BBC promises action after publication of Graf report

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Industry demands action from BBC
following Graf Report

Industry demands action from BBC
following Graf Report 07/07/2004 04:22 PM
newmediazero Jul 7 2004 8:14PM GMT

Graf report published...

Graf report published... 07/05/2004 08:01 AM

The Graf report - the independent review of BBC Online - has just been published. Despite the fact that I'm basically on holiday today, I am now going to start reading it in earnest. I'll probably knock out a summary of the key points later in the day.

At a glance: The Graf report

At a glance: The Graf report 07/06/2004 01:37 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Mon Jul 5, 05:43 pm GMT

HP Promises V-word Action

HP Promises V-word Action 09/24/2004 09:16 AM
ComputerWire Sep 24 2004 1:20PM GMT

Schwarzenegger Promises Quick Action

Schwarzenegger Promises Quick Action 11/15/2003 11:09 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 15 2003 10:30PM ET

S Korea promises piracy action

S Korea promises piracy action 01/09/2004 09:56 PM
South Korea's government is stung by allegations that it is a leading violator of American copyright laws.

The Broken Promises of George W. Bush -
American Progress Action Fund

The Broken Promises of George W. Bush -
American Progress Action Fund 08/10/2004 12:32 PM

americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=137673
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New China Online Game Report Promises
Growth

New China Online Game Report Promises
Growth 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
ChinaTechNews.com Apr 4 2005 12:53AM GMT

Report: WorldCom Class-Action Accord
Near

Report: WorldCom Class-Action Accord
Near 01/06/2005 12:10 PM
Internet News Jan 6 2005 3:41PM GMT

BLACKFIVE: After Action Report - Raven
42 Ambushed!

BLACKFIVE: After Action Report - Raven
42 Ambushed! 03/26/2005 07:24 PM
Blackfive's post .. WOMEN IN COMBAT: .. You get this

blackfive.net/main/2005/03/after_action_re.html
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Senate Leaders Call for Swift Action on
9/11 Report

Senate Leaders Call for Swift Action on
9/11 Report 07/23/2004 02:32 PM
A key committee was urged to have legislation ready by Oct. 1 and the panel's leaders said there was no time to waste.

FAIR ACTION ALERT: CNN to Al Jazeera:
Why Report Civilian Deaths?

FAIR ACTION ALERT: CNN to Al Jazeera:
Why Report Civilian Deaths? 04/18/2004 04:18 PM
CNN is right to question why any media outlet would want to report civilian deaths at the hands of Uncle Sam .. CNN actually questioned whether Al Jazeera wasn't missing the point by reporting Iraqi deaths .. remarkable effort .. think so .. FAIR

fair.org/activism/cnn-aljazeera.html
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Promises, Promises: Microsoft's
Credibility Questioned Over Longhorn

Promises, Promises: Microsoft's
Credibility Questioned Over Longhorn 09/04/2004 08:50 PM
Partners are accustomed to product delays out of Redmond, but some say this latest slip of the storage system, code-named WinFS, combined with well-publicized delays to Yukon, is snowballinginto a tremendous credibility problem. By Barbara Darrow and Paula Rooney, CRN (via MyAppleMenu)

"Brad de Graf"

"Brad de Graf" 06/11/2004 12:09 AM

Wooster Collective : Stickers / Posters
/ Graf / Culture Jamming

Wooster Collective : Stickers / Posters
/ Graf / Culture Jamming 03/24/2005 08:42 AM
Banksy hits NYC's four biggest museums and installs his work himself .. Banksy installed his own pieces in four famous New York Galleries .. a brillant piece of art .. Brilliant placement .. Wooster Collective

woostercollective.com/2005/03/wooster-exclusive-banksy-hi ts-new.html
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Wooster Collective Stickers / Posters /
Graf / Culture Jamming

Wooster Collective Stickers / Posters /
Graf / Culture Jamming 03/26/2005 07:24 PM
Wooster Collective : Stickers / Posters / Graf / Culture Jamming .. street art site .. references .. New York

woostercollective.com
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digital music on home computers. Edits
to conform, picks up 21st graf, 'We
think ...' Also moving on financial

digital music on home computers. Edits
to conform, picks up 21st graf, 'We
think ...' Also moving on financial 01/10/2004 02:41 AM
AP via The Ledger Jan 10 2004 1:11AM ET

Syndication is not publication.

Syndication is not publication. 12/03/2002 11:46 AM

Yeah, what Mark said. I don't only agree with him 100%, but I'd say you'd be crazy not to. This is somewhere close to what i said in my last post.

It should be obvious to any rational observer that this will go nowhere fast. A syndication format that requires valid semantic XHTML markup? Spare me. 9 out of 10 bloggers can’t even spell XHTML.

