Live streams of legislative proceedings and other political events aren’t exactly sexy, but the Sunlight Foundation aims to make them at least more accessible by adding information about speakers and their donors in real time. The project won a $10,000 journalism award for these efforts today. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
Give me flash video. I don’t want games or flashy website intros, just flash-based videos. I fear Apple is too proud to ever back-peddle on this and that may force me to seriously look into Google TV. Read More »
OpenStack is an open source cloud project being backed by Rackspace and supported by NASA and two dozen other companies. Since the initial news was released, a lot of folks have been sharing their sentiments about the offering and why they think it is important. Read More »
Estimates are that a paywall at the Times of London has led to a drop of 65 percent in online readership. But owner Rupert Murdoch may not care, because the wall is as much about keeping existing print readers in as keeping new web readers out. Read More »
Job postings on Amazon.com suggest the online retailer may be looking to update the look and feel of its Video On Demand service. With an opening for a senior user experience designer, as well as multiple software development engineers, the service could get a refresh soon. Read More »
Google is in the process of acquiring ITA Software, an airfare information provider. But travel isn’t the only thing ITA does; a few years ago, a research division of the company started a build-your-own-database tool for web data called Needlebase, which beta-launched in January. Read More »
A Dutch court let local ISPs off the hook today, deciding that they won’t have to block their customers’ access to The Pirate Bay. However, the founders of the site were ordered to prevent Dutch users from accessing their torrent site just a few days ago. Read More »
Paice LLC founder Alex Severinsky has for years waged legal battles against Toyota and Ford claiming they’ve used his patented hybrid technology in their models. In the last few days settlements have emerged in both cases. Read More »
Apple has announced that on July 23 the iPad will be available in nine more countries. On Friday, it will be on available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore. If you can find one, that is. Read More »
Yahoo and other web giants have been kicking the tires on New York-based URL shortening service Bit.ly, according to a people in the know. Like many others, Yahoo knows it needs to figure out a way to participate in the emergent real-time and location-aware web. Read More »
Finding a useful application or utility for your Mac is a bit like searching for a needle in a haystack. It’s a lot of work to find them (at least good ones) but when you do find one, it’s a great thing. Read More »
Redbox is looking to the web to augment its dollar-a-day DVD rental service, according to a report by Bloomberg. The streaming service, which is expected to be announced by October, could help boost revenues and position Redbox as yet another competitive threat against Netflix. Read More »
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