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How it works In today's modern Internet, search engines have full control over the web, they can make sites be the center of attention or make them disappear altogether in a flash. A web site that is not referenced by Google, Yahoo or MSN is virtually nonexistent to the average user; it is also largely accepted that search engines cover only 20% of the World Wide Web today. In other words, search engine algorithms dictate which web sites are 'visible' and which web sites don't exist. There is nothing democratic about it, the search engines decide. Either you fit in the system, or you're out of the game. No matter how good your web site is, no matter how good users think your web site is, machines decide if it is a good match for you or not. It could be full of junk for all you know, as long as it follows the rules of page ranking and other criterias set by the algorithms. Like it or not, there is a dictatorship of information, no matter how good the intentions of these companies are, they have control over what you see. Who can better judge if a web site is a good match for your key words, if it's not you ? Aren't you the one who should judge if a web site is right for you? User driven Umibozu attempts to address this problem by providing users the means to vote for web sites that they find interesting or useful, bringing more democracy to the web 2.0. In order to start off the process though, Umibozu brings together all the results of the major search engines in one place, then lets the user refine the results. After all, machines also have the right to vote. Meta search engine Say you're looking for the best pizza place in town, you should not take for granted whatever your good friend tells you, it's always best to have several recommendations, no matter how much you trust this friend. Also, your taste and preferences are an important factor in your choice for a good pizza, and should be taken into account when looking for a good place to eat. This is why Um

What is Redcaster?Semantic Web The 'Semantic Web' is the concept the Internet is more than just a collection of documents with words in them.  The development of the semantic web consists of efforts to 'understand' what the content is about, and to link it together with related documents. Automatic Categorisation Redcaster provides a system which can automatically identify the higher-level 'meta' categories that the article discusses. Redcaster currently offers two distinct categorisation services: Article categories For instance, an article about Barack Obama and the annual state of the nation address would return the categories 'United States', 'Politics', 'Government'.  These categories do not need to be specifically mentioned in the article for them to be identified.Related categories Redcaster can suggest categories which are closely related to the category in question.  For instance, 'Politics' returns 'United States', 'United Kingdom', 'Government' and more.Learning System Redcaster is not a static knowledge base.  It is a learning system capable of recognising new topics and concepts.  If a new subject or person enters the lexicon, then over time this will become a category which Redcaster will start tagging articles with. Free access Redcaster offers a free account and an easy-to-use interface for news publishers to access.  With this account, publishers can submit either their content directly, or links to published articles.

An experimental matrix of Web 2.0 mashups.
Usage: Hover the cursor over any cell in the matrix. A small box gives details on mashups for that API combination. Top links in hover box bring you to that API's reference page. Links in body of hover box take you directly to the mashup. Not all combinations have mashups & only those with the 'º' indicator currently have entries. Cells at the intersection of same API (ex: Amazon+Amazon) list any other examples for that API.

Note that there are two views into the matrix: the default view shows only those APIs for which mashups have been added to the database. The second view shows all APIs regardless of whether there's currently a mashup registered. It's big. Definitions: What is a mashup anyway? As always, it's good to check Wikipedia's definition, but essentially a "mashup" is a web-based application built through (creative) combination of data from multiple sources. Often, but by no means always, this data is retrieved by using a vendor's API such as those listed here. (An API? Also at Wikipedia.) Some recent press may also help explain: BusinessWeek's "Mix, Match and Mutate", The Economist's "Mashing the Web". Background: This is an experiment. It is intended to be both a reference point and also a visualization. What you see here today will change both in content and form shortly. I am quite interested in seeing the 'space' in which mashups exist. Clearly, some APIs such as Google Maps, appear to be more widely used than others. UI Issues: Cross-browser support is good but not complete. Sometimes it can b

What is this?? says: Youtego is a new visual tool for self-visualization in the Internet. We believe in the concept of "recognize yourself to recognize the world around you". This patented concept of self-visualization represents what you believe, feel, know, taught or capable of doing. That concept represents you. The process of self-visualization in Youtego is a combination of semantics (word, phrase) and its visual representation (picture, photo), that you define and select-crop all by yourself. Ultimately, you get the combination or matrix of visual objects that you personally defined and visualized. That combination is younique, because you are younique! However the elements of that matrix (we call them tego-s) may match with people's tego-s anywhere in the world. As a result, you start matching with people by elements (tego-s) that you defined and start experiencing this natural feeling that we all, humans possess - discovering the world of people, the world of self-similarities, the world of emotions around you. Aren't we doing that everyday all our life?

