http://www.zerodivide.org/tags/google The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-Custom http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/opening_web_2_0_doors_people_disabilities <p>One of the problems with Web 2.0 (and more specifically AJAX&#8217;ed applications) is their <a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/Talks/0508-W4A-MC/paper">lack of usability</a> for people with different types of disabilities. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX">AJAX</a> (aka Asynchronous Javascript over <span class="caps">XML</span> aka snazzy things done behind the browser screen) is an example of technology that has been adopted widely with graceful accessibility trying very hard to catch up.</p> <p>Not all is bad news, Google for one is working very hard (and so are other companies such as Yahoo!</p><p><a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/opening_web_2_0_doors_people_disabilities">read more</a></p> http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/opening_web_2_0_doors_people_disabilities#comments accessibility AJAX Google Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:02:46 +0000 Eugene Chan 1174 at http://www.zerodivide.org http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/what_next_for_sf_wireless <p>Ouch. </p> <p><a href="http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007874.html">Wifi Network News</a> is reporting that <a href="http://www.earthlink.com">Earthlink</a> is withdrawing from its bid to build out San Francisco&#8217;s municipal wireless initiative.</p> <p><a href="http://urltea.com/1cyg">More</a> from the San Francisco Chronicle:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ballard said Wednesday that although the joint deal with Google and Earthlink is now history, the city would regroup and issue a second round of proposals from interested vendors. Officials hope Google, which &#8220;has been a valuable partner throughout all this,&#8221; will want to participate, he said.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/what_next_for_sf_wireless">read more</a></p> http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/what_next_for_sf_wireless#comments Earthlink Google muni wireless san francisco Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:54:09 +0000 Eugene Chan 955 at http://www.zerodivide.org http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/googles_public_policy_blog <p><a href="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1172068259_47cb76b003_o.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></p> <p>While browsing through Google&#8217;s blogs, I stumbled on Google&#8217;s <a href="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/">Public Policy blog</a>. A blogging strategy makes sense for Google&#8212;given who they are and the scale of their ambitions. But it was the first time I&#8217;ve encountered a corporate (read: official) policy blog.</p> <p><a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/googles_public_policy_blog">read more</a></p> http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/googles_public_policy_blog#comments blog Google Public Policy Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:06:51 +0000 Eugene Chan 941 at http://www.zerodivide.org