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Tim O’Reilly on FLOSS Weekly with Leo Leo Laporte

by Ben Taylor on July 25, 2009 · Comments in Podcasts Tagged as: • • • • • •

A really fantastic podcast. Tim O’Reilly talks about open source and the future of web technologies. Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media. He works to spread knowledge on past, present, and future technologies though his company. Beyond publishing is recognized as a leading visionary for future technology trends. He is an [...]

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Firefogg and Video on Wikipedia

by Ben Taylor on July 20, 2009 · Comments in Interviews, Videos Tagged as: • • • •

Over the next few months Wikipedia will introduce server-side transcoding technology (i.e. no Adobe Flash), a new Wikipedia video player, and a set of collaborative editing tools which will allow community members to amend videos. This is a huge step forward in support for open video standards for the Wikipedia community.

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Web and Tech Links: 18 July 2009

by Ben Taylor on July 18, 2009 · Comments in Web and Tech Links Tagged as: • • • • •

Wired: Rate your internet dependency level.
Mahsable: GO Canada! Facebook doesn’t comply with our privacy laws.
EFF: Orwell in 2009 – dystopian rights management. A good piece on the Amazon debacle.
Mashable: Amazon: We won’t remotely delete books again.
O’Reilly Radar: How NPR is embracing open source and open APIs
TechCrunch: If execution is what matters, where does that leave [...]

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