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Web 2.0 News

The correct definition of Web 3.015 Dec

I’ve been interviewed about my opinion regarding Web 3.0 on numerous occasions and thought it was time to write about it here as a way of drawing a line in the sand for future reference. It was actually Jason Calacanis’ twitter message about his definition that inspired me to put my thoughts on paper, so [...]
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Google’s response to Facebook “Maka-Maka”31 Oct

It’s time for Facebook to make it easier for developers to build decent applications. The main let down for me, is the poor usability of most applications. This is hardly surprising at this stage though, as developers lack experience in using Facebook’s proprietary markup language. What’s worse, is that most developers force you to install [...]
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W3C MobileOK Basic Tests go to candidate recommendation30 Oct

Regular readers of this blog will know all about the Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP). Paul’s previous post on the subject raised a few hackles and sparked a lengthy debate. I don’t propose to revisit the Mobile Web vs Mobile Internet debate in this post but, rather, raise peoples awareness about the MobileOK (MOK) Basic [...]
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Enabling more trustworthy relevant and reliable search24 Oct

To help seed interest and gain mass adoption for Content Labels more quickly, we’ve decided to give our technology to other trust providers for free. This may sound a little weird but it’s not. Segala’s revenue model is based on partners certifying Web sites for Web accessibility standards compliance and in the future, mobileOK compliance. [...]
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A blog without comments is a Personal Web site27 Aug

[Update] Thanks to Gerry Hanratty I can see that Mike Arrington agrees with my definition of a blog. I was first prompted to write this post when one of Segala’s Certified Partners directed me to their ‘blog’. I can’t remember why, I think it was regarding the design and it was asking us to review [...]
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Are you getting relevant updates?10 Aug

Subscribing to RSS feeds is a great way to have news updates and blog posts sent direct to your computer without having to visit our blog. Using an RSS reader such as Google Reader constantly checks our blog for new content. Whether it’s updated hourly or daily, you can be sure that you won’t miss [...]
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Blog Tips#2 Increase readership through subscription11 Apr

In my last “Blog tips” post, I discussed how to make it easy for readers to find the content they’re looking for. This time I’m going to talk about how to substantially increase your readership and more importantly, how to keep readers informed or interested, to ensure they continue to come back. Making it easy [...]

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