Running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster. Source: Slate
I wish Drupal and the White House nothing but happiness. But I have a feeling this story ends badly. If the administration had conducted a few polls among the swing demographic of Web site administrators, it would have realized that Drupal is pocked with political landmines.
9 Things You Can't Forget When Designing a Blog Source: Tutorial9
Great advice for any blog development, and to get full branding, social media, public relations benefit from your web effort. Easy to follow guide. I integrate this advice into web development projects now.
News Content As a Resource, Not a Final ProductSource: Slashdot
Paul Graham has posted an essay questioning whether we ever really paid for "content," as publishers of news and music are saying while they struggle to stay afloat in the digital age.
7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now: Source: The Huffington Post
Bored at work? Wondering what you can say to anger a cop or what people do with their pets after they die? Look no further: HuffPost Comedy has picked 7 sites for you to waste time on that will answer all of these questions and more.
Netscape Founder Backs New Browser - NYTimes.comSource: The New York Times
It has been 15 years since Marc Andreessen developed the Netscape Internet browser that introduced millions of people to the Internet.
Marc Andreessen in 1996. Netscape was the dominant Web browser until Microsoft introduced Internet Explorer.
Facebook Launches 'Facebook India Developer Contest'Source: IT News Online
Facebook has launched the 'Facebook India Developer Contest', a contest for Indian developers to showcase their Web development skills by creating Facebook applications and Facebook Connect Integrations.
Google unveils 'smarter search'Source: BBC News
Web giant Google has unveiled new products that it says will push search in a new direction.
Google is using so-called semantic web technology to leverage the underlying data on websites to enhance results.

So I've been trying to find out for the life of me what Web 2.0 actually means. I'm in the industry, have been for several years now, and am not planning on leaving it anytime soon. So, shouldn't I know by now what web 2.0 is?
The quest beings...
I'm sorry but Dreamweaver is dyingSource: pcpro.co.uk
I've received a number of very kind emails regarding my last digital design column, but I have to admit that a couple made me feel slightly uncomfortable.

This article is cross-posted at the Flex Cookbook. It's mildly technical in nature, and definitely aimed at a specific demographic - I'm writing to Flash Developers curious about Adobe Flex. I hope at least a few people find it to be helpful!
Hackers Struggle with Browser CompatibilitySource: Technology Review
It turns out that one of the biggest issues they had was browser compatibility. Yestrumskas told me that the two had working code running on Safari, but that, as he tested it and made a few tweaks, for an unexplained reason the attack just stopped working.
12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design Source: Smashing Magazine
Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other things, we highlighted embedded video blocks, specialized controls and context-sensitive navigation.
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools Source: Smashing Magazine
PHP is one of the most widely used open-source server-side scripting languages that exist today.
The State of the Web 2008Source: webdirections.org
Welcome to this detailed report from our first "State of the Web" survey of professional web designers and developers.
I Can Haz Community?Source: Vitamin
Ben Huh from I Can Has Cheeseburger gives you 15 top tips on how to take your community to the next level, one user at a time.
10 Useful Web Application Interface TechniquesSource: Smashing Magazine
More and more applications these days are migrating to the Web. Without platform constraints or installation requirements, the software-as-a-service model looks very attractive. Web application interface design is, at its core, Web design; however, its focus is mainly on function.