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EBay Explores Human Nature, Likes What It Sees

Okay all you pessimists and realists, you're not going to like this, but that won't be all that surprising. EBay chairman and founder Pierre Omidyar says people are basically good, and that basic goodness is what made eBay what it is today.

The Competitive Nature of Internet Marketing

I recently read John Reese's PDF announcing the launch of his new Income.com site. In the PDF he talks about how competitive internet marketing will become in the coming 5 years, and stated what are the two main ingredients to large sustainable profit in that type of marketplace. The first is on the concept of optimization:

Service Modeling Language Submitted to W3C

Service Modeling Language has been submitted to the W3C.

"Wiki-Like" Peer Review Flounders In Nature

Wikis have been a hot topic this year, and most of the stories about them have been both positive and optimistic. Everybody likes wikis, a lot of individuals (and businesses and organizations) want them. But a recent open peer review experiment at the scientific journal Nature has failed, and some people are now second-guessing the model.

Where Were the PR People at Vloggercon?

The past weekend - not the last one, but the weekend before - I went to Vloggercon.

A Case Study in The Transient Web?

Remember when I wrote about the transient nature of the Web? It might be happening to YouTube.

Problems Sprout For Nature Over Wikipedia

The Encyclopedia Brittanica has expressed its extreme displeasure with the Nature science journal over its comparison of Britannica to Wikipedia.

Google Earth Supporting Scientific Research...

From the popular journal, Nature, an interesting article on how biologists are using Google Earth to support their efforts.

Wikipedia Close to Brittanica, Sets Donations Goals

As Wikipedia becomes larger and more widely accepted, now with an Alexa rank in the range of the top 30 websites on the Internet, it's beginning to have an impact on people's perception, accuracy, and donations strategies. All of which have been, for the most part, positive.

Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

A lot of angst has been suffered in recent weeks over Wikipedia, the free open-source encyclopedia.