To publish is to make publicly known, and in reference to text and images, it can mean distributing paper copies to the public, or putting the content on a website.

The word publication means the act of publishing, and it also means any writing of which copies are published, and any website. Among publications are books, and periodicals, the latter including magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers.

In Taxonomy the publicon of the description of a taxon has to comply with some rules.

• It must be published in Latin.
• It must be published on paper.
• The publication must be generally available.
• The date of publication is the date the published material became generally available.

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Bits: Microsoft Searches for Users With Rebates
Wed, 21 May 2008 21:43:18 -0000
In an attempt to attract more users, Microsoft launched a new rebate service for shoppers who find items through its search engine.
Bits: Big Changes Coming to Profile Pages on Facebook
Wed, 21 May 2008 21:18:23 -0000
Facebook prepares significant changes to the heart of its service: user profile pages.
Weak Dollar Bolsters H.P. Global Sales in Quarter
Wed, 21 May 2008 16:50:52 -0000
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company, reported revenue of $28.3 billion in the quarter, up 11 percent from the period a year ago.
Regal Plans to Add 3-D Movie Screens
Wed, 21 May 2008 05:30:42 -0000
The Regal Entertainment Group, the world’s largest cinema operator, has reached an agreement to equip 1,500 screens to show three-dimensional films.
Advertising: To Thwart TiVo, a Nod to Television’s Golden Age
Wed, 21 May 2008 05:15:07 -0000
As marketers strive to counter the growing ability of viewers to skip or avoid advertisement spots, they are bringing back the live commercial.
On the Road Again? Tricks to Logging On
Wed, 21 May 2008 04:10:09 -0000
Business travelers often need more than one way to log on to get their e-mail, send and receive files and search the Web for maps, restaurants and other information.

NerdTV | PBS

NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

Reuters: Technology News

Microsoft says aids Office/open-source interaction
Wed, 21 May 2008 16:29:39 -0400
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office.
Lawmaker questions Google over privacy practices
Wed, 21 May 2008 17:17:43 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee asked Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Wednesday to detail the search engine's privacy practices since it acquired rival DoubleClick.
Mobile ads years away from breakthrough: execs
Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:55 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) - Advertising on mobile phones has enormous potential to become a significant platform for marketers, but any breakthrough is years away and major operators must work together to succeed, executives said.

AP Top Technology News At 5:19 p.m. EDT

Microsoft lures search traffic with cash rebates
By JESSICA MINTZ Wed, 21 May 2008 19:37:21 -0000
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is offering cash rebates when people make purchases after using its search engine as the software maker begins to reveal how it plans to take on Google Inc. following the failure of its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo....
IT companies now largest sector in S&P 500
Wed, 21 May 2008 20:40:07 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Is the Internet boom back? No, but information technology companies have again overtaken the financial industry as the largest sector in the S&P 500 index, Standard & Poor's said Wednesday....
Time Warner to reap $9.25 billion in cable spinoff
By SETH SUTEL Wed, 21 May 2008 20:25:57 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it would formally split off its cable TV business, giving the media conglomerate a $9.25 billion windfall and allowing it to focus on cable network, entertainment and publishing operations....

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