Stephen Gallant Review

Do We Really Need an Internet?

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT

Is the Internet Doomed to Fail? Johna Till Johnson. Computerworld. April 1, 2009.
The demand for bandwith may exceed the net's capacity in a few years, and some are looking for alternatives.

The New School Librarians

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:40:39 PST

In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update. Motoko Rich. New York Times. February 15, 2009.
The third installment in NYT's Future of Reading series profiles a librarian in New York's Public School 225 who is teaching Internet and computer skill to her students.

Social Network Dangers

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:31:31 PST

Social Networks a Magnet for Malware. Sean Gallagher. Internet.com. February 17, 2009.
Hackers are using social networking sites to spread viruses and other forms of malware using nothing more than social engineering to trick unsuspecting people into clicking. With their millions of users, site administrators have difficulty testing all the links posted by their users.

Media Found to Have Ill Effect on Children

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST

Media Bombardment Is Linked To Ill Effects During Childhood. donna St. George. Washington Post. December 2, 2008.
Too much exposeure to television, music, movies and other media is making children sick.

Google's New Web Browser

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:32:22 PDT

Google Takes On IE, Firefox With Chrome Web Browser. Scott Gilbertson. Webmonkey. September 2, 2008.
Google is releasing a free opensource browser which will compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Firefox 3 Release for Public Testing

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:25:19 PDT

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 Now Available. Thomas Claburn. InformationWeek. May 17, 2008.

Mozilla Corporation has released a version of Firefox 3 which is likely to become the official version if no serious problems are discovered. It adds 15,000 improvements to the previous version.

The Obsolete Web Browser

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:08:32 PDT

Rich Web development: Is the browser doomed?
Neil McAlister. Yahoo! News. May 12, 2008.

Websites have come a long way since the beginning of the Web and provide complex graphical and social functions undreamed of at that time. The traditional Web browser may need to evolve as well.

Arthur C. Clarke Dies

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:24:17 PDT

Writer Arthur C Clarke Dies at 90. BBC. March 19, 2008.
Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke dies at his home in Sri Lanka. This obituary from the BBC is accompanied by video tributes and last year's audio farewell by Clarke to his fans.

Decline of User-Generated Content

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:22:27 PDT

Revenge of the Experts. Tony Dokoupil. Newsweek.com. March 6, 2008.
Amidst the scandals involving Web 2.0 favorites such as Wikipedia, there is a growing appreciation for expertise.

Where Web Technology May be Going

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:56 PDT

Inventing The Future. Victoria Barret. Forbes.com. March 11, 2008.
A journalist attending the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference looks for potential trends.

New Firefox Features

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:18 PDT

First Look: Firefox 3 beta 4. Preston Gralla. Computerworld. March 11, 2008.

The author reviews important new additions to the Firefox browser, which include a better download manager, zoom feature and improved performance.

Mobile Broadband Gaining on Wi-Fi

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:03:31 PDT

Wi-Fi's End is Near, Marketer Predicts. Sci-Tech Today. March 11, 2008.
Marketer Johan Bergendahl of Ericsson, speaking in Stockholm, predicts that mobile broadband will soon replace Wi-Fi.

Search Results, Ads Distributing Malware

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:02:54 PST

Web Browsing, Search, And Online Ads Grow More Risky, Google Says. Thomas Claburn. InformationWeek. February 12, 2008.
Google reports an increase in the number of websites that try to install malware on searchers' computers.

Is Video Choking the Net?

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:51:20 PST

Demand for video reshaping Internet. Peter Svensson. AP. February 11, 2008.
While ISPs deal with the problems caused by video and file sharing in their own ways, the U.S. government may decide to impose its own policies.

The Growing Digital Divide

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:08:38 PST

'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UN. AFP. February 7, 2008.
According to a study by the United Nations, there is a growing disparity in broadband usage between rich and poor countries.

Web 2.0 Security Limited

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:00:09 PST

Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed? Andy Patrizio. InternetNews.com. February 7, 2008.
Many security experts believe that Web 2.0 resources are inherently unsafe.

Online Book Sales Rising

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:49:52 PST

Books 'most popular online buy' . BBC News. January 28, 2008.
According to an international survey conducted by Nielsen Online, the number of people purchasing books online has risen to 41%.

Reading Declines in the U.S.

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:14:12 PST

To Read of Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence (Research report #47). National endowment for the Arts. November 2007.

Encyclopedia Google

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:22:51 PST

Google Unveils Rival to Wikipedia. Rhys Blakely. Times Online. December 14, 2007.
Google is releasing "knol", its own online encyclopedia. It will be similar to Wikipedia, but with a few significant differences.

The Internet's Next Billion People

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:18:45 PST

How Next Billion will Shape Net. BBC News. December 12, 2007.
Professor Michael Geist looks at the effects that the next wave of Internet users will have on the online world.

Problems with Federal Websites

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:05:01 PST

Federal Websites Called Too Tough to Use. Grant Gross. PC World. December 12, 2007.
According to representatives of Google, Wikipedia and the Center for Democracy and Technoogy, the U.S. goverment's 2000 websites are difficult to access through search engines.

Impact of Google Docs

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:09:53 PST

Thin vs. Fat: Google’s Plan to Kill Microsoft Office. Randall C. Kennedy. InfoWorld. November 19, 2007.
Will the convenience of Google's Web-based applications bring an end to Microsoft's computer-based Office suite?

Gordon Moore

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:09:21 PST

Meeting the Man Behind Moore's Law. Jonathan Fildes. BBC News. November 13, 2007.
This article features a profile and link to an interview with the the renowned technological visionary

Web 2.0 Privacy Risk

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:00:07 PDT

Microsoft: Watch out for Web 2.0's 'Kobe Bryant' Moment. Robert McMillan. Computerworld. October 24, 2007.
Microsoft is warning that Web 2.0 poses a greater privacy risk because personal information can be combined from multiple sources.

The Fortunes of Manga

noreply@blogger.com (S.G.) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:34:08 PDT

Japan, Ink: Inside the Manga Industrial Complex. Daniel H. Pink. Wired. October 22, 2007.
While the Japanese comics are wildly popular in the West, their sales are starting to decline in the country that started it all. This article takes a look inside the manga industry