gigaom.com - 12/26/2008
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In thinking about what an economically bleak 2009 will mean for the Internet, I kept coming back to something Chris Anderson wrote a few months ago, back before the tech world awoke to the full impact of the credit crunch.
Anderson (disclosure: he edits Wired, a publication for which I ...
A GigaOM Podcast: the First of Many? [GigaOM]
gigaom.com 1/4/2009 — A new year brings new opportunities and new beginnings. For nearly a year we have focused exclusively on blogging (though on occasion we have interspersed it with video), we gave not really explored podcasts. Thanks to our gentle persuasion, ...
Twitter Hacker Says Admin Password Was 'Happiness'
blog.wired.com 1/7/2009 — In an interview with Wired.com, an 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks admits to Monday's hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama's and the official feed for Fox News.
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Wikipedia and Nature
radar.oreilly.com 12/21/2008 — I love the RNA Biology journal's new guidelines for submissions , which state that you must submit a Wikipedia article on your research on RNA families before the journal will publish your scholarly article on it:
This track will primarily ...
One Laptop Per Hacker - OLPH | Gdium.com (beta)
gdium.com 12/28/2008 — Think about what you would like to build, contribute or improve on the Gdium. Register on Gdium.Com using the OLPH registration page ( olph.gdium.com/registration ) Describe your plans Read the “Gdium Developers Charter ” to learn about “the deal” You ...
Wikipedia Officially Launches Mobile Version [Wikipedia]
lifehacker.com 12/16/2008 — Popular user-edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia has finally released a mobile-friendly version of the web site at mobile.wikipedia.org.
The site offers a trimmed down version of Wikipedia proper,...
Advertising and Wikipedia
blog.jimmywales.com 1/2/2009 — I advise the world to relax a notch or two. :-) We are not considering advertising on Wikipedia.
Visit World Wikia (travel), Campaigns Wikia (reforming politics), and Star Wars Wikia, a.k.a. Wookieepedia. For some types of communities, advertising to ...
Wikipedia Academies
icommons.org 1/2/2009 — home Wikipedia Academies Wikipedia Academies banner_500.gif img_7176.jpg logos_w_acad_03.jpg logos_w_acad_01.png Click here to watch a short video by Mann Made Media , showing highlights from this event. Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, launched the ...
Wikipedia Finally Releases Official Mobile Site
readwriteweb.com 12/16/2008 — While the Wikipedia is one of the most popular destinations on the Internet, it surprisingly lacked an official mobile version until today. Over the years, a number of companies released their own mobile versions of the service, but an official ...
Hacker Attacks That Can Damage Your Site & SEO
searchenginejournal.com 12/19/2008 — A great thread over at WebmasterWorld forums lists most common hacker attacks types, their footprints and features .
These attacks can cause damage to the presentation of your site, the users who visit your site, and also leave a negative taste on ...
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Almost Out of a Job
valleywag.gawker.com 1/3/2009 — Imagine an online encylopedia anyone can edit — and no one can run. With the calendar running out on 2008, Jimmy Wales , Wikipedia's sleaze-drenched cofounder, nearlylost his seat on the board. Who's in charge here? Wales's term was set to ...
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