Topics: Culture: Politics and Money
Licensing, copyright, patents. W3C, ICANN, RIAA/MPAA, web laws. Censorship, freedom of information, online privacy. (18 articles)
Web 3.0
by Jeffrey Zeldman
Issue 210January 16, 2006
Web 2.0 is a fresh-faced starlet on the intertwingled longtail to the disruptive experience of tomorrow. Web 3.0 thinks you are so 2005.
When You Are Your Own Client, Who Are You Going To Make Fun Of At The Bar?
by Jim Coudal
Issue 201August 22, 2005
Should your blog have a business? Jim Coudal shares insights into the adventure of transitioning from client services to product creation.
Web Accessibility and UK Law: Telling It Like It Is
by Trenton Moss
Issue 176April 09, 2004
There’s been widespread speculation about the new legislation being introduced in the UK, which is intended to ensure that websites are accessible to people with disabilities. This article examines how these new laws will affect the way you design in the real world.
A Fairy, a Low-Fat Bagel, and a Sack of Hammers
by Nick Usborne
Issue 162November 07, 2003
Never underestimate the importance of words on the web.
Using XHTML/CSS for an Effective SEO Campaign
by Brandon Olejniczak
Issue 159September 01, 2003
Improve your search engine ranking by harnessing the benefits of well-authored XHTML and using CSS to boost your code-to-content ratio.
Accessibility, Web Standards, and Authoring Tools
by Christopher Schmitt
Issue 141March 22, 2002
With the advent of more compliant web browsers, the quest for standards shifts to the tools pros use to build sites. Christopher Schmitt spoke with Adobe and Macromedia for the low-down on web standards, accessibility, and authoring tools.
Getting Paid
by Jeffrey Zeldman
Issue 134January 18, 2002
As businesses struggle to stay in business, many are short–changing vendors or woefully delaying payment. Zeldman laments the difficulties of getting paid.
MSN, Opera, and Web Standards
by HГҐkon Wium Lie
Issue 127November 09, 2001
Håkon Lie, the father of Style Sheets and CTO of Opera, debunks Microsoft’s claim that web standards have anything to do with the blocking of Opera and Mozilla users from MSN.com. Lie’s eye–opening commentary includes a chart analyzing all 63 top–level pages at MSN.com in terms of standards compliance.
Patents, Royalties, and Web Standards
by Jeffrey Zeldman
Issue 122October 05, 2001
This week there is only one web story that matters. The W3C has written a patent policy that opens the door to royalty payments on web standards.
Global Treaty Could Transform the Web
by Dennis A. Mahoney
Issue 119August 17, 2001
Mahoney is boiling mad over a proposed global treaty that would turn our worldwide web into a mishmash of regional Intranets, each attending to whatever local regulation allows.
Cheaper Over Better: Why Web Clients Settle for Less
by Adam Schumacher
Issue 114July 15, 2001
Schumacher investigates why clients hire bad web designers—and what good web designers can do about it.
The Devil His Due: What Online Porn Portends
by Bob Jacobson
Issue 112June 01, 2001
It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it: Jacobson studies “adult” sites to see what they can tell us about the future of web content. His predictions are not pretty.
Down By Law
by Carrie Bickner
Issue 104April 06, 2001
A U.S. law scheduled to take effect on the 20th of this month will force libraries and schools to censor Internet access or lose their funding. If enacted, the law will restrict free speech and punish the poorest of the poor. Librarian and web developer Carrie Bickner explores the politics of censorship and the digital divide.
Accessibility: the Politics of Design
by Alan Herrell
Issue 94October 16, 2003
Herrell deconstructs the new U.S. accessibility regulations and their implications for web designers everywhere.
Flash Access: Unclear on the Concept
by Joe Clark
Issue 90December 01, 2000
Accessible Flash looks great on paper. But can Macromedia really pull it off? And do enough designers care? Joe Clark offers insight into Macromedia’s press release and poses questions for Macromedia to consider.
The Web is Like Canada
by Joe Clark
Issue 84October 10, 2000
Those who “get” the web create it. Those who do not get the web are put in charge. Joe Clark presents a vision for defending our web against their worst ideas.
Clickthru Is Evil II
by Alan Herrell
Issue 55February 25, 2000
Ten years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the web. Five years ago, advertisers started discovering it. Now they are poised to wreck it. Double-Click’s poison cookie has Alan Herrell foaming at the mouth as he explains why Clickthru is Evil.
The Money Page
by Alan Herrell
Issue 40November 05, 1999
Low tech, high yield: A funny thing happened on the way to the shopping cart. One Web designer found a simpler way to make e-commerce pay. Alan Herrell shows you The Money Page.
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