As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth

by Anick Jesdanun. The Age, August 31, 2009. "Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online. Instead the researchers sought to create an open network for freely exchanging information, an openness that ultimately spurred the innovation that would later spawn the likes of YouTube, Facebook and the World Wide Web..."

Future of the Internet III: How the Experts See It

by Janna Quitney Anderson, Director, Imagining the Internet, Elon University and Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project, December 14, 2008. "A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major technology advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the internet itself improves..."

The Future of the Internet

by Jonathan Zittrain. YouTube, April 15, 2008. Professor Jonathan Zittrain of the Oxford Internet Institute previews his book "The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It" at the Tribeca Grand in NYC on April 11 2008.

The Survey, 2008

by ALA Staff. A List Apart, July 29, 2008. "Calling all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites. It is time once again to pool our information so as to begin sketching a true picture of the way our profession is practiced worldwide..."

Web Directions South - Sydney September 23 - 26, 2008

"30 sessions, 10 international speakers, 3 tracks, 5 workshops, 4 very full days covering the technologies, techniques and strategies you need to build the best possible web sites and applications..."

A Complete List of the Many Forms of Web Marketing for 2008

by Jeremiah Owyang. Web Strategy by Jeremiah, January 1, 2008. "Summary and Audience: This document catalogs the many tools and tactics available for corporate web strategy in 2008. Even if your strategy or resource limitations restrict you from entering all spaces, awareness of the changes in our digital landscape are critical. This document is intended for decision makers roles such as CMO/VP/Director of Web and Marketing..."

Web Publishing Guide

Australian Government Information Management Office, 2007. "The Web Publishing Guide helps Australian Government agencies to manage their websites, and to identify their legal and policy obligations..."

Seven Ways to Get the Most Out of the Web on a Budget

By Sean Carton. Clickz, April 16, 2007. "... the specific things that nonprofits and smaller organizations need to do to best leverage the Internet today, then followed it up with a list of pro-quality tools they could get their hands on for free or cheap..."

Where Our Standards Went Wrong

by Ethan Marcotte. A List Apart Magazine, February 26, 2007. "... The problem at hand - We can all agree that the realities of the web make it hard to build a standards-compliant site. Once the client’s CMS, outdated WYSIWYG editors, and third-party advertising code have finished with once-valid markup, things begin to look ever-so-ugly under the hood; this leads many to suggest, like Bowman, that an insistence on validation is at odds with commercial web design. Given that most of these invalid sites look fine in a browser, the amount of time and money required to produce perfectly valid final code seems not only prohibitive, but pointless..."

Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business

By Dave Hecker. Sitepoint, 2007. "... the process of writing a great project specification to advertise your job effectively, selecting the best outsourcing partner, and managing the project to its successful completion. Along the way, you'll pick up lots of handy hints - such as simple methods of determining which outsourcing partner is right for you and simple project management tips that will help keep your project on track..."

Standard Compliance has Two Different Meanings

by Sean Fraser. The Elementary Standards, February 8, 2007."Websites that are standards compliant may not been seen as standards-compliant. It - Actually - makes sense. However, when I was first learning how building websites with web standards was done, it made me crazy..."

Perfection Meets Reality

Creating A Quality User Experience Under Real-Life Constraints, By Garrett Dimon. Digital Web Magazine, November 13, 2006. "It's easy to sit back and preach about how a web team should operate, but it's rare that we really consider and appreciate the realities and challenges involved. We’re going to take a look at how the team behind NYTimes.com, a real team with real constraints, has learned to work together to create one of the best online news experiences in the world. While their situation isn't perfect, it’s an impressive story of unity, balance, and communication that makes the few imperfections of the site that much more interesting..."

The Value of Offline Publicity

by Akinola Akintomide. SEO Chat, 15 November 2006. "Do you think you've done enough for your web site by optimizing it for the search engines and engaging in an online marketing campaign? Think again. If you're not looking offline, you're overlooking one of your most important ways of building traffic..."

Google's Cerf to advise NSF on Internet designs

By Aliya Sternstein. Federal Computer Week, October 5, 2006. "The Computing Research Association (CRA), at the request of the federal government, has formed an advisory board to help guide the design of a next-generation Internet..."

Web Industry Professionals Association Incorporated of Australia

WIPA is an association for all web professionals including: Project managers, website producers, web developers, information architects, web designers, application developers, web content writers, web researchers, interface developers, usability specialists, accessibility specialists, web indexers, Web Security specialists, Interaction specialists, Search Engine Optimisation specialists and more.