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Is Open Source the new black?

The Way of the Web

Live cross-platform mobile gaming arrives → Is Open Source the new black? July 15th, 2010 · View Comments It seems as if Open Source is becoming fashionable, particularly when it comes to maps.

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Using Blogs to Enhance Learning – Some Helpful Tips - OpenEducation.net

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Open Education. Using Blogs to Enhance Learning â?? Using Blogs with Students. One such option would be to use blogs to enhance the learning environment for students. Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students ,â?? Free Education for All. Some Helpful Tips. In her piece, â??

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25 Major News Sites Ranked By Page Speed

Adam Sherk

To get a basic idea I ran Page Speed , the open source Firefox/Firebug add-on that Google recommends, on the home page of 25 news sites. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction

Adam Sherk

Daniel November 5, 2009 at 6:06 pm Also, how comfortable will news organizations be linking to other sources? To reporters’ sources? If we’re truly in an era of open-source journalism, I say reporters share their access (sort of) to sources via Twitter lists. Thanks for the kind words on the FC article!

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Google Wave fails to cause a splash

The Way of the Web

The central parts of the code, as well as the protocols that have driven many of Wave’s innovations, like drag-and-drop and character-by-character live typing, are already available as open source, so customers and partners can continue the innovation we began. ’ from The Official Google Blog. Love Chrome.

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One potential USP for Diaspora

The Way of the Web

And with the open source and distributed, open approach to data, it could be made easy for consumers and companies to hook up using Diaspora as a platform and channel, rather than having to be within the social network itself. Maybe that would give both movements more leverage?

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Open Software – from watches to newspapers

The Way of the Web

And then open-source it to developers to come up with amazing ideas for what could be displayed there, rather than trying to think of them all. H/T Tim Windsor ) Free and open isn’t the only solution you should look at – there are sometimes very good reasons for going the proprietary route.