Category Internet

Google to host WikiPedia?

Interesting post on Wikimedia here. Google Inc. has made a proposal to host some of the content of the Wikimedia projects. The terms of the offer are currently being discussed by the board. The developer committee has been informed of…

My Thoughts on Flickr

Flickr is brilliant. A really great service, easy to use and full of features. It’s basically a place to store digital photos online. You upload the ones you want and Flickr automatically makes them available in a few different web…

Google Video Search

The Google Blog reveals that Google are now offering a video search: Soon there will be. Google Video is a new product that enables you to search an index of transcripts from recent TV programs. It’s just an early-stage beta…

Yahoo!

I registered for Yahoo! for the first time today, largely for the Calendar function which is attached to the E-Mail page. It came out very well in a recent PCPlus review of Calendaring software. The E-Mail addy I got was…

Internet Restrictions

Melissa at Boris Johnson’s blog pointed out this article on the BBC News site: “A large part of the attraction of the internet is that it goes below the radar,” he said. “Generally it’s more difficult for the government to…

Top ‘eCouncils’

From The Guardian‘s Online supplement: Top eCouncils Oldham Borough Council’s website is the best-performing local government site, according to automated testing by SiteMorse. The result is an average of tests based on the Web Accessibility Initiative, including responsiveness, error-free operation,…

Reality Reading

How’s this for a stupid idea: I’m going to run a poll among Palimpsesters to decide what to read next. I’ll give a shortlist of 5 books, and whichever garners the most votes I read after the Greene. Which books…