Un rapport de l'ONU fustige la loi Hadopi et le filtrage Le rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies pour la protection de la liberté d'expression présente ce jeudi un rapport .(pdf) sur les politiques relatives à Internet, dont les conclusions ont été anlysées par la Quadrature du Net. "Ses recommandations pour la protection des libertés fondamentales contredisent radicalement les orientations fixées par les gouvernements du G8", se félicite l'organisation, qui estime que le rapporteur "met brillamment en lumière les lignes que les gouvernements ne doivent pas franchir afin de protéger les droits fondamentaux des citoyens et la démocratie". Parmi les conclusions du rapport de l'ONU, le rapporteur spécial "prie instamment les Etats d'abroger ou de modifier les lois de propriété intellectuelle actuelles qui permettent que des utilisateurs soient déconnectés de l'accès à Internet, et de s'abstenir d'adopter de telles lois".
10 Niches for Working on the Web Today As the web continues to grow over the past years, it has become part of our mainstream lives as well as businesses that are powered by it. With that, this technology has not only created many new career choices, it changes and shapes the online world quite a fair bit. Web designers, developers, bloggers, and many others are all part of this new sphere of growing online industry. While we all have our own specialty, there are several types of work one can do online related to this specialty in order to broaden our income stream, or just to try out something new. In this article we'll look into the ten niches of the web industry today and how you can work whatever your passion is into each. Freelancing This is the most obvious form of working online, and what most web workers do - freelance. Image credit: ilamont Blogging When blogging first came around, it was a side hobby for most people, and at best a marketing tactic only. Image credit: titanas Creating Stock Creating Resources Consultation
41 pays approuvent le rapport de l'ONU sur la liberté et Internet. Pas la France La semaine dernière, le rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies pour la protection de la liberté d'expression a publié un rapport très remarqué qui concluait, notamment, que la suspension de l'accès à Internet est illégale au regard du droit international. "Couper des utilisateurs de l'accès à Internet, quelle que soit la justification avancée, y compris pour des motifs de violation de droits de propriété intellectuelle, est disproportionné et donc contraire à l'article 19, paragraphe 3, du Pacte International relatif aux Droits Civiques et Politiques" (PIDCP), expliquait le rapporteur Frank La Rue. Une attaque acide contre l'Hadopi. Mais plus globalement, le rapport défendait longuement l'importance démocratique vitale prise par Internet, et s'opposait à sa censure arbitraire et à sa surveillance généralisée. Vendredi, comme le remarque Korben, le ministre suédois des affaires étrangères Carl Bildt a présenté au nom de 41 pays un discours d'approbation du contenu du rapport.
Who’s going to save the World Wide Web? The World Wide Web turned the desktop application into a passé. But will mobile applications destroy the Web? It could happen, especially if things continue as they are now. But who will save it? It won’t be mobile apps. Who knows, we might live in a future where the Web suffers a similar fate as the desktop application has — desktop applications are still being made, yes, but the future prospects are, at best, glum. However, steps can be taken in order to save the World Wide Web, but getting there is a long and difficult path. Web 1.0 The World Wide Web became a reality in 1990, when the first Web browser, Web server, and webpage were developed by Tim Berners-Lee. A recreation of the first webpage ever created. What stemmed from a single server in 1990 turned to 26 in 1992 and over 200 in 1993. This period of innovation was at all all-time high heading into 2000: Internet speeds were getting faster, broadband was taking form, and millions of dollars were being made. But they could… Web 2.0
How has the Internet impacted the way we interact Unlike a lot of people, I see the Internet as another tool. I just think we've gotten to an age where everybody has to have superlatives on everything. But if you think that the day before the first telegraph key was able to send information 20 or 30 or 50 miles for the first time -- "The train is going to be there; get off" -- sending information the day before that happened, and that was in the last century, the fastest you could move information was a guy on a horse going for an hour and stopping and handing his message to the guy on the next horse. And we moved to an age where you could move information at the speed of light. That was the telegraph. And within a decade or two, instead of moving click, click, click, we could put a membrane there that we move with our voice, and it would be comparative and turn back into oscillations. I'd almost go as far as to say I think, in every generation, we define technology as anything that wasn't around when we were a kid.
