Yesterday I mentioned Web 4.0 planning.? A couple people? noticed I skipped over planning for web 3.0. They’re right, I did and we may. Let me explain.
Sun Sets Java Free and Web 4.0 Planning
The open-source clearing house continues as Sun releases Java under a General Public License (version 2). The source code became available today. I’m a bit surprised this didn’t make bigger news and there isn’t any clear indication of what impact…
Reporters Without Borders calls out Net Censors
That’s the new Windows Vista sound. Reporters without borders spokeswoman, Lucie Morillon? recently called out the top ten countries that censor the net. As she put it, “We wanted to raise awareness of the history of censorship in these countries among…
Exchange Server RTM, Yahoo!, Corel, Adobe, Mozilla, IBM, Google
Exchange Server 2007 will be released to manufacturing in December. Yahoo! is integrating chat onto their email pages and Corel like Adobe, is partnering with Mozilla.
Zune, Yahoo! Food and the FTC Chairperson Favors Consumers
If you’ve wanted a video iPod but weren’t sure if you’re kewl enough to own one, there’s more information out about Zune at their new site. If you work for Zune and would like for me to have one, here’s…
Adobe Flash Video Emmy Palm sued by NTP
Adobe Flash Video has? won an Emmy. For some reason this is getting more press from Adobe than the fact that YouTube was essentially a Flash Powered website when it sold for 1.65 billion dollars. Sorry, I just like saying, “billion.”…
Novell and Microsoft Front Calm or Calmly Fronting?
The Novell Microsoft deal could have some pretty interesting affects on Open Source Software. TheRegister.com is reporting that, “Under the Microsoft-Novell deal, Novell agrees to recognize Microsoft’s intellectual property claims. Novell in return receives a “Covenant Not To Sue”. This…
PayPal Bombing and Microsoft sets release date for Vista and Office 2007
A bomb exploded outside PayPal headquarters Tuesday night. Only about 26 employees were in the building and the offices remain closed until things get sorted out. No real details out yet but PayPal commented that is appears to be an…
Video Sharing Payouts and Google News
Ever wonder what a video on a popular video sharing website is really worth? WebProNews has pulled some numbers you might want to check out -especially if you’re a jumpcut user.? Jason at WebPronews writes, “For a MetaCafe.com user, a video…
Comedy Central and YouTube Potential Deal Around Copyrighted Material
Comedy Central is owned by Viacom. Viacom recently ordered YouTube to remove any copyrighted material. Then it seems they changed their mind and YouTube put the videos back up. Is it possible that Viacom and other giants will all work…