SwarmSketch is an ongoing online canvas that explores the possibilities of distributed design by the masses. Each week it randomly chooses a popular search term which becomes the sketch subject for the week. In this way, the collective is sketching what the collective thought was important each week. A new sketch begins after one week, or after the previous sketch reaches one thousand lines, whichever comes first. Each user can contribute a small amount of line per visit, then they are given the opportunity to vote on the opacity of lines submitted by other users. By voting, users moderate the input of other users, judging the quality of each line. The darkness of each line is the average of all its previous votes.

Basic maps site: The 'Basic maps' site carries the appearance of the new 'interactive maps' site and also includes many new features previously only available on the 'interactive maps' site. The 'basic maps' site has static maps which are non-draggable and you will also be able to use it without having to enable JavaScript. Birds Eye: Birds Eye or 'oblique' imagery, gives a unique perspective by taking images at a 45-degree angle and from four different directions. The imagery is captured by low-flying aircraft and is constantly being expanded and updated. Find A Business: This service allows you to quickly find local businesses and services, get directions to them using our route planner and share what you find with friends and family. Improved travel directions: We now offer you walking directions as well as driving directions; the ability to route between points of interest, as well as between addresses; and directions for even more countries. We also give separate maps for the start and end points as well as for your full journey. Search the web: The 'Search the web' tab will take you away from the Multimap site and onto the 'Bing' homepage powered by Microsoft.

How this test works: Your browser will be instructed to reach a series of URLs. The combination of successes and failures tells a story about how ready you are for when publishers start offering their web sites on IPv6. Q: What is World IPv6 Day? This is a trial period where a number of major web sites will provide their content on both IPv4 and IPv6. This is being led by the Internet Society (ISOC). more information is posted on their World IPv6 Day page. World IPv6 day, scheduled for 8 June 2011, is a global-scale test flight of IPv6 sponsored by the Internet Society. On World IPv6 Day, major web companies and other industry players will come together to enable IPv6 on their main websites for 24 hours. The goal is to motivate organizations across the industry -- Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies -- to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 address space runs out. Click here to see the start time in your local area. Why is World IPv6 Day necessary? The address space used by the current version of the Internet protocol, IPv4, is expected to run out in 2011. Without action, we risk increased costs and limited functionality online for Internet users everywhere. The only long-term solution to this problem is adoption of IPv6, which provides over 4 billion times more space. IPv6 is used extensively in many large networks, but it has never been enabled at a global scale. World IPv6 Day will help industry players work together to support the new protocol on an accelerated timeline. With major web companies committing to enable IPv6 on their main websites, there are strong incentives for other industry players to ensure their systems are prepared for the transition.

CSSFly is a web 2.0 tool for easy editing websites direct and in real-time in your browser. Simply edit the (X)HTML-code and the external Style-Sheet files : what you code is what you get! This tool is designed for developers. Use it for developing, testing or checking your web-project or take a look behind the scenerys of your favourite websites.

CSSFly is a web 2.0 tool for easy editing websites direct and in real-time in your browser. Simply edit the (X)HTML-code and the external Style-Sheet files : what you code is what you get! This tool is designed for developers. Use it for developing, testing or checking your web-project or take a look behind the scenerys of your favourite websites.

Buzz What happened on 13 January 2010? Wikio Buzz allows you to find all the events in the news ordered and grouped under themed news categories. Trends See the buzz: follow all the trends in the news and the blogosphere represented graphically. Sources Pages dedicated to each of the blogs and news sites indexed by Wikio. BackLinks Who links to you? To whom do you link? See all the ingoing and outgoing links for your blog with our Backlink factory! Buzz Clouds Who is in the news today? These Buzzclouds show, in real time, the people making the news.

Posterous lets you post things online fast using email. You email us at post@posterous.com and we reply instantly with your new posterous blog. If you can use email, you can have your own website to share thoughts and media with friends, family and the world. What can I send to posterous? You can attach any type of file and we'll post it along with the text of your email. We'll do smarter things for photos, MP3's, documents and video (both links AND files). Here's just a sample of what we support. What do you do when I attach photos to an email? If you attach one photo (of any size, even direct from your camera!), we'll resize it to a web-friendly size and post it. If you attach more than one photo in the same message, we automatically create a good looking image gallery like this one:

