Monthly Archives: December 2006
Rise and Fall of Blogging
The number of bloggers, commonly believed to be ever-increasing, will peak in 2007, according to the Internet consulting firm Gartner, Inc.
A spokesman at Gartner told the Associated Press that the reason for the slowing growth is common sense. Those who want to start a blog already have, and the dedicated writers will keep theirs up [...]
Web Sites Failing the Disabled
93% failed to provide adequate text descriptions for graphics
73% relied on JavaScript for important functionality
78% used colours with poor contrast, causing issues for those with colour blindness
98% did not follow industry web standards for the programming code
97% did not allow people to alter or resize pages
89% offered poor page navigation
87% used pop-ups causing problems for those [...]
On a Personal Note
Yesterday I got word that I passed my comprehensive written exam for my master’s degree. That means all that’s left before me is to actually write the thesis that’s been banging around in my head and on this site for the past two years...
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Rock Copyrights in Britain Set to Expire
CNN (via Reuters) reported Friday on Britain’s recent debate over whether to extend copyright protection on music from 50 to 95 years. According to the article, the British government is set to let the 50 year limit stand.
What does this mean? It means that the early hits of some still living musicians could become public domain [...]
Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
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