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web IllustrationChristoph Niemann Writers/EditorsMin Li Chan, Fritz Holznagel, Michael Krantz Project CuratorMin Li Chan & The Google Chrome Team DesignFiPaul Truong DevelopmentFi Very Special Thanks To Brian Rakowski, Ian Fette, Chris DiBona, Alex Russell, Erik Kay, Jim Roskind, Mike Belshe, Dimitri Glazkov, Henry Bridge, Gregor Hochmuth, Jeffrey Chang, Mark Larson, Aaron Boodman, Wieland Holfelder, Jochen Eisinger, Bernhard Bauer, Adam Barth, Cory Ferreria, Erik Arvidsson, John Abd-Malek, Carlos Pizano, Justin Schuh, Wan-Teh Chang, Vangelis Kokkevis, Mike Jazayeri, Brad Chen, Darin Fisher, Johanna Wittig, Maxim Lobanov, Marion Fabing Nicolas, Jana Vorechovska, Daniele De Santis, Laura van Nigtevegt, Wojtek Cyprys, Dudley Carr, Richard Rabbat, Ji Lee, Glen Murphy, Valdean Klump, Aaron Koblin, Paul Irish, John Fu, Chris Wright, Sarah Nahm, Christos Apartoglou, Meredith Papp, Eric Antonow, Eitan Bencuya, Jay Nancarrow, Ben Lee, Gina Weakley, Linus Upson, Sundar Pichai & The Google Chrome Team
L'internet illimité Valérie Schafer Th©Radio France « L'Internet illimité », apparemment, c’est une question qui relève de la consommation. « L’Internet illimité », c’est l’offre que vous font les opérateurs et fournisseurs d’accès quand vous payez votre abonnement à Internet chez vous. Vous payez une somme contre la possibilité d’avoir accès à l’Internet, sans condition de temps passé devant son écran ou de quantité de bande passante utilisée. Or, cet été, on a appris que certains grands opérateurs français (Orange et Bouygues notamment) réfléchissaient à mettre fin à l’Internet illimité en instaurant des plafonds (en termes de quantité de bits ou de temps passé sur Internet). En fait, derrière cela, ce sont des questions essentielles, et historiques qui se posent : la lutte entre les opérateurs de télécommunications (ceux qui fournissent le réseau, à qui l’on s’abonne) et les fournisseurs de contenu qui occupent la bande passante, l’égalité dans l’accès au réseau, la neutralité du Net etc. (Billy Guidoni)
Showcase of Good Web Typography - Obox Design With the evolution of the web, new technologies and extensions into CSS today it's possible to take typography to a whole new level, therefore I've selected a few links and screenshots to get your web typography as sharp as possible and get you in the mood to create some extraordinary work. Enjoy! written by David Perel Web Typography has evolved throughout the years, we’re no longer stuck in the old days of web safe fonts, designers are now breaking down the barriers of typography in web design and it has opened a whole new can of worms. Typography is and has always been one of the most important elements of design specially with “Graphic Design” but when it comes to web designing, the lack of choices always let down the typography side on any website. Web Typography Showcase: Here are some websites that have good use of typography, making the best of this element to increment the overall design Important links to improve your “Web Typography”: On Web Typography On Typography David Perel
50 Google Analytics Resources - The 2011 Edition Google Analytics is one of the most valuable resources for webmasters, marketers, business owners, bloggers, and anyone who does practically anything online. The best part is that Google Analytics is free! The following are 50 resources to help you get to know Google Analytics inside and out, from the new version, latest updates, social engagement tracking, advanced hacks, and much more! Google Analytics 5 and the Newest Features Want to get started with the latest and greatest version of Google Analytics? Then check out these resources highlighting the new features of Google Analytics 5 plus other minor and major changes to the Google Analytics system this year. 14 Awesome Features in the New Google Analytics V5 – You may have read about this on the Google Analytics Blog or on other blogs that are talking about the new Google Analytics v5, but with this article the author shares 14 awesome features that I love in the new version of Google Analytics. Google Analytics and Social Tracking
Best Of Web And Design In April 2010 Another month has come to end which means time for Creative Nerds creative findings from the month of April full of design resources, tutorials as well as deign articles. Illustrator Tutorials Create a Grimy Text Treatment with a Pen Tablet In this tutorial I Twill show you how to create a grimy text treatment utilizing Illustrator’s Blog brush, Live Paint, and a pen tablet. You can easily apply these techniques to other illustrates, type treatments and logos. Create a Simple Storefront Icon In this tutorial It will show you how to create a simple storefront icon using some rectangles, Illustrator Effects, and gradients. How to Illustrate a Professional Looking Apple iPad How To Create Face Of A Hippo Using Illustrator This is a great illustrator tutorial perfect for beginners learning illustrator, because it shows you how you can use illustrator basic tools in order to create cool cute character illustration design of an hippo using mainly only the ellipse tool and the gradient tool. Freebies
French Smart card inventor Moreno dies in Paris - France In 1974, the Cairo-born Moreno designed a circuit that could store electronic data and be read and altered by a scanner. His diagram, which he patented the same year, became the basis for the Smart card, the small computer microprocessor embedded in plastic that is now found in cards around the globe. Moreno set up his own company, Innovatron, to exploit the concept, which he claimed had come to him in a dream. The Smart card was not Moreno’s only invention, although it was his most successful. He also created a machine, which was able distribute coins either ‘heads’ or ‘tails’ up called the Matapof and a machine which could create new words based on words already found in the dictionary. This invention was used to create such well-known brand names as Wanadoo, Vinci and Thalès. “It is said that God owes a lot to Jean-Sébastian Bach, I would like it said that French people owe a lot to Moreno,” he added.
How to Blog Effectively A blog is a great tool with which to express your opinions, build a community, network with others and drive traffic to your website. However, a lot of designers are not sure how to get started or what to blog about. I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now, but I’ve been blogging effectively (in my opinion) for only several months. My blog posts used to go unnoticed, and I’ve now realized that this was because of a lack of structure and commitment. So, what’s involved in the process of writing an effective blog post? 1. Successful blog content is fueled by inspiration. CSS Galleries CSS galleries are a great resource for web design inspiration. Galleries to follow: Digg If something is popular on Digg, then it’s usually worth covering. Keep Track of Current Affairs Familiarize yourself with current affairs and cover topics that everyone is talking about, but make sure to put your own spin on them. Other Blogs It’s important to keep an eye on the leading blogs in your industry. Delicious 2. 3.
'Vote wisely, vote for peace' social media comments on Kenyan elections - Report: Kenya elections Daudi Were is the coordinator of Uchaguzi, which mean selection in Kiswahili: “Uchaguzi is a project whose core aim is to help Kenya have a free, fair, credible general election. Our strategy for achieving that aim is increasing transparency and accountability by increasing citizen participation in the electoral process,” he explains. The website is built on the Ushahidi crowdsourcing platform, which emerged during the post-election crisis in January 2008. Nearly 45,000 Kenyans contributed to Ushahidi over twitter, SMS, email and the web, to map incidents of violence around the country. “We want to know what’s happening, where its happening, how it is happening,” says Daudi Were. Social media also played a destructive role during the last elections. Another arm of the Uchaguzi project, called Umati, has been monitoring the online space for dangerous speech. “Dangerous speech tends to be an early warning.