Saturday, September 25, 2004

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool may banish broken links...interesting name for project

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool may banish broken links: "Web tool may banish broken links

By Jo Twist BBC News Online science and technology staff " Peridot alerts web administrators not only which links are broken, but also where the original page has gone.

It can also tell which links have changed and the degree of change in content...

The Peridot team were presenting their research to top executives and engineers this week in Amsterdam, along with other intern research project team across five countries.

Peridot is a green gemstone which, legend has it, was used in ancient cultures to help people find what they had lost.

It was also believed to possess mystical powers including helping dreams become a reality, attracting wealth, calming anger, and dispelling negative emotions.

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