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This is a man named Nicholas Felton who is one of the greatest data aggregators of our time, perhaps most famous for hisFeltron Reportsthat collate countless measurements into a rich assortment of graphs and maps reflecting a year’s worth of personal activities. At least, that was what he was most famous for, until today. All eyes are on Facebook today as it holds its 4th F8 conference. For the last 7 years, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has attracted 800 million people to sign up for his social network....

We knew that the Internet Explorer 9 beta was popular, but we had no gut feelings either way on how well the release candidate would perform. After all, most people wanted to play with the beta out of curiosity, how many would bother to upgrade a test toy? As it turns out, millions. The RC for Internet Explorer 9 has surged pasttwo million downloadsin just a week. To be clear, eventually beta users will be prompted to upgrade from the beta to the RC, but the two million number is for “user-initiated” downloads of the RC only....

According to sources close to the project, ActiveX filtering will be a part of the Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. According toWinRumors: “The filter will allow users to control what ActiveX elements are displayed on sites they visit, furthering Microsoft’s commitment to security within its browser.” We have been covering Internet Explorer 9 extensively in recent weeks, especially with regards to the browser’sHTML5 compliance. Internet Explorer 9 contains other security measures likeTracking Protection, tools that Microsoft hopes willturn around the browser’s imageas insecure....

I remember visiting a school in Accra, Ghana earlier this year. Though many of its students could recite the lyrics of popular musicians in Ghana, none of them had heard of YouTube or even of the Internet. Such experiences bring one face to face with certain realities; first is that Africa remains the world’s least connected continent and second is that it will take tremendous effort by the continent’s private and public sector to reverse this reality....

This year the Internet Archive turns 25. It’s best known for its pioneering role in archiving the internet through theWayback Machine, which allows users to see how websites looked in the past. Increasingly, much of daily life is conducted online. School, work, communication with friends and family, as well as news and images, are accessed through a variety of websites. Information that once was printed, physically mailed, or kept in photo albums and notebooks may now be available only online....