Category: Technology

ReadWriteWeb – Quora Blocks Startup Search Engines
This is an awful move by a startup to prevent other startups from being able to access data and gain the ability to search a site.
January 29, 2011
Freedom to Tinker – Seals on NJ voting machines, 2004-2008
So security seals, not so secure.
January 27, 2011
The New Yorker – News Desk: Why Is Eric Schmidt Stepping Down at Google?
This is super short article but man it details the entire story of Schmidt leaving Google as C.E.O.
January 24, 2011
The Atlantic – The Inside Story of How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks
I’m not sure what’s more shocking, that a country wide keylogger was in use, or that Facebook took these actions to defend their users and freedom of speech.
January 24, 2011
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Sony v. Hotz: Sony Sends A Dangerous Message to Researchers — and Its Customers
Oh silly companies, let’s attack security researchers for finding exploitable holes in our software/hardware.
January 19, 2011
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox – 10 Best Intranets of 2011
Interestingly enough social networking features work really well for intranets, not so surprisingly what makes an effective website is slightly different from what makes a good intranet.
January 16, 2011
Manton Reece – App Store 30% cut
That’s a ginormous difference in fees, especially for the complaint of not knowing anything about anything.
January 14, 2011
Official Google Blog – World IPv6 Day: firing up the engines on the new Internet protocol
I’m not sure this will do much but it sure would be nice for ISP’s to start supporting IPv6.
January 13, 2011
Yuxi You – So you still think the Internet is free
So do you?
January 13, 2011
BBC News – Microsoft seeks to block Apple ‘App Store’ trademark
Right there with you Microsoft.
January 12, 2011