10 December 2002

2002 Google Zeitgeist GOOGLE BLOGSPACE -- The 2002 Google Zeitgeist is out, covering search trends. It also includes a nifty Google Timeline 2002 that covers the popular queries and logos over the year on Google. [Google Weblog]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Google Adwords Work for Jakob Although Jakob Nielsen doesn't disclose he's on Google's board, he does disclose that Google Adwords work for him.   [Comment on Shoptalk]

WiFi: The Future Isn't Here Yet Wireless communications analyst Dylan Brooks of Jupiter Research says the industry is in "a bit of a bubble... We've had more than $2 billion in venture capital money flowing in, more than total revenues." Everyone seems to agree that Wi-Fi is the future -- but the future won't be here for at least another few years. Synergy Research predicts that the industry's revenues won't top $3 billion (1% the worldwide telecom equipment market) before 2003, and WiFi has yet to crack into the corporate market -- which is where the money is. Giga Information Group analyst Stan Schatt explains, "Most corporations are holding back because the suppliers cannot provide good security or tools for closely monitoring how the networks are performing." [ New York Times and Newsscan]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

The Fall, Rebranding and Rise of Push Publishing IT WORLD -- "RSS is a veritable hive of activity and innovation." It's not about push. It's about weblogs.   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Jon Hanna on URIs "Unfortunately there seem to be a good few people who still think of the web as 'URL points to file' and haven't got the basic concept that URIs identify resources," says Jon Hanna, eminent Irish code warrior.   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Topgold's e-mail Stats Aboard Irish Rail -- I've been receiving and sending e-mails while aboard Irish Rail since March 2000. This year, I graduated from the Nokia Cardphone to the Nokia D211 card. Its antenna sensitivity is better. However, I've noticed that wireless connectivity is better when en route from Kilkenny to Dublin than it is between Thurles and Dublin. This must frustrate those traveling to Cork. The Dublin-Cork run is one of the most popular rail links in the UK and Ireland. Here's a look at my personal mail stats from the past year: 975 averge mail messages per week 23% of all messages read 66 new messages sent each week 24 replies written each week 6:47 used each week for e-mail Sent from IBM TransNote and Nokia D211 using Vodafone HSD.   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Open: Browsers for the Visually Impaired OPEN -- Places to start learning about accessibility issues include many of the bookmarks maintained by members of the Open Mailing List. Browser Issues for Disabled CAST Trial of Home Page Reader Lynx Browser [Alan Horstmann, Mick Kelly and Derek Lawless]   [Comment on Shoptalk]