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The transparency movement has finally come of age. Power has shifted to the users. Their trust has to be earned in different ways now says Jay...
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Genealogy or family history is a popular pastime in Europe and still even more in the USA. Something we Westerners tend to forget is that many...
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It is presumable that some of you already know the answer to the above question. But first let me explain, at least for the ignorant among...
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Computers can do anything or almost anything. They can even read books with the help of Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Images from printed pages are converted...
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Lorem ipsum is a text without meaning used by typesetters and desktop publishers to try a font or lay-out. It contains Latin looking words or parts...
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Probably one of the coolest digital historical projects I’ve ever run into is the Venice Time Machine. Before we talk any further, you should watch a...
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There’s a new kid on the block and it’s not just any kid. A few day ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee, one of the co-founders* and also...
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May 2 1968 riots broke out in France. Demonstrations started at Paris University and soon spread all over the country, drawing in more students, factory workers,...
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Ten years ago Clay Shirky publiced his bestselling Here comes everybody. The power of organizing without organizations. I read the book a couple of years later...
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