The Unbubble?

August 20, 2006

One is tempted to view events like the latest see-and-be-seen geekfest as a sure a sign as any that we are bubbling away, but the chatter over the demise of Kiko, a death that some see as a sign of the Borg-ishness (Borg-itude?) of Google, has me thinking that this time the Googles of the […]

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More on p2pnet’s Freedom of Speech Campaign

August 19, 2006

Jon Newton, the publisher of p2pnet and victim of an online defamation suit, has received a remarkably nasty (and predictably, anonymous) email attacking him for his efforts to raise awareness of well-founded and serious concerns over the basic unfairness of Canadian defamation laws. I’ll admit to having been shocked by the appallingly mean-spirited and small-minded […]

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Run DMCA – Is a Canadian DMCA in the Works?

August 18, 2006

From Michael Geist: Despite the negative experiences with the U.S. DMCA as well as the recent calls against anti-circumvention legislation from musicians, artists, security companies, librarians, and the privacy community, within the next couple of months Canada may be facing its own DMCA. I remain strongly against such an approach. We do not need anti-circumvention […]

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The Mac and Corporate IT

August 18, 2006

David Pogue posts on the Mac and its amenability (or not) to life in the corporate world (the comments are excellent).

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Why I Read Nick Carr

August 16, 2006

His post today. I have one comment, though. Carr writes about how vexing it is for some that it’s hard to get A-listers to link to their blogs. Carr quotes Jay Rosen, an NYU journalism prof who pens Pressthink, as saying that the best way to get a link from him is to write a […]

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Mac Crashes: A Surprise?

August 15, 2006

Scoble wonders if this is a surprise. No, it isn’t. But they do crash less. Much, much less.

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This is Going to Come as Quite a Surprise to Africa

August 15, 2006

Why people aren’t “rich”.

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The New Adventures of Captain Copyright

August 15, 2006

Howard Knopf and Michael Geist keep us up-to-date on the exciting adventures of Captain Copyright, in his continuing quest to indoctrinate teach our children with his opinions about copyright law. In his new adventures, the good Captain appears to be trying some sleight-of-hand to spin his reaction to the controversy he originