Interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Mark Frauenfelder. Technology Review. October, 2004.
The inventor of the Web is interviewed in the current issue of Technology Review. He discusses his new great accomplishment, the Semantic Web..

Google Recruiting MS Browser Developers

Rumours Surround Google Browser. BBC News. September 23, 2004.
Although the search company won't confirm it, there are clues that Google may be working on a new browser.

Kozoru to Take on Google and Yahoo

Net Notes: Kozoru Searching for Better Answers. Michael Bazeley. MercuryNews.com. September 22, 2004.
A new search engine is under development that will search the most authoratative sources first.

Influence of Blogs on "Memogate"

Blogging the Story Alive. Adam Penenberg. Wired News. September 22, 2004.
In this editorial, Penenberg examines the role bloggers played in the recent scandal at CBS News.

Effects of Internet Addiction

Yahoo: Internet Withdrawal Anguishing. Jim Hu. CNET News.com. September 22, 2004.
A study by Yahoo and advertising firm OMD showed that twenty-eight participating Internet users had trouble completing tasks and maintaining social relationships when deprived of the net for two weeks.

Cell Phone Companies to Publish Numbers

Will Cell Phone Numbers be Listed with 411? Declan McCullagh. CNET News.com. September 21, 2004.
A new bill, the Wireless 411 Privacy Act, is met with criticism.

Google Accused of Aiding Chinese Censorship

Google Omits Controversial News Stories in China. New Scientist. September 21, 2004.
Researchers at Dynamic Internet Technology have found that the Chinese version of Google News omits stories blocked by the Chinese government.

Lessig and Kahle Seeking Change in Copyright Law

Saving the Artistic Orphans. Katie Dean. Wired News. September 20, 2004.
Orphan works, older books, music and movies that are out of print, but still copyrighted, present a problem for researchers and archivists. Lawrence Lessig is representing Brewster Kahle and Rick Prelinger in their suit to make these materials public domain.

New Search Engine Personalization Features

Search Engines Develop Personal Touches for Web Surfers. Jeff Graham. USA Today. September 21, 2004.
This article looks at two search engines which have recently implemented personalization features. Ask Jeeves, owner of Teoma, is the sixth-most-visited Web site. [A9] [Ask Jeeves]

"My Jeeves" Makes Debut

Ask Jeeves Adds Personalization. Brian Morrissey. DMNews.com. September 20, 2004.
Ask Jeeves is adding an easy-to-use customization feature that allows users to create indexes of their favorite sites.

BBC Interviews Dr. Vinton Cerf

Towards an Internet in Space. BBC News. September 19, 2004.
Interviewed for the BBC's Click Online program, Dr. Vinton Cerf describes his role in creating the Internet, and problems that would be involved in extending it beyond the earth. [A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication]

New Scientist SETI Article Misleading

SETI@home Signal Story Sees Much More Than Meets the Eye. Seth Shostak. Space.com. September 3, 2004.
A critique of the New Scientist article that suggested the possible discovery of an alien signal.

NISO to be Re-evaluated

Blue Ribbon Panel to strategize NISO's future (anouncement). OCLC. September 16, 2004.
A Blue ribbon Panel of experts will evaluate NISO, the National Information Standards Organization. Their report will be avilable for review later this year.

Open Office Users May be at Risk

Can Microsoft Sue Open Office Users? Robert McMillan. PCWorld.com. September 16, 2004.
According to the terms of a deal signed with Sun Microsystems last April, Microsoft reserves the right to sue new users of Open Office.

Amazon's A9.com Launched

Amazon Rolls Out Personalized Search Engine. Brian Morrissey. DMNews.xom. September 16, 2004.
Amazon has released its A9 search engine, which displays results based on Amazon.com user profiles. [A9]

Researching "The Da Vinci Code"

OU Librarian Helped with Research for for Bestselling 'The Da Vinci Code.' David Laber. The Athens News. September 13, 2004.
Ohio University librarian Stan Planton describes how he assisted novelist Dan Brown with the research for his bestseller.