In 1985 I purchased my first modem, a 300 baud Hayes, and connected it to my Apple IIe. Within a few months, a friend of mine, who was later arrested following an FBI investigation, taught me how to hack credit… Continue Reading
Take the API for Google Maps (other projects doing this), combine it with images on Flickr tagged with postcodes or longitude/latitude, and you’ve got Geobloggers . I typed in the postcode for my office, W1A 1AA: Doing this and pulled… Continue Reading
Kevin Hinde, Head of technical development for the BBC News website (http://news.bbc.co.uk not http://www.bbc.co.uk) divulges BBC news traffic statistics and even provides a network map of servers….
Reporting on the recent Search Engine Strategies 2005 conference, hosted by Search Engine Watch, Jane Wakefield of BBC News Online writes that: "The battle is set to intensify as search becomes more relevant, more personal and more localised, representatives from… Continue Reading
CNN reports that Cecilia Barnes, a woman in Oregon, has filed a $3 million lawsuit against Yahoo, alleging that the site failed to fulfill a promise to remove nude pictures of her that had been posted by her ex-boyfriend. Michael… Continue Reading
I’m always going on about the shift from global online communities to those based around geographical localities. Online dating is one of the clearest examples of this – there’s not much point in seeking out potential dates from halfway around… Continue Reading
Extreme Democracy, edited by Jon Lebkowsky and Mitch Ratcliffe Extreme democracy, taking a cue from the recent evolution of software development towards a practice known as "extreme programming," anticipates a politics based on lowered friction in communication that increases the… Continue Reading
St. John’s Church in Cardiff is now offering wi-fi broadband access, provided through BT’s Openzone service, gives church-goers the ability to go online from the pews. BBC News Online quotes the Reverend of St. John’s, Keith Kimber, as saying: "This… Continue Reading
There will be (just) two presentations and a panel discussion about mobile communities at Mobile Entertainment Market (MEM) 2005, a two day conference taking place at Earls Court, London starting on the 15th of June: Generating revenues through community services:… Continue Reading
Just about everyone online has seen, or even been involved in, a flame war – a fierce conversational battle online. Mike Reed has created over four dozen caricatures of the main antagonists. ALLCAPS by Mike Reed at http://www.flamewarriors.com/ Thanks for… Continue Reading