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Web Interest Group Listserv Archive: June 20, 2007
1. Another Attempt to Match Readers and Relevant News
Ian Clarke who started Freenet, the system intended to make it possible to share information anonymously, and make it virtually impossible to remove from the Internet, has started a new project to engender democracy by making it simple to share accurate information.
Mr. Clarke’s latest project, a Web site called Thoof, is an attempt to improve on sites like Digg and Reddit, where communities of users filter and rank links to news articles and blog entries. Thoof began operating on Friday in invitation-only mode and is set to open to the public next week.
He believes Thoof will provide a way to make sure accurate information can spread, and that he can profit in the process.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/18/business/media/18thoof.html
2. MPack Trojan Attack Claims 10,000 Web Sites
Researchers at Trend Micro are reporting that as many as 10,000 Web sites have been infected with malicious code that redirects unsuspecting users to a server booby-trapped with drive-by exploits—part of a wave of attacks originating in Italy and now spreading through Europe.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2147711,00.asp?kc=EWKNLEDP061907A
3. Call for code of ethics in the blog world
The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place. Now, a few high-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean up the quality of online discourse.
Last week, Tim O’Reilly, a conference promoter and book publisher who is credited with coining the term Web 2.0, began working with Jimmy Wales, creator of the communal online encyclopedia Wikipedia, to create a set of guidelines to shape online discussion and debate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/technology/09blog.html?ref=technology
4. 'Electronic Paper' Edging Toward Reality
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—"Electronic paper" has long been hyped as the future of newspapers and books, but products like e-books have been slow to take off. That may soon change, say executives involved in the pioneering technology.
While Internet companies are scanning libraries of books and making them available online, E Ink Corp., which emerged out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology a decade ago, is seeing a surge in orders for its portable, foldable displays that mimic conventional paper to carry such books.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2111994,00.asp
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