Nice review of logging frameworks for Java.

This is a detailed post explaining the reasons high groth of Orkut in India and why Facebook has now started gaining share in India. A must read for any one remotely interest in social networking.

There are 8 alternative Ruby VM's and 4 of them will hit 1.0 status in the upcoming year. A detailed look at the past year and where the community is heading (hint: it's an exciting time to be a Rubyist).