Blog post in the category Internet

  • Nebula.tv

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    I've signed up for a Nebula.tv subscription to watch Tom Scott's England series, as well as other lighthearted educational channels and exclusive series.

  • The Loss of Links Continues

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    It has been a year since I wrote about the loss of links on the web and wrote a script to analyse broken outgoing links on my website. Throughout the year I check on outgoing links using my on this day page – familiarising myself with content from the past and marking broken links as I go.

  • Broken Links Analysis

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    In a previous post, I talked about the loss of links on the web. In Brian Suda’s research on his Pinboard links, he found that 22% of the links were gone. I have links on my website dating back to early 2006, so I was curious how many would still be working.

  • The Loss of Links on the Web

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    Many people believe that what they do on the Web will stay there forever. Maybe it is a scaremongering tactic to stop sharing information and it was something I used to be aware of. However, it's a rather common misconception. Although the Web is infinite in its scale –…

  • Advent Calendars

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    December has arrived once more, and it brings with it the holiday tradition of advent calendars. Most people are familiar with, and have fond memories of, the “real world” calendars in which a hyperactive child.

  • The DiggBar Controversy

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    It seems that the DiggBar has been on a lot of people's minds recently, since I wrote a brief JavaScript solution to break free from site-wrapping frames, such that the DiggBar, a lot of other people have offered their opinions and solutions.

  • The Problems of URL Shorteners

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    After my two recent articles, firstly about internet-protocols for desktop applications and how I feel they are breaking the web and my views on the recent re-insurgence of site-wrapping iframe behaviour seen in the newly released DiggBar and on Facebook, I wanted to discuss another issue I have with the web today; URL shorteners.

  • Site-Wrapping Frames

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    Yesterday saw the release of a new feature on the social news suggestion website Digg, titled "DiggBar". Every URL posted on the Digg system now incorporates this DiggBar feature. This feature works by creating a short Digg-specific URL for page you're about to view, then it loads the destination page in an iframe.

  • Breaking the Web

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    Large social websites, such as MySpace.com and Facebook, who attract a broad range of users, some often largely inexperienced with the web as a whole, and web-based desktop applications such as the iTunes Store and Spotify are breaking the web.

  • Flickr Uproar

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    This morning, as I checked through my feeds, I noticed some Flickr news. In brief, Flickr are doing two major things which have caused complete uproar within its community.