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Maybe Britannica is on to Something
Shortly after Britannica announced it was opening up its content for user edits, Wikipedia’s founder put out a call to place some articles in the care of reviewers. Maybe Britannica is on to something.
Monty Python Makes Money with Free Videos
After launching an official YouTube channel, Monty Python saw DVD sales increase 23,000% on Amazon. Does that mean that free content means big bucks? Not quite, but the entertainment industry should still take note.
How Mosembro Uses Microformats to Improve Usability
Mosembro is a web browser for the Google Android platform that incorporates microformats as core functionality. Meitar takes a look at how the latest mobile browser stacks up, and ponders the possibilities.
Startup Leftovers: What To Keep And What To Throw
Testing new web apps can be akin to dining on an exquisite feast … but then there are “the leftovers”. Phil has been gorging on some of the newer web apps popping up lately, and gives us the low-down on what deserves to stay in the fridge — and what should be chucked.
PHP Framework Plans Socially Responsible Coding Contest
The Symfony PHP framework is planning a 48-hour programming competition modeled after a similar, successful competition held annually by the Ruby on Rails community. Symfony’s version, though, has an interesting twist.
comScore: Web Audience Now Tops 1 Billion
The audience of the entire Internet has crossed one billion users for the first time, says comScore. That’s a pretty huge milestone for the web, though it still only represents about 15% of the world population.
SitePoint Podcast #7: Let’s Get Twitter Out of Our System
In Episode 7 of The SitePoint Podcast, your regular hosts are joined by Twitter expert Sarah Milstein to discuss where Twitter is at and where it’s going. Twitter has been a recurring theme in the podcast, but with this episode they hope to get Twitter out of their system!
Advice: Just Finish It!
Ideas are only worth as much as their implementation, but often we don’t get that far. Whether because of procrastination, second guessing, or runaway perfectionism, not finishing your app is the worst thing you can do.
Britannica Plans to Take On Wikipedia with Community Edits
Within the next 24 hours, Encyclopedia Britannica will begin allowing visitors to the site to submit content to the site’s editors for inclusion in the reference. The policy change is an effort to compete with Wikipedia, but will it work?
WebNotes Puts A Sticky On The Annotation Game
Researching information online should be both efficient and accurate, and browser tools are perfectly poised to assist the process. Phil takes a look at the latest offering in this space, WebNotes, and like what he sees. Mostly.