What About Yelp? In today's internet-dominated world, online reviews have become an integral part of our decision-making process, whether it's choosing a restaurant, booking a hotel, or buying a product. Among the many platforms available, Yelp has emerged as a popular and influential website when it comes to sharing customer experiences and opinions. With millions of reviews covering various businesses, Yelp has amassed a considerable user base, making it a valuable resource for consumers and businesses alike. However, like any other platform, Yelp is not without its controversies and challenges. Over the years, several concerns have been raised regarding the legitimacy and reliability of Yelp reviews. This raises the question: What about Yelp? One significant concern is the authenticity of reviews on the platform. As Yelp's popularity grew, so did the temptation for businesses to manipulate their ratings by posting fake reviews or soliciting positive reviews from friends, family, or even paying for them. This unethical practice not only misleads consumers but also undermines the credibility and usefulness of Yelp as a reliable source of information. To address this issue, Yelp has implemented various measures to combat fake reviews. They use sophisticated algorithms and automated systems to filter out suspicious content, including reviews that may be biased, suspicious, or posted by the same IP address. Additionally, they encourage users to report fraudulent reviews and have a team of human moderators who manually review flagged content. Despite these efforts, it remains challenging to completely eliminate fake reviews, as some may still slip through the cracks. Another concern related to Yelp is the impact that negative reviews can have on businesses. While negative reviews can alert consumers to potential issues or problems, they can also harm a business's online reputation and ultimately affect their success. Some businesses have accused Yelp of ext

Check what torrents have been downloaded from your/a IP

We have no records on you. This means you are using a private torrent tracker or, of course, you may not be a torrent user at all! It happens. Please, entertain yourself. Feel free to see what other people have downloaded. The search box is on the top. If you have any friends who use torrents, use it to scare them off. We also have a widget that you can install in your website, blog or Facebook page. Or you can just send them a link to this site. They will see a table similar to what you see below. The only difference - they will see their downloads.

We trawl conversations from all the major social networks across the web to bring back nuggets of information to help you:Discover what people are saying about your company or brandFind out what other people think of the TV shows you're watchingBe the first to find out about breaking news storiesTap into the public mood about the latest sporting events

Whats its color is an image-color processing utility that will evaluate an image and give you the image's primary and complementary dominant colors of an image, how many visually unique colors are in an image, and the top ten visually unique colors in an image. Extremely useful when creating any type of designs around an image. The more colorful the image, the better the results. Results will display your image on the best suited background for that image.

Select or upload each tile What happens to my mosaic when I am finished?After you have finished editing your Fauxsaic it is time to decide what you want to do next. You can either publish it for the world to see and review, or save a copy for yourself and press the remove button so only you have the existing piece of art Can I Edit My Mosaic Once I leave the Display Page?Because Fauxsaics is currently without a membership system currently (see below), user information is stored with a command called cookies. This means you can store the Fauxsaics production number onto your computer automatically and edit it later. This will work for 30 days from when begin creation. Make sure cookies are enabled for this to work.

When companies search for you, what do they find? Identified makes the connections in the professional world more accessible, meaningful, and relevant. What Facebook has built for the social graph, Identified is building for the professional graph. Our powerful search engine organizes and categorizes all professional information inside the largest database of people worldwide, Facebook. We help people cultivate their own unique professional brand from their education, work experience, and network.

Lycos Retriever is a unique new service from Lycos. Retriever is an information fusion engine, bringing together information from across the Web into a concise, easy-to-read summary. Retriever Topic pages include meaty extracts from high-quality Web pages which give you basic information and let you know where to go for more. Each Topic page focuses not on a word, but an idea. It also gives you helpful links to pages that tell you more about specific aspects of the basic idea. Retriever evaluates both the quality and the freshness of the information it's reporting. What it returns to the user is a briefing book, with perspectives from all over the Web, not a dry encyclopedia article or one person's opinion on a subject.

SEOO is a complete Search Engine Optimization Suite to compare search engine datas between two web sites and print a detailed report. You can compare the major keywords for a domain, Google PageRank, the number of pages indexed by Google and Yahoo, the number of web sites that are linking back, the Description and Keyword meta tags, the date the website has been online since, the Alexa ranking and what type of server the site is running. It's a free service for webmasters.

Surfraw provides a fast unix command line interface to a variety of popular WWW search engines and other artifacts of power. It reclaims google, altavista, babelfish, dejanews, freshmeat, research index, slashdot and many others from the false-prophet, pox-infested heathen lands of html-forms, placing these wonders where they belong, deep in unix heartland, as god loving extensions to the shell. Surfraw abstracts the browser away from input. Doing so lets it get on with what it's good at. Browsing. Interpretation of linguistic forms is handed back to the shell, which is what it, and human beings are good at. Combined with netscape-remote or incremental text browsers, such as lynx, links or w3m, along with screen a Surfraw liberateur is capable of navigating speeds that leave GUI tainted idolaters agape with fear and wonder.