Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Contrasts in How Google Suggests Searche. When you type a query into Google it will suggest the most popular completions to the given prefix. There are some remarkable contrasts, Slate found, between "dumb" searches and "smart" ones. People who start their search "how 2" are more likely to search "how 2 get pregnant" or "how 2 grow weed. " People who start their search "how one might" are more likely to search "how one might discover a new piece of music" or "how one might account for the rise of andrew jackson in 1828.
" The most fascinating contrast is between "is it wrong to…" vs. "is it ethical to. " "Is it wrong to…" generated the following suggestions: Whereas "Is it ethical to" generated the following: Someone once told me that there is nowhere we are more honest than the search box. Free Premium Blogger Templates - dantearaujo.net. Roller: free and open source Java blog software. Main | Next page » Apache Roller 5.0.1 security fix release now available 06.24.2012 | 0 Comments The Apache Roller project has announced the availability of a new Apache Roller 5.0.1 release. This new release is identical to Apache Roller 5.0 but with the addition of two security fixes: 1) fix for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities and 2) fix for Cross-Site Resource Forgery (XRSF) vulnerabilities.
All Roller sites are urged to upgrade to Roller 5.0.1 as soon as possible. The two security vulnerabilities have been reported to the [Full Disclosure mailing-list at grok.org.uk| and the [Bugtraq list at SecurityFocus.com| Apache Roller 5.0 released 05.25.2011 | 0 Comments Here's some more happy Roller news. The major new feature in Roller 5.0 is Media Blogging, a set of enhancements to Roller's file upload and management capabilities.
Welcome Shelan Perera 05.23.2011 | 0 Comments Here's some happy news. Blogger ethics: proper attribution > accountability - Ars Tec. The subjects were given a series of questions that measured their views and practices in four areas of ethical behavior: attribution, accuracy, accountability, and minimizing harm; the last item focused on respecting the privacy and opinions of others. Both classes of bloggers agreed on the highest ethical priority: proper attribution of information that came from other sites. Personal bloggers appeared to be willing to tell white lies when necessary, as they rated avoiding harm above telling the truth; these two were reversed when it came to nonpersonal bloggers. Oddly, even with their focus on proper attribution, both groups rated accountability last among these properties. The researchers recognized that there could be a difference between the behaviors rated as important within the community in general and those that individuals chose to hold themselves to, so the survey included separate questions about practices.