The infochimps.org community is assembling and interconnecting the world's best repository for raw data -- a sort of giant free allmanac, with tables on everything ...

"Data sharing is catching on with sites like Swivel and ManyEyes making it possible to display, remix, and compare a wide range of data. As the practise of sharing biodata in online banks becomes more common, what are the implications for intellectual property and patient confidentiality?" (links to a 3 page article from First Author)

"With the peer review process sometimes taking up to 5 years for a paper to see the light of day, some economists have started to wonder whether there is a more efficient way of doing things."

GeoCommons is a place to explore, create and share intelligent maps and geographic data.

This report is the result of a study into the use of Web 2.0 technologies for content creation for learning and teaching in Higher Education, funded by JISC, and carried out between March and May 2007.

A weblog about data visualization, visual culture & information design, showing the most beautiful applications of information visualization

Free planetary modelling programs like Google Earth can display environmental data in spectacular and easy-to-access ways

Biological Records Centre's Google Earth species mapper

Google Earth and BODC - the British Oceanography Data Centre detail how they're using Web2.0 technology