Virtualization History of the Network [Infographic] The history of the network is a story about communications. In the late 19th century, the railroads began connecting cities and towns throughout the world. Today, the global digital network gives news definitions to space and time. In this new space, we are entering the realm of the virtual. The virtual network is becoming the standard that… Alex Williams View comments
Art International Museum Day Today is International Museum Day. Celebrated annually on May 18 since its inception in 1977, the day seeks "to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of society." Well, ReadWriteWeb is lousy with museum-goers, and we have paid attention to some of the technological advancements and experiments that museums have seen… Play Curt Hopkins View comments
NYT Database Of The Future Of News To predict the future, you must have the past. That is the theory Nieman Journalism Labs has built upon in creating a new encyclopedia of about the future of news called Encyclo. Encyclo is a curated collection of noteworthy news organizations and what each has done for the future of news. Encyclo "takes a step back from the daily updates and… Dan Rowinski View comments
E-Books Google Brings Color Back to Renaissance Books Google Books has scanned and uploaded 150,000 books written in the 16th and 17th centuries. But there have been repeated requests to see the volumes in "full color," according to Dan Bloomberg and Kurt Groetsch on the Inside Google Books Blog. Now, Google has begun that process, allowing readers to see the books as originally printed instead of… Curt Hopkins View comments
NYT Can Eventbrite Unseat Ticketmaster? Grumbling about Ticketmaster is nothing new. It's been almost 20 years since Pearl Jam led its much publicized boycott of the ticket sales giant. (I'm dating myself with that reference, I realize.) And still Ticketmaster has dominated the industry, merging with LiveNation in 2010 and providing ticket sales for most major music events. But the… Audrey Watters View comments