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May 20, 2008

Web, whither thou goest?

Just came across a great post that mentions this BBC News article about the past, present and future of the Web.

Luminaries look to the future web

The web has gone worldwide but what does the future hold?

Exactly 15 years ago the directors at the lab where the web was first developed signed a document which said the technology could be used by anyone free of charge.

That decision was instrumental in making the web truly world wide. BBC News talks to some of the leading figures in the web community about their hopes for the future of the web…MORE

posted by Anna at 12:03 pm | Comments (0)

May 13, 2008

I see you!

In today’s (Tuesday, May 13, 2008) issue of the Wall Street Journal an article by Vauhini Vara entitled “New Sites Make It Easier to Spy on Your Friends” serves to warn us that the “private life” is an ever shrinking commodity. I recommend you go immediately to today’s issue and copy this article and share it with all of your friends, neighbors and acquaintances.

They mention some of the more traditional sources of online information on individuals but some unique uses of other sources. At the bottom of the article is a box like graph that tells you how to keep your information private on the serivces listed below.
Amazon.com(Do you really want everyone reading your wishlist?)
Google.com (What can’t people find out about you on Google?)
Pandora.com (You listen to that online?)
Flickr.com (Love those pictures of your kids)
del.icio.us.( Hmmm, I see you have an interesting bookmark there?!?)

Here is a rundown of some of the other search engines mentioned:

ZabaSearch.com—addresses, public records (including criminal history), date of birth

Spock.com—personal pages, social networking profiles

Wink.com—(same as above) personal pages, social networking profiles

Spokeo.com—”let’s users see what friends are doing on other Web sites”

Zillow.com—estimates home values

Jigsaw.com—let’s people share information from business cards they have collected

posted by Anna at 12:44 pm | Comments (0)

Letting Go of Control

Web 2.0 is more than just about technology…

The Parallel Information Universe
What’s out there and what it means for libraries
By Mike Eisenberg — Library Journal, 5/1/2008

The Web 2.0 “buzz” starts with new technologies such as virtual worlds, cell phones and handheld devices that offer 24/7 web access, tagging, social networks, and blogs and brings together various web capabilities in unique combinations (known as “mashing”—such as maps that also include the latest real estate property assessments). But Web 2.0 is about much more than the technology—it’s about a change in focus to participation, user control, sharing, openness, and networking…MORE

posted by Anna at 12:37 pm | Comments (0)