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Net Neutrality: This is serious

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 24, 2006

Here's a blog posting from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners Lee on what might become the most important political issue to ever face the Internet - Net Neutrality.

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9 Ways to Misunderstand Web Standards

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 24, 2006

There are a lot of reasons to be in favour of web standards - they ensure that your web site is more accessible, easier to manage and, usually, faster to download. But there are many misconceptions about how to apply web standards when creating a web site. Here's a good article about 9 Ways to Misunderstand Web Standards.

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The Devil’s Guide to Google

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 21, 2006

Ever wonder how spammers make money? Here's a great 10-step list on how to become a spam king, without ever sending an email.

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Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks More Power

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 14, 2006

On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing. But it is hard to keep a secret when it is a computing center as big as two football fields, with twin cooling plants protruding four stories into the sky.

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Goodbye eBay, here comes GBuy

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 12, 2006

Google is preparing to launch a system for handling online transactions. The system will compete with EBay's popular PayPal system providing a "free" system for online transactions.

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Speech recognition improving customer service

Rik Logtenberg on Jun 06, 2006

Natural language speech recognition is markedly improving voice-activated self-service. Powered by artificial intelligence, these speech-recognition systems are altering consumer perceptions about phone self-service, as calls for help no longer elicit calls for help. That, in turn, is spurring renewed corporate interest in the concept of phone self-service. In 2004, sales of voice self-service systems topped $1.2 billion.

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