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President Obama launched a "participative" WhiteHouse.gov
The White House switched to a new website a couple of minutes after noon during the Inauguration Day. The website is aimed at giving more in-depth information and being more …
Timothée Guicherd | 22 jan 2009
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Privacy on the Web: a case study
Details of the private life of Marc L*** has been published by French magazine Le Tigre.They used the footprints available on the Web (among others: Facebook profile and Flickr …
Timothée Guicherd | 20 jan 2009
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YouTube symphony orchestra
YouTube invited musicians from around the world to join the first online collaborative orchestra. Participants have to choose their instrument and will be given access to the …
Timothée Guicherd | 15 jan 2009
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The carbon footprint of a Google search
Physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea (see this article on TimesOnline). He stresses …
Timothée Guicherd | 15 jan 2009
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A tribute to web preloaders
A couple of years ago, websites took several minutes to load. Webdesigners tried to create animations that would prevent the users to go to another page because the loading time …
Timothée Guicherd | 15 jan 2009

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