- Mark Pilgrim

Wi-Fi Problem Solvers for Publication

Wi-Fi Problem Solvers for Publication 02/18/2004 04:08 PM
I'm looking for people not in the Wi-Fi industry who have had certain problems and solved them: For a feature article I've written, I'm trying to track down a few people in the U.S. who would be willing to have their photograph taken and be quoted talking about how they solved any of the following problems: dead zones of Wi-Fi access in and around their house; Windows XP wireless zero configuration problems; bridging a network using Wireless Distribution System in their house; and interference from nearby networks that made their own Wi-Fi network unusable or lower speed. Please email me directly with what your problem was and how you solved, and I'll get in touch. The goal is to take common problems and attach a real person to them. The article focuses on solving each of those (and some other) difficulties that often frustrate people in trying to get a working home Wi-Fi network....

ICT Industry offered new publication

ICT Industry offered new publication 06/23/2004 02:19 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 23 2004 6:31PM GMT

DVD publication taking off for
individuals

DVD publication taking off for
individuals 05/24/2004 12:59 PM

The New York Times reports on the rapid growth in DVD publication, especially for small groups and individuals.

Independent filmmakers, specialty magazine publishers, artists, educators - all those with a video to sell, no matter how narrow the niche - are turning out DVD's and distributing them through the mail. It's a trend that began in the era of videotape but has accelerated with DVD's because they are inexpensive to duplicate and ship.

Ruling on Motions for Publication Ban

Ruling on Motions for Publication Ban 04/05/2005 06:13 AM
ban on publishing testimony .. made his ruling

gomery.ca/en/rulingonapplicationsforpublicationban
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MIT publication retracts two stories on
its website

MIT publication retracts two stories on
its website 03/22/2005 05:01 PM
Wbz1030.com - Tue Mar 22, 11:41 am GMT

U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian
Publication Ban

U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian
Publication Ban 04/04/2005 04:17 PM

"why the publication ban by the Gomery
Commission is a farce"

"why the publication ban by the Gomery
Commission is a farce" 04/07/2005 10:29 AM

UC Digital Library Changing Scholarly
Publication

UC Digital Library Changing Scholarly
Publication 05/29/2004 04:49 AM
UC Digital Library Changing Scholarly Publication
http://www.syllabus .com/article.asp?id=9357

In response to rising -- "out of control" -- costs of scholarly publications, the University of California Digital Library's eScholarship Repository (http://repositories.cdlib.org/) offers faculty a central online location for everything from technical reports to peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, says Catherine Candee, director of scholarly communication and publishing initiatives at UCDL. It provides university departments, centers and research units direct control over creation and dissemination of the full range of scholarly output, from pre-publication materials through journals and peer-reviewed series, and -- beginning in May 2004 - posting of legally available UC authors' commercially published articles. In addition to practical, day-to-day benefits and savings (in a little less than two years, the repository has seen almost 500,000 downloads of entire papers or articles), serendipitous benefits have surfaced. For example, the UCDL now boasts an infrastructure that allows administrators and faculty to focus on creating systemic change in the way authors and readers work. "We have technologies that allow broader, freer, more creative uses of text and data and we can begin to fashion badly needed services for the classroom, office and lab," says Candee. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide.

"Library of Congress online publication
of his scrapbook"

"Library of Congress online publication
of his scrapbook" 08/11/2004 02:40 AM

Colleges respond to changes in scholarly
journal publication

Colleges respond to changes in scholarly
journal publication 04/09/2004 04:01 PM

American colleges are wrestling with changes in the publication of scholarly journals. In response to rising prices and electronic access policies, some universities have unsubscribed from titles , supported open access models , or issued public statements about what appears to be a growing crisis in scholarly publication . Publishers, such as Elsevier , argue that they are responding to economic and technological changes, and still make a wealth of material available .

( SPARC Open Access Newsletter )

Selecting Warehouse Software from WMS
and ERP Providers - New Publication

Selecting Warehouse Software from WMS
and ERP Providers - New Publication 08/19/2004 02:10 AM
Finding the best software is the author's goal in "Selecting Warehouse Software from WMS & ERP Providers". This is a NEW research & training publication by Philip Obal that covers warehouse management software. Ken Ackerman, an expert in warehousing, declares, "For those considering the purchase, or upgrade of warehouse software, this research report is worth its weight in gold." [PRWEB Aug 19, 2004]

Intel Seeking Moore's Law Original
Publication

Intel Seeking Moore's Law Original
Publication 04/12/2005 08:12 PM

Science Fiction Inventions by
Publication Date

Science Fiction Inventions by
Publication Date 02/18/2004 08:00 PM
Very nice:

1980 Food Factory - fast food from outer space (from Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl)
1980 Watercouch (from Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl)
1981 Communications Implant - I think therefore I network (from Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven)
1981 Mole - Underground vehicle (from Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven)
1981 Underground MagLev Train (from Dream Park by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes))
1981 Arcology - Soleri's dream (from Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)

Link (via Ben Hammersley)

OJR article: Industry Standard Is Latest
Dot.Com-Era Publication to Try a
Comeback

OJR article: Industry Standard Is Latest
Dot.Com-Era Publication to Try a
Comeback 01/24/2004 07:07 AM
Industry Standard is Latest Dot.Com-Era Publication to Try a Comeback

ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1074819146.php
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HostSearch.com Announces Publication of
Web Hosting Industry Newsletter

