October 18th, 2008
Well what a strange two and a half weeks I’ve had.
On September the 29 at 12:08pm (EST) I got a message on FaceBook, from a woman in Florida. It read,
Hi Stefan, Was You Born in Australia or Birmingham, England. UK?
As you can imagine I was more than a bit curious as to how this woman could have any idea as to birthplace. I sent my answer and waited patiently for a reply.
Is Your birthday 19th December 1971?
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September 22nd, 2008
One would think they are relegated to the big trash can in the sky, but no. Deletionpedia steps in to store all the unwanted pages.
Unlike Wikipedia, it isn’t editable (I mean really, what would be the point?).
So if you’re looking for a page you know was on Wikipedia last time you looked, chances are it will be available on Deletionpedia.
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September 22nd, 2008
When someone says that the information on the Internet is mostly rubbish, we tend to agree but does that mean we want, or for that matter need, some form of regulation?
Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, believes that disinformation is one of the major flaws in the Internet and that some system should be developed, he said “…I’d be interested in different organisations labelling websites in different ways”.
On the 14th of September 2008, Tim Berners-Lee gave a speech before the Knight Foundation. He talked about the beginnings of the web and where it was heading. He also outlined a new organisation, The World Wide Web Foundation, which would seek:
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