing web services into our pockets and purses, onto restaurant tables and bars, and into schools and stadiums.Today at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus took the stage to talk about social gaming.
Mark Pincus: Web 3 Is The App Economy
Twitter’s new list feature is one of those things that seems simple on the surface and is easily ignored.
My world has changed (and I get to share with you)
Net Neutrality
by David Armano | 9:54 AM November 2, 2009
Six Social Media Trends for 2010 - Conversation Starter - Harvar
Two companies that produce massive quantities of new content every day, Answers.com and Demand Media , are rapidly moving up the list of top U.S. web properties , as measured by comScore . Answers.com has risen from #26 to #13 in just two months, and Demand Media has risen from #24 to #15 in the same time period. Answers.com has nearly 38 million pages of content on the Web so far; Demand Media produces 2,000 4,000 new pieces of content a day. Is the fact that these sites produce so much content, and are quickly gaining in popularity as a result, cause for concern about the future of the Web? Will it lead to the same uniformity and lowest common denominator content that afflicts the television industry? In this post we take a closer look at how Answers.com is becoming so successful - and what this may mean for the Web.