Is the Web Becoming Less Secure? A PBS Analysis In the wake of the Gawker Media hacking over the weekend, Jeffrey Brown gets a wider perspective about the vulnerability of online information and the danger of further cyberattacks from James…
Gawker Analysis
A Gawker Analysis On PBS Gawker Media, one of the web’s largest publishers, was hacked over the weekend and information for about 1.3 million users was made public. Jeffrey Brown speaks with the NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan about the cyber attack…
Understanding Microformats – Interview with Jeri Hastava and Emily Lewis
Practical Microformats Microformats are HTML-based design patterns that add semantic meaning to common web content. More than semantics, though, microformats have a wide range of benefits, including findability, standards compliance and extensible data publishing. And they are used by some…
Net Tracking- Issues and Positions
Net Tracking- Issues and Positions Compares How those in Favor and Those Opposed Side on this Important Issue FTC backs “do not track” list for Web users Reuters is reporting that U.S. regulators on Wednesday backed the creation of a…
China’s Internet ‘Hijacking’ Creates Worries
Last week, a congressionally chartered commission released a report about what China’s rise means for the U.S. economy and security. Included in the findings were the details of a little-known incident involving the hijacking of online data by a firm…
Online Privacy Staged for a Showdown
Online Privacy Staged for a Showdown Says Press Reports The NY Times is reporting that after “do not call” lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls. Now, privacy advocates are…
Google Fires Employee Who Leaked Raise Info
Google Fires Employee Who Leaked Raise Info Says Press Reports Google is giving all of its employees a 10 percent raise and $1,000 holiday cash bonus, but one person reportedly won’t be benefiting: the person who leaked the news to…
Adobe MAX 2010 – Tips and Tools from the Chris Georgeness
Adobe MAX 2010 – Tips and Tools and a Max Event Overview: Interview with Chris Georgeness, Director of Creative Services Game Show Network Chris Georgenes has been using Flash professionally for more than a decade, and has gained a wide…
Web Design Redefined, with Web Fonts
Web Design Redefined, with Web Fonts – Interview with Allan Haley, Director of Words & Letters (Monotype Imaging) In this three minute audio podcast WOW’s roving reporter Jeri Hastava asks Allan Haley about the latest in Web Fonts and Typogaphy.…
Tracking The Companies That Track You Online – PBS
According to a recent report from NPR. the 50 most popular websites installed a total of 3,180 tracking files on a test computer used by The Wall Street Journal to measure the industry’s reach. The 50 most popular websites installed…