.Net Patent Could Stifle Standards Effort
Just as .Net was generating steam as a platform for web services, it has emerged that Mocrosoft holds some key patents and may use them to "dictate how, or whether, developers of software and devices can link to the .Net initiative." It's no surprise that Microsoft holds patents, but it is a surprise that the company would not release them to the standards initiatives building up around web services. More...
CIPD: E-learning 'Shows Potential not Performance'
People have been saying this for a while, but now it has been officially discovered. More...
Elsevier Announces New Procedures for Retracting Online Articles
After some stinging criticism, Elsevier Science has had a change of heart and will now do the right thing when it comes to retracting journal articles. More...
Publishers Give Classics a Makeove
Interesting. The extension of cooyright terms has hurt the publishers of classic literature. This article looks at publishers such as Penguin who have made a name for themselves in this competitive business. More...
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Connected Age
The point of this article is to show how organized and progressive behaviour can emerge from disorganized and uncontrolled networks. More...
E-learning Manifesto
I think just about every educational weblogger got spammed today with this announcement, along with who knows how many other people. "The International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL) has completed publication of its premiere year of articles." Well fine. More...
Optimizing Flash for Search Engines
Macromedia won't like it, but I have to agree with this advice from Shari Thurow: don't use Flash if you can do the same thing in HTML. This article lingers (naturally, given its source) on the failure of most search engines to index Flash sites. More...
Weblogs at Harvard
Some time this evening (Tuesday), a new initiative, Weblogs at Harvard, will be officially launched. It might be at this page (which so far contains only some demo links and a template). More here and maybe here, including possibly a live blog of the launch. More...
Le jeudi 12 avril 2018, une nouvelle action de contrôle de plusieurs garages a été réalisée dans le cadre du plan d’action du Comité Opérationnel Départemental Anti-Fraude (CODAF) co-présidé par le Préfet et le Procureur de la République. Plus...
Dans le cadre de l’application du code du travail de droit commun, la durée légale du travail a été réduite à 35 heures à Mayotte à partir du 1er janvier 2018 pour les entreprises comptant plus de 20 salariés et au plus tard le 1er janvier 2019 pour les autres entreprises. Plus...
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