links for 2011-03-08

"Given the capabilities of HTML5 and the advent of a new generation of browsers tailored for the mobile environment, they can also opt for mobile web-browser based apps - which perhaps are easier and cheaper to create and run. And the advantage that comes with a wider almost universal reach - content can be delivered to a wide range of mobile devices". The answer of course, is 'both'

via @newsmary - whichever dystopian future you choose, it all appears to lead to t'interwebs

"As a journalist, you should never underestimate the smartness, recall and grammatical abilities of your reader"

Jeff Gothelf's great talk gets the Smashing Magazine treatment

"It is incredibly interesting to see how easy and natural it is for [my three-year-old son] to interact with technology, and at the same time, remember the many challenges I had to face when I started using computers—and technology in general."

"The judgment in the contempt of court case involving the Sun and Daily Mail makes some crucial points for those publishing on the web."

"Despite the fact that the UK press is unlicensed, and self-regulated under the auspices of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the Association for Television on Demand (Atvod) has written to newspapers, including the Guardian and the Independent, claiming that they fall within its regulatory ambit."