Gmail Loses the Thread
Is Google’s decision to offer customers the ability to unthread their Gmail conversations innovative, or a needless compromise designed to increase their business at the cost of undoing one of their...
View ArticleData.Gov.uk’s Richard Stirling In Conversation
Since Data.gov.uk went public in January of 2010, it’s attracted worldwide attention for its usability, its user-friendliness, and its underlying mission to provide citizens with the information they...
View ArticleFlattr Me; Supporting Our Creative Minds
Name someone who deserves more credit than they get. And for bonus points, how to change things so they get more. Open source programmers rarely receive the credit they deserve for their hard work and...
View ArticleGoogle’s 3 Weirdest Mistakes
Being one of the largest search engines on Earth isn’t easy, but it sure is profitable. Of course, making lots of money and breaking new technological ground has its downsides, too. Google isn’t the...
View ArticleEmail Data Mining: Archival vs. Marketing
Gmail and Hotmail already have put into place or will be soon switching over to versions of a “priority inbox.” These services track user behavior, alerting marketers to what messages are considered...
View ArticleNewSQL: The Dream of the Scalable Database
MySQL has been the favored database of web programmers who need to get started on the cheap. Unfortunately, the program has limitations. Facebook, for example, was and still is built primarily on...
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An Inside Look at Drupal
Drupal Icon Aside from having a phonetically intriguing name, the content management system Drupal also has a dedicated core of programmers who work tirelessly to extend and improve its functionality....
View ArticleA Guide to Common Look and Feel
Common Look and Feel is a standard developed by the Treasury Board of the Canadian Government to help make accessible websites, web addresses and email to all. The standard also introduces the notion...
View ArticleThe Limits of Communication
Google has just announced plans to allow users to search not only the web but all of their Google docs and gmail accounts on one screen. This impressive array of information–and the corresponding...
View ArticleUse of Drupal in Government Platforms
Open source platforms and software garners its strength from its adaptability. Unlike a purely corporate tool, an open source project is inherently adaptable to the needs of a particular client or...
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