In part, their open letter to Congress, one of the most succinct and informed anti-SOPA communications, states: Congress cannot stand by and do nothing while some of America's most profitable and productive industries are under attack," said his...
Two bills currently making their way through congress -- SOPA and PIPA -- give the US government and copyright holders extraordinary powers including the ability to hijack DNS and censor search results (and this is even without so much as a proper...
Jesse Jackson Jr (D-Il.told Congress Friday iPads were to blame for thousands of US job losses because of its ability to stop book and newspaper printing. Speaking in Congress, Jackson - son of Rev. Jackson is unaware that the majority of companies...
The legislation had passed her committee last year but with the new year and new Congress needs to be resubmitted. Wired pointed out that despite assurances in a congressional white paper that the "proposal prohibits the government from targeting...
Last but not least, the United States Congress is having yet another round of hearings on web advertising and privacy. Privacy concerns are ever-present, but the past week has generated significant buzz on the matter.
An aide of President-elect Barack Obama is clarifying what can be expected from the broadband portion of the stimulus bill currently being constructed in Congress, according to Reuters. Consumer groups want more competition, which they feel will...
The agency would be established by Congress and would keep a check on monopolies and the government in order to spur and protect innovation. Just weeks before the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Lawrence Lessig has taken to...
If you're lucky enough to read this at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Yahoo will discuss its strategy for the local mobile search ecosystem. oneSearch partnerships include AT&T (United States), a global framework agreement with America...
And if other states decide to take that power, Congress may have to get involved because we will have this panoply of different state laws. Essentially a brand name, it identifies and distinguishes a product or service from others for use in...
Just Released Online, New Edition: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - 2005. The new features include enhanced "suggestions" that appear on the fly as you type a query, the ability to add custom buttons to search your...
Federal legislation (and related issues) dealing with Internet privacy, Internet technology, and the protection of children from "unsuitable material on the web," here are a few research reports from the non-partisan and highly respected...
The United States Library of Congress has announced the creation of the World Digital Library today, a project that's also just received its first $3 million in funding from Google. The concept behind the WDL is to use public and private money to...
THOMAS, the specialized database and web site with United States Congress information that's provided by the Library of Congress received a makeover today. It includes an improved UI, better visibility to heavily requested search features like the...
What Levy gets wrong is that books and other objects are also assigned what Library of Congress Subject Headings. Another classification scheme called Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is used in many large libraries around the world.
Library of Congress. The Maptech MapServer contains over 60,000 topographic maps, nautical charts, aeronautical charts, and aerial and satellite photographs covering the United States. NOTE: Article links often change and are not continually updated.
Library of Congress puts Buffalo Bill's voice, Sousa band on Internet. Ixquick is a great meta search engine, but for it to outperform the incredibly popular AOL Search service is not reflective of many people's experiences, especially in the...
