In a 2008 interview he described the way that online social media has empowered consumers:

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The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative ( DCMI ) incorporated as an independent entity, separating from OCLC, in 2008 that provides an open forum for the development of interoperable online metadata standards for a broad range of purposes and of business models.

By April 2008 two songs off this album were posted online.

On 3 June 2008, an initiative to facilitate collaboration between online expert and amateur scholarly contributors for Britannica's online content ( in the spirit of a wiki ), with editorial oversight from Britannica staff, was announced.

The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, which came into law in 2008, amends the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.

While strips in this vein can be found online as early as 2006, the 2008 site Garfield Minus Garfield by Dan Walsh received enough online attention to be covered by news media.

Atlas & Co., 2008 ( ISBN 0977743330 ) Introduction online

" The Tao of John Quincy Adams: Or, The New Institutionalism and the new American republic " Common-Place v. 9 # 1 ( Oct 2008 ) online

In 2008, Torbay Council finally permitted the film to be shown after it won an online vote for the English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival.

Claiming to be Switzerland's first online bonus program, Bonuspoints was launched in early 2008 and offers incentives for shopping at 70 different online stores.

* Weikel, Ann ( 2004 ; online edition 2008 ) " Mary I ( 1516 – 1558 )" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

“ Lecture Notes, Germany and Europe, 1871 – 1945 ” ( 2008 ) full text online, a brief textbook by a leading scholar

The chief events in Nostratic studies in 2008 were the posting online of the latest version of Dolgopolsky's Nostratic Dictionary and the publication of Allan Bomhard's latest comprehensive treatment of the subject, Reconstructing Proto-Nostratic, in 2 volumes.

2008 also saw the opening of a website, Nostratica, devoted to providing important texts in Nostratic studies online.

When Nova launched a new online portal in May 2008, it included a " Red News " section causing controversy ; asked about the Naked News, they denied securing license and stressed Počasíčko's primacy.

The next day, Viacom announced that by the end of 2008, Neopets, Inc would be renamed to NeoStudios, " which will focus on developing new virtual world gaming experiences online, while continuing to grow and evolve the existing ones.

" Llamas and mash ", The Economist 28 February 2008 online

" The potato: Spud we like ", ( leader ) The Economist 28 February 2008 online

The economic downturn of 2008 saw the advent of the online pawnbrokers such as Borro, who offered customers the chance to gain finance against their assets without ever entering a pawn shop.

* Spectromancer ( 2008 ), online card game

A 2008 American Film Institute poll voted Hoosiers the fourth-greatest film of all time in the sports genre.

A November 2008 poll showed that a 60 % majority of the Dutch population support the legalisation of soft drugs.

In a poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid following the first prorogation of the 40th parliament on December 4, 2008, it was found that 51 % of the sample group thought the prime minister was directly elected by Canadians.

A 2007 poll commissioned by the Center Against Racism ( 2008 ) found a worsening of Jewish citizens ' perceptions of their Arab counterparts: For instance, 75 % of Israeli Jews would not agree to live in a building with Arab residents, 60 % would not accept any Arab visitors at their homes, 40 % believed that Arabs should be stripped of their right to vote, and 59 % believe that the culture of Arabs is primitive.

A 2008 Zogby International poll revealed that 22 % of Americans believe that " any state or region has the right to peaceably secede and become an independent republic.

According to a 2008 Gallup poll, 99 % of Sri Lankans considered religion an important aspect of their daily lives.

However, an opinion poll in April 2008 suggested the result of any referendum on Scottish independence could be close as support for independence had reached 41 % with just 40 % supporting retention of the Union.

In September 2008, Empire named American Beauty the 96th " Greatest Movie of All Time " after a poll of 10, 000 readers, 150 filmmakers and 50 film critics, the 3rd highest ranked movie from 1999 ( behind Fight Club and The Matrix ).

Pinker was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential scientists and thinkers in the world in 2004 and one of Prospect and Foreign Policys 100 top public intellectuals in both years the poll was carried out, 2005 and 2008 ; in 2010 and 2011 he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers.

The Death Star placed ninth in a 2008 20th Century Fox poll of the most popular movie weapons.

In a poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid following the first prorogation of the 40th parliament on 4 December 2008, it was found that 42 % of the sample group thought the prime minister was head of state, while 33 % felt it was the governor general.

* # 53 in Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time 2008 poll.

A 2008 poll indicates that Americans are sharply divided when asked about their views of the expression socialized medicine, with a large percentage of Democrats holding favorable views, while a large percentage of Republicans holding unfavorable views.

A 2008 poll of editors on Virtualtourist voted the building the second-ugliest building in the world.

He ranked seventh in a 2008 poll by Dog Whisperers Cesar Millan that determined the " best-loved television dog of all time.

In May 2008, a Morgan poll found 45 % believe Australia should become a republic with an elected president, while 42 % support Australia remaining a monarchy and 13 % are undecided.

An opinion poll held in November 2008 that separated the questions found support for a republic at 50 % with 28 % opposed.

According to a June 2008 poll from a Taiwanese mainstream media TVBS, 58 % of people living in Taiwan favor maintaining the status quo, 19 % favors independence, and 8 % favors unification.

According to an October 2008 poll from the Mainland Affairs Council, on the question of Taiwan's status, 36. 17 % of respondents favor maintaining the status quo until a decision can be made in the future, 25. 53 % favors maintaining the status quo indefinitely, 12. 49 % favors maintaining the status quo until eventual independence, 4. 44 % favors maintaining the status quo until eventual reunification, 14. 80 % favors independence as soon as possible, and 1. 76 % favors reunification as soon as possible.

In 2008, Aho's name was included in an opinion poll of possible Presidential candidate, which he ranked last.

In 2008, Bottom came in at number 45 in a poll to determine " Britain's Best Sitcom " by the BBC.

In a poll conducted in 2008, Yoshi was voted as the third-favorite video game character in Japan, with Cloud Strife and Mario placing second and first, respectively.

In 2008, it was voted number 25 on GAME's " Greatest Games of All Time " list, based on a user poll with over 100, 000 votes.

In December 2007 ( and again in October 2008 ), Varna was voted " Best City in Bulgaria to Live In " by a national poll by Darik Radio, the 24 Chasa daily and the information portal darik. news.

In 2004, Adams was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact on the English game, and in 2008 he was placed third in the 50 Greatest Gunners poll on the club's website.