TinEyeis an image search engine built by Idée currently in private beta. Give it an image and it will tell you where the image appears on the web
New Sophos facial recognition technology uses webcams to stop hackers and virus writers in their tracks Sophos appeals for computer users to send in pictures to increase accuracy of new RAPIL system
Mefeedia: Discover the Video WebTM Mefeedia is a service that helps you “Discover the Video WebTM“. Mefeedia aggregates web shows, video blogs, and video feeds from over 15,000 video websites and video sharing sites – making it simple, easy, and fast to find and enjoy what you want to watch. On Mefeedia.com, you can then create a “Personal Media Channel” that keeps track of your favorite video shows, recommends new shows based on your interests and your friends interests, and updates automatically when there is a new episode. You can then watch those videos on Mefeedia, on your mobile device, or wherever you want.
Ultrahigh-speed Internet2 gets 10x boost in anticipation of particle collider for physicists By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- The ultrahigh-speed Internet2 network just got 10 times faster, partly in anticipation of rising demand for capacity after the world's largest particle collider opens near Geneva next year. Until recently, the Internet2 had a theoretical limit of 10 gigabits per second, which is thousands of times faster than standard home broadband connections. By sending data using 10 different colors, or wavelengths, of light over a single cable, operators are boosting the network's capacity to 100 Gbps. That means a high-quality version of the movie ''The Matrix'' could be sent in a few seconds rather than half a minute over the old Internet2 and several hours over a typical home broadband line.
Big Brother is watching us all - By Humphrey Hawksley - BBC News, Washington The US and UK governments are developing increasingly sophisticated gadgets to keep individuals under their surveillance. When it comes to technology, the US is determined to stay ahead of the game.
Amazon Mechanical Turk provides a web services API for computers to integrate "artificial artificial intelligence" directly into their processing by making requests of humans. Developers use the Amazon Mechanical Turk web service to submit tasks to the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site, approve completed tasks, and incorporate the answers into their software applications. To the application, the transaction looks very much like any remote procedure call: the application sends the request, and the service returns the results. Behind the scenes, a network of humans fuels this artificial artificial intelligence by coming to the web site, searching for and completing tasks, and receiving payment for their work.
comScore, Inc. - a Global Internet Information Provider comScore maintains massive proprietary databases that provide a continuous, real-time measurement of the myriad ways in which the Internet is used and the wide variety of activities that are occurring online. Mission-critical information relating to both offline and online activities is collected through comScore's innovative use of the Internet as a timely and powerful data collection medium. comScore's products and services are utilized by many of the world's leading corporations to better understand, leverage and profit from the rapidly evolving worldwide Web.
digibewust - www.digibewust.nl Campagne wil de kennis van en het vertrouwen in de mogelijkheden van digitale middelen versterken, met aandacht voor beveiliging en bescherming.
UGC (User Generated Content) Users Outnumber Creators -JUNE 26, 2007 Are enough people recording their cats? Even taking into account the power and ease of use of user-generated content tools like digital cameras and affordable audio/video production software, there are more content consumers than creators.
FTC Issues Staff Report on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy Report Urges Caution on Network Neutrality Regulation The Federal Trade Commission’s Internet Access Task Force today issued a report, “Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy,” which summarizes the Task Force’s findings in the area of broadband Internet connectivity and, in particular, so-called network neutrality regulation. Based on these findings, and FTC staff’s experience with the operation of myriad markets throughout the economy, the report identifies guiding principles that policy makers should consider in evaluating proposed regulations or legislation relating to broadband Internet access and network neutrality. According to Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, “This report recommends that policy makers proceed with caution in the evolving, dynamic industry of broadband Internet access, which generally is moving toward more – not less – competition. In the absence of significant market failure or demonstrated consumer harm, policy makers should be particularly hesitant to enact new regulation in this area.”
Software spots key players in online communities - 17:48 20 July 2007 - NewScientist.com news service - Kurt Kleiner Software that identifies the most informative people in an online community, based on their posting patterns, has been developed by researchers at Cornell University, New York, and Microsoft Research in Washington State, both in the US. The researchers worked out how to spot key players within discussions by analysing the connections between thousands of messages on several topics. The work could help website designers automatically reward, or highlight, the most valuable members of a community, or improve methods for searching through a conversation for the most relevant information.
ONLINE AD WAR - UPSTART SITES GIVE AOL AND YAHOO! REVENUE FITS - By HOLLY M. SANDERS August 7, 2007 -- Web advertisers are spreading their online ad dollars across more sites and are paying lower rates in many cases, putting pricing pressure on established Internet players. Several companies are already feeling the heat after reporting results that showed weakness in online ad revenue from Web banners and other display ads. Time Warner's AOL reported a sharp ad sales slowdown last week. In mid-July, Yahoo! posted disappointing revenue from display ads and cut its forecast for the rest of the year. At least three other big Web publishers - the New York Times, the Washington Post and the technology-focused Cnet - reported slowing Internet ad growth recently.
JohnMu is Google's Next Webmaster Trends Analyst Search Engine Roundtable - USA JohnMu, a face we all know too well from the forums we cover here, has officially joined Google as a Webmaster Trends Analyst. He announced his new job at ...