HostSearch.com Announces Publication of
Web Hosting Industry Newsletter 03/14/2005 04:41 PM
HostSearch.com, the industry’s leading web hosting directory and web hosting informational resource, announced today the publication of the monthly HostSearch.com Newsletter. For industry analysts, web hosting professionals, or others interested in the web hosting industry a free subscription is offered at http://hostsearch.com/newsletter_main.asp. [PRWEB Mar 12, 2005]

Diebold Backs Down, Won't Sue on
Publication of Electronic Voting Machine
Flaws

Diebold Backs Down, Won't Sue on
Publication of Electronic Voting Machine
Flaws 12/02/2003 08:42 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundations Dec 2 2003 7:27AM ET

News: Aspyr nixes prelim. system
requirement publication

News: Aspyr nixes prelim. system
requirement publication 06/24/2005 04:54 PM
Don’t count on knowing if new games from Aspyr will run on your Mac months ahead of their release.

MWH Soft Announces Publication of
Groundbreaking New Water Quality
Analysis Textbook

MWH Soft Announces Publication of
Groundbreaking New Water Quality
Analysis Textbook 03/25/2005 06:54 AM
MWH Soft, a leading global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, today announced the upcoming release of Comprehensive Handbook on Water Quality Analysis for Distribution Systems - an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the design, operation and maintenance of drinking water distribution systems. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

WorkersCompensation.com Expands
Publication of it's Injured Worker
Electronic Book Series

WorkersCompensation.com Expands
Publication of it's Injured Worker
Electronic Book Series 06/11/2004 03:25 AM
3 State specific editions represent first expansion of cutting edge e-book publication series for those "new or confused" in the workers' compensation system. [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

A Business Information Publication
Standard and Google's Power to Make It
Happen

A Business Information Publication
Standard and Google's Power to Make It
Happen 08/30/2004 03:17 PM

It's time we extend the robots.txt concept to information about businesses.

First, let's take a quick detour into robots.txt for a second —

In order to tell a search engine how to spider a Web site (or not), webmasters can stick a text file called "robots.txt" in their root directory with information spiders can use. This works because it's useful and it's ridiculously simple — everyone sticks the same file, named the same thing, in the same place. It's so simple, it can't NOT work.

MT-Blacklist does the same thing. You can put your blacklist in a text file called "blacklist.txt" in the root of your site so people can see what you're blocking.

For the sake of standards, it is recommended that the file be named blacklist.txt and reside in the root directory of your website. The possible network effect here is certainly delicious.

This isn't complicated — stick the same info in the same place and people will know where to get it.

Okay, back to the point —

Lets make up an XML spec for information about your business. Like this:


<business_info>
  <name>Deane's House of Pancakes</name>
  <address>1600 Pennsylvania Ave</address>
  <tag_line>We make round, fluffy crap.</tag_line>
  <hours>
    <monday>
      <open>0900</open>
      <close>2200</close>< br />    </monday>
[etc]


Obviously, this is absurdly simple, but you get the idea. You could have fields for your business phone number, fax number, general email, directions on how to get to your office, stock ticker symbol, customer service phone number, etc. Essentially, anything anyone would want to know about your business and for which they would (1) have to look up on your Web site, or (2) make a phone call to your receptionist.

Now, lets all put this file in the root of our Web site and call it "info.xml." That way we all know where it is, and we can all retrieve it. Now, every business has a common URL pattern where a program can find easily digestable information about the business. It's not hard to imagine what we could do with this.

For instance, Outlook could parse the domain name of the email address of all your contacts, go looking for this file for each one, then store the information with the contact (refreshing it every 30 days or so).

Online white and yellow pages could have a field day with it — you just give them your URL, and all your information is self-updating. Search engines could present this information alongside search results for your company. Etc.

Of course, this only works if everyone does it. And here, my friends, is the one, single thing that would have to happen for everyone to do it: Google adopts it. That's it. If Google announced tomorrow that they were going to do something like this, and released the spec for it, we'd see info.xml files start to hit the Web within a few hours. We'd have massive saturation within a month.

Google is already pushing beyond search with localization results. They're nailing down addresses of sites they visit, then presenting them in graduated radii from the city center.

Why not eliminate the parsing step and just ask people to put their actual address in a file in a common location? And while they're at it, have them put a bunch more information there as well. Once search engines starting spidering and parsing this stuff, it's amazing the level of detail and accuracy you could get for online directories and other business information sources.

And, again, the only thing standing between this idea and reality, is Google. Google is such a juggernaut that they could — in the words of Jean Luc Picard — "make it so" just by announcing that they wanted to it to happen. Companies would fall all over themselves to deliver it. Like Microsoft, Google is in a position to drive standards simply by virtue of its position.

So, Google, snap to it. The world is waiting.

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MWH Soft and KYPIPE LLC Announce
Publication of Groundbreaking Transient
Flow Analysis Textbook

MWH Soft and KYPIPE LLC Announce
Publication of Groundbreaking Transient
Flow Analysis Textbook 09/16/2004 03:23 AM
MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, and KYPIPE LLC, a leading developer of water distribution modeling software, today announced the upcoming release of Pressure Wave Analysis of Transient Flow in Pipe Networks – an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the design, operation and protection of water distribution systems. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]
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