• An Easy way to make tagclouds

    OK, I found an easy way to make external cloudtags and place them on your site. The company is called Zoomcloud and they look pretty interesting. Who ever thought that searching would become the killed app of the web (and filtering)? Another interesting company worth watching is Tagcloud. Now, how to keep on top of…

  • Database misuse – why an identity card is wrong for australia

    One of he strongest reasons against implementing a national identity card (or 'smart-card' or 'Australia card') is that it is vulnerable to misuse. Rather than make us safer, an identity card makes us more vulnerable. A centralised database for all Australians is risky, expensive, and reckless. Police reveal more database misuse – National – theage.com.au A Victoria…

  • ‘Format shifting’ ruled legal in Australia

     This article is from the APC Rights watch website (ie. the Association for Progressive Communication in Australian Rights monitor). Transferring music from CDS onto iPods and other MP3 players will no longer be illegal after Federal cabinet agreed to make sweeping changes to copyright laws, reports Kerry Anne Walsh in The Age. Federal cabinet agreed…

  • Tagcloud: navigation plugin for wordpress

    I found this fantastic plugin for creating cloud navigation on wordpress. check it out! The Ultimate Tag Warrior WordPress Plugin is exactly what it says: the ultimate tag warrior. If you are serious about tags, and using the full version of WordPress, then check out this WordPress Plugin. Developed by Christine Davis, this unrelenting genius…

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  • NYC conference explores tech impact on political communication

    NYC conference explores tech impact on political communication — Newsday.com (The Conference is callled the Personal Democracy Forum, and details can be found at: http://www.personaldemocracy.com/). Also, see my proposal for the history of non-parliamentary political communication). By BETH FOUHY AP Political Writer May 15, 2006, 5:45 PM EDT NEW YORK — Technological innovation, from blogs to podcasting…