http://mike2.openmethodology.org/bookmarks/ Recent bookmarks posted to OM Bookmarks 60 http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=131&tag=nl.e539 A new interface that allows many-to-many searches on the Freebase database. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:02:47 +0000 search software visual representation http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080420111512402 Study: [T]he acquisition of gratis software [by government agencies] does not require a call for tender. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:08:21 +0000 eu free software government open source software software licence http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/30/german_interior_minister_fingerprint_appropriated/ Chaos computer club turns the table on German Interior Minister who is behind the push for biometric information used for identification purposes. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:46:01 +0000 biometric chaos fingerprint germany identity theft privacy http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076698 Calling the situation "untenable" and describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday said Microsoft must make radical changes to its operating system or risk becoming a has-been. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:24:48 +0000 gartner market share microsoft operating systems virtualization windows http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4261 A summary of how much money your personal information goes for in the market. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:36:59 +0000 identity theft privacy security symantec http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39379900,00.htm In a few years' time, almost all businesses will use open source, according to Gartner; even though IT managers may be unaware of it, and prefer to talk about fashions such as software as a service. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:43:36 +0000 open source http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-url-canonicalization/ Canonicalization is the process of picking the best url when there are several choices, and it usually refers to home pages. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:17:59 +0000 optimization search seo url http://labs.digg.com/swarm/ A graphical depiction of user activity on a social bookmarking/rating site. It would be interesting to apply something similar to MIKE2.0. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:10:18 +0000 user activity visual representation web 2.0 http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Search_Wikia Wikia is trying to capitalise on the Nutch and Lucene projects to create a search engine that will use trusted user feedback. Alpha here: http://alpha.search.wikia.com/ Alexandros.Papadopoulos Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:20:39 +0000 enterprise search open source http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200216886.pdf Search for "wikipedia" in the linked document. How much more recognition can a project get? Alexandros.Papadopoulos Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:08:22 +0000 open source wikipedia http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/02/credentica A startup called "Credentica" is rolling out an encryption & authentication system (U-Prove) that allows users to complete digital transactions while disclosing the minimum amount of information necessary for a minimum amount of time. Alexandros.Papadopoulos Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:27:17 +0000 identity theft information governance information security privacy