a data API. an environment in which the data is distributed, discoverable, described and linked just as the text data of documents is now. One would have a data browser and a service like Swivel would be more of an aggregator/search engine rather than a d
used to describe a search engine so that it can be used by search client applications and to extend existing syndication formats such as RSS and Atom to return search results.
free geographical database of over eight million geographical names and consists of 6.3 million unique features available for download and accessible through a number of webservices
The Economist (dec 2006). Arizona State University switches students to gmail. lower cost. less training. more service. "using these services is like receiving technology from an advanced civilisation."
a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development. Making sense of the world by having fun with statistics! Gapminder promotes sustainable global development by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.