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Archive for January, 2008
Kaltura Includes Video To Wikipedia
Jan 31st
Wikipedia has become an authority on so many topics that most have lost count. They only thing it lacks is video descriptions, explanations and tutorials. Kaltura is trying to fill that gap. Reported by TechCrunch, Kaltura has partnered with Wikimedia Foundation to include its videos into Wikipedia. Exact terms of the agreement have not been announced but Kaltura definitely has the potential to grow big with this partnership.
Online video market is getting a little crowded and standing out of the crowd is of most importance. Kaltura has started on an unexplored path of collaborative video creation. Quality of the videos created is subject to debate. But with the force of Wikipedia power users behind it Kaltura has been creating some buzz. Check out one of the videos called Life in Paint.
Bill Gates Last Day Makes Him Look Like An Idiot
Jan 30th
A video of Microsoft founder Bill Gates is floating around on the internet for the past few days. I understand MS staff will miss him in their daily lives. But there was no need to make him look stupid. Looking at the video it looks like Apple or Google made the video.
YouTube Goes Mobile – Even More Mobile Than Before
Jan 29th
YouTube has always allows mobile access to their videos. But till now only a comparatively small number of videos have been available on smartphones, pda’s and cell phones. These videos were formatted differently and as such could not include the entire library. But from today onwards YouTube has opened up its full library to the mobile audience. Point your mobile browser to m.youtube.com and enjoy your favorite clip of funny wedding moments or cat playing the piano.
Google Mobile Blog Announces Video Access
Digg Newbies Empowered
Jan 29th
Digg announced a change in their algorithm which gives more authority to the lone Digg noob. Group digging a story to the front page of the popular site is seen as a plague in the community. To battle this Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, announced in a blog post of the new algorithm change. Behind the scenes Digg uses a variety of non-disclosed methods to distinguish between Digg-worthy articles from others. But when a group of people start digging each others submissions this may cause a low quality story reaching the frontpage of Digg. To bypass this method Digg’s new algorithm will punish stories that are dugg by people of the same group or have very similar backgrounds. Instead it will now use diversity as a key factor in deciding which story jumps from the Upcoming Story section to the front page. As Kevin puts is … When the algorithm gets the diversity it needs, it will promote a story from the Upcoming section to the home page. This way, the system knows a large variety of people will be into the story.
HP Walks On The Open-Source Path With FOSSology – Video Included
Jan 28th
Open-source adoption for businesses and corporations come bundled with security concerns and financial projections. HP’s research and development group have come up with FOSSology.org to placate those concerns. In short, FOSSology is HP’s way of addressing open source software management for IT organizations. If HP is successfully able to address concerns of IT staff then this translates into more open-source adoption among businesses. HP has the following to say about their FOSSBazar project.
FOSSBazaar makes HP’s expertise freely available to the software community as part of a collaborative effort with industry-leading software vendors and The Linux Foundation. Coverity, DLA Piper, Google, Novell, Olliance Group, OpenLogic and SourceForge have joined HP to offer online resources, educational documentation and community interaction to address FOSS business issues and promote best FOSS governance practices.
