Government What Happens to .ly Domains When Libya Shuts Down the Internet When the Libyan government pulled the plug on the country's Internet access on Friday, many outside the country were concerned about the implications the shutdown would have on the country's top level domain (TLD). After all, the .ly domain is a popular alternative to the .com, used by a number of companies, but arguably most commonly associated… Audrey Watters View comments
Twitter Twitter Reinstates Some Ubermedia Apps Twitter announced this afternoon that it has reinstated API access for the developers of Twidroyd and UberSocial for Blackberry (formerly UberTwitter). The news follows Friday's decision by Twitter to suspend the apps due to privacy and trademark violations. Twitter updated its blog post from Friday that announced the suspensions, saying that… Social Audrey Watters View comments
Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Field Trips & the 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Civil War April 2011 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first hostilities of U.S. Civil War, and museums, municipalities, and historic sites are making their preparations for the events and exhibits to commemorate it. And while, no doubt, times are tough for funding cultural heritage projects, there's a lot of excitement and momentum building around the… Play Audrey Watters View comments
Cartoons Cartoon: Share Alike Past generations would be utterly baffled by some of the challenges parents and kids face today. True, we don't have to write notes to school like "Dear teacher, Monique won't be attending classes today because our entire village was wiped out by the Black Plague," or arrange birthday parties at the mastadon petting zoo without the benefit of… Play Rob Cottingham View comments
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