CBS News 60 Minutes, January 2, 2005: Defining Google: “What began as a school project is now worth about as much as Ford and General Motors combined, thanks to a stock that has roughly doubled in price since the company went public last August. And for the first time since then, Google has opened its… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2005
Wired Offers Inside View of Net Pirates
The Shadow Internet – “They start with a single stolen file and pump out bootleg games and movies by the millions. Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business.” Continue Reading
Washington State Issues Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights
Washington State Court Rules: Access to Justice – “These Access to Justice Technology Principles were developed by the Access to Justice Board to assure that technology enhances rather than diminishes access to and the quality of justice for all persons in Washington State.” [See the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights website] Access to… Continue Reading
GPO Plans to Mine Deep Web Data of Federal Agency Sites
On December 30, 2004, GPO issued an RFP to “procure Web Harvesting Services.” From the Statement of Work: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) requires the services of a vendor that can provide a number of different products and/or services related to the discovery, harvesting, and assessment of documents and publications from Web sites using… Continue Reading
The Increasing Influence of Blogs Is Highlighted in Magazines, Reports and Articles in 2004
AP documents the increasing influence of blogs, which are recognized as having made a significant impact this past year in reporting on breaking news events, political issues, and technology innovations, as just a few examples. In addition, the December 27, 2004 issue of TIME has two articles on blogging, one which requires a subscription to… Continue Reading
