Can Tim Berners-Lee Change The World Again?

Close to twenty years ago Tim Berners-Lee changed the world. He may, judging by a recent speech before the Knight Foundation, amend that to say it was the developed world that was changed, and not entirely for the greater good. There is still the optimistic sense, though, that the Web is a work largely unfinished, leaving lots of good to be done.

Pfizer Launches Site On Medicine Safety

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer said today it is launching a Web site aimed at educating healthcare professionals, patients and the public about medicine safety."We want to increase understanding of the industry's system for ensuring medicine safety," said Dr. Joseph M. Feczko, chief medical officer for Pfizer.

Baidu Blocked By Major Chinese Sites

It appears that Baidu, the Chinese search giant, has hit a bit of a stumbling block.  Some major portals and social networks in its home market have stopped the company's spiders from indexing their sites.