Archive for the ‘web 2.0’ Category

There’s a great video available over at Techcrunch at the moment in which Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau, best know for being the co-creator of the world wide web along with Tim Berners-Lee, shares some thoughts on current web issues. The interview was done at the recent ‘Next Web’ Conference in Amsterdam and features some interesting thoughts – the majority of which are related to Cailliau’s suspicion of social networks (he’s not on Facebook) and his general concerns over data and privacy control in the age of web 2.0.

Click over to TC to view the full clip – you could do a lot worse than spend 20 minutes to hear the thoughts of a man who will go down in history…

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So, the UK Digital Economy bill was finally passed over the Easter holidays, albeit slightly amended from the initial versions which were discussed previously. Nonetheless, the document is still fairly long – and sometimes a bit confusing – so the consequences of it for UK web users, businesses, and the government will surely not fully emerge for some time. However certain central key issues are already evident and certainly worthy of discussion – which is why we’re here…

Firstly there is the matter of if your MP bothered to turn up for the vote – which incidentally took place in a late session thus ensuring a total minimum of fuss, in which only around 20 non-Labour MPs were present (mine was not present I was…

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With Apple announcing that its iPad tablet computer will be delayed on its international release until May due to high demand, it seems that keen would-be purchasers of this new gadget will have a little spare time on their hands for now…

Well, worry not ladies and gentlemen! To satiate your desires, at least for a few minutes, I now present a general round-up of what’s going on in relation to this headline-hogging mega high-profile device, which somehow continues to entertain (even before anyone has one) simply by its endless ability to generate news items (some of which are rather bizarre).

Take for example the recent advert for Blendtec (which can be found on Youtube) in which an Apple iPad is rather cleverly employed…

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Whether you’re enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon right now or enduring travel chaos across Europe as a result of the naughty volcano eruption, we all know there’s always time for a little bit of internet fun (time-wasting) in the way of gossip, news, a few Youtube clips etc… So, with that in mind, here are a couple of nice links for making the next few minutes of your life a bit more interesting (or diverting your mind from airport lounge desperation if you are one of those unlucky ones).

The first item comes courtesy of Techcrunch, who have posted some screenshots of a website designed by Mark Zuckerberg (aka Facebook creator/owner of course) back in 2001. You already know before you…

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StoryVault launch is being spearheaded by what at first may seem an unusual combination of personalities – the eminent psychologist Professor Tanya Byron and comedian Al Murray. However it isn’t as odd as it might seem.

In his private life, “the Pub Landlord” Al Murray, is a graduate in Modern History. He believes that StoryVault Social Network will quickly become an invaluable and regular resource for students, families and historians. “Stories of personal experience bring history to life, and every historian loves to be able to access first-hand testimony from eye-witnesses.”

“StoryVault is not only a great way to capture important memories from the family which should be kept for future generations, it’s actually contributing to our understanding of how we came to…

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