RSS. Laptop. Analysing data is the future for journalists, says Tim Berners-Lee. Sir Tim Berners-Lee reckons he's glimpsed the future of journalism – and given he's the person who invented the world wide web, you might not want to bet against him.
In his view, it lies with journalists who know their CSV from their RDF, can throw together some quick MySQL queries for a PHP or Python output … and discover the story lurking in datasets released by governments, local authorities, agencies, or any combination of them – even across national borders. That's because he thinks the future lies in analysing data. The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 - Reviews by PC Magazine. Our picks for the hottest Web sites and Web trends of the year, plus some old favorites to enjoy.
It's been a strange year on the Web. In the 12 months since our last installment of Top 100 Web Sites, I'm betting you signed up for a Twitter account (and likely abandoned it), browsed the Web on a mobile phone (if you haven't yet, you soon will), and read 3.4 online news stories about Michael Jackson and watched 5.8 MJ videos on YouTube (I like this one). In other words, some things about the Web are changing incredibly fast, others seem like they'll stay the same forever. Our list of the Top 100 Web Sites reflects that: We've selected 50 classic Web sites that we all know and love, and 50 new and/or undiscovered sites that you may not have heard of yet. Deciding upon our list of 100 sites is a months-long process. Techmeme.