Web 3.0 ? Web scraping?

Interesting reading from readwriteweb.com : Web 3.0: When Web Sites Become Web Services

Important points :

The rise of the API culture
Web Scraping

what is WebScraping ??
Dapper, Teqlo, Yahoo! Pipes - the upcoming scraping technologies :

Yahoo! Pipes, a new app from Yahoo! focused on remixing RSS feeds. Another similar technology, Teqlo, has recently launched. It focuses on letting people create mashups and widgets from web services and rss. Before both of these, Dapper launched a generic scraping service for any web site. Dapper is an interesting technology that facilitates the scraping of the web pages, using a visual interface.

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Web2.0
Living with web-based software

March 21, 2007 | Filed Under web2.0 | Leave a Comment

Network Ban !! You need to interact !!

Last night we lost out internet connection(includeing LAN)…which now we will have ot face everyday from 11PM to 12:30 PM.
Read more about it..

Techdirt: Indian Engineering Students To Have Internet Cut Off Each Night To Encourage More Social Interaction

CNN : Stop surfing, make friends, Indian students ?????

Update :
IBN Live :will web restriction help??

March 13, 2007 | Filed Under india, web | Leave a Comment

Career in Computer Science.

A funky futuristic video, exploring the possibilities in a career in Computer Science.

Video: Career in Computer Science - MS Research

Microsoft Research has put together a promotional video - Career in Computer Science. It features mediocre skateboarding, but a cute all-purpose personal robot.

Source :Career in computer science - javascript robots

March 11, 2007 | Filed Under tech | Leave a Comment

India leads Asia billionaire club

“India has the most number of billionaires in Asia with a total wealth of $191bn between them, according to Forbes magazine. With 36 billionaires, India has overtaken Japan’s 24 billionaires, after two decades of Japan topping the Asian rich list.”

Forbes’ 2007 ranking of worlds richest.

Lakshmi Mittal, 56, is the fifth richest person in the world, according to the magazine. The other Indians in the list include Mukesh and Anil Ambani of Reliance, Wipro chief Azim Premji, Bharti Group chairman Sunil Mittal and Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla.

Check who made it to list from India (Asia)

Also check The World’s Billionaires

March 10, 2007 | Filed Under india, listing, news | Leave a Comment