Yahoo Takes Panama To Taiwan

Sponsored searches in Taiwan may have just gotten a bit better - Yahoo introduced the upgrade known as Panama.  Unfortunately, this will once again lead us towards something resembling a geographical “Who’s on First?” routine.

Irish Pix.ie Excels At Photo Sharing

Pix.ie is a photo-sharing site that’s based in, and generally targeted at, Ireland.  But if you’re not Irish, it’s still worth a look - among other advantages, the beta version of Pix.ie has a monthly upload limit that’s five times larger than what Flickr offers.

(non)Value of Open Communities

Many web companies significantly profit from the appearance that they are open, but anything of value eventually needs to have some limitations placed on it. In spite of no longer having MovableType installed on this server, the mt-comments file is one of my most requested files. Registration moves you away from The Tragedy of the Commons to something more sustainable.

Can You Trust Wikipedia?

Trust - reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. How confident are you that a particular Wikipedia page has reliable information? How sure are you in the ability of all the people who may have edited that page? Thanks to Luca de Alfaro and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz you may soon be able to…