The Week in Review
March 28, 2008 at 8:00 am by Chris
This post is a collection of things that caught my attention this week, most of which came to me via RSS feeds and blogs that I read myself. Now I'm passing them on to you (in the order in which I bookmarked them). Enjoy!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Read about Google's latest patent application for a more sophisticated behavior tracking ad platform. Read how surveillance was able to detect a radioactive cat in a vehicle moving at 70mph. Read this review of 'The Future of the Internet.' Read about Google's vision for WiFi 2.0, wireless internet services using the "white space" spectrum- the unused spectrum that lies next to television channels. Read this article that wonders about whether the 'net amplifies deception. Learn about Diigo's new social features. Read about the Connecticut-sized chunk of ice that has collapsed off of Antarctica. Browse some concepts for computers you might use in 2015. Read how computers may thwart the 2010 census. Read about Dean Kamen's latest invention (he invented the Segway), a water-purification system. Read why application exploits and virtualization security are big concerns for Bret Arsenault, Microsoft's U.S. General Manager/Chief Security Advisor. Read how Google is working with other companies to push consumer privacy legislation in the U.S. Congress and will work with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to fine-tune online advertising principles. Read how scientists say further moves into solar system will require a human/robot partnership. Read about the NSA Spying back story, as told by a New York Times reporter. Watch this video, which follows around the developer of the Facebook carpoolers application. Read how the builders of the world's biggest particle collider are being sued in federal court over fears that the experiment might create globe-gobbling black holes or never-before-seen strains of matter that would destroy the planet. Read Google's annual report letter from founder Larry Page. Read this interview with Moxilla's founder, Asa Dotzler on Firefox, and Democracy. Read why even IT execs are feeling the hurt by ingnoring social media. Read how a group of venture capitalists are saying, 'No more social networks!' Browse this review of the evolution of 10 popular websites. |
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