'Father of the Internet' Lists Flaws in Original Design
The very smart Vint Cerf sharing some of the things he'd change about the internet (via Fora.tv). Fascinating stuff.
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Online policy madness - Don't link to us!
Here's an excellent example of a legal or marketing department (or both) who don't seem to get how the internet & search engines work.
Further, it shows a real disconnect between the kind of content on the site and the policies supporting the site.
Wonder why
Gilmore of the eponymous law
~ A few times now I've referred to Gilmore's Law and wanted to share a bit more about its author. John Gilmore is one of the true mavericks of the internet, and he is a self described entrepreneur and civil libertarian. His ideas are further out on
Hypertext to hyperconnectivity
The invention of hypertext and its implementation in the form of the World Wide Web was a revolution akin to the creation of the modern printing press. We are still seeing the reverberations of this revolution in many spheres of life.
With the implementation of the Gutenberg printing press back
New Digital Divide?
Seth Godin makes an interesting point about a new digital divide:
"I think a new divide has opened up, one that is based far more on choice than on circumstance. Several million people (and the number is growing, daily) have chosen to become the haves of the Internet, and
Blogtalk Downunder
Just back from the Blogtalk Downunder conference that was held here in Sydney over the past few days. The conference was organised by the education department from the University of Technology Sydney, and the attendees were largely academics and teachers. There were a few industry people there, notably Trevor Cook
Australia is a Broadband Backwater
Daniel's points are all too true! Australia is a broadband backwater and it is all due to the incompetence of Telstra. They have a number of practices that have worked against take-up of these solutions. So much for the clever country?
Daniels Blog:
I think the root