When in doubt, blame the latest technology. Socrates thought the advent of writing would wreak havoc on the powers of the mind. Christian theologians denounced the printing press as the work of the devil. The invention of the telephone was supposed to make letter-writing extinct, and the arrival of the train - and later the car and plane - was going to be the death of community.
"I own the collection of comments on my blog, and you own the comments you've placed on my blog and all others. I should be able to back up a complete set of comments on my blog, and also back up a copy of all comments I've placed on all blogs."
The advent of Web 2.0 applications, which enable information sharing and virtual networking, could revolutionize science. But are microbiologists taking advantage?
Filters are rapidly becoming a pertinent issue for developers of social media services. Aggregation platforms are in the perfect position to lead the pack.
Year on year visits to Twitter are up 8 fold. In the past three months, visits have more than doubled and traffic continues to climb, up 60% in the past month.
Nickelodeon will increase the interactivity on its Neopets site through a new virtual world called World of Neopia, as well as a virtual world based on SpongeBob SquarePants.
Converts an rss feed into an image linked to the original feed that can be displayed on any web page (including WordPress.com). No need for RSS parsers.
Computer experts (?) believe supermodel Kate Moss is one of dozens of celebrities who have paid thousands to play down references to their troubled pasts on the world wide web.
I’ve given up on attempting to explain Twitter, if you’re someone who wants to understand something by reading about it instead of using it, then you’ll probably never understand it.
Using Mind Manager flow charting software to create a diagram detailing how information flows through the social networking and media sites - mapping a PLE.
A new web portal (rather 1990's no?) for the UK Higher Education Academy's 24 subject centres has been branded a "mammoth waste of money". Too right. What is HEA for?
We recommend that users do not install the versions of RealPlayer software that we tested, as distributed through channels such as Mozilla Firefox's 'Missing Plug-in' feature and the BBC Radio website.
The deal aims to provide students with web space free from the restrictions of the university, 500MB of webspace and a bandwidth allocation of 2GB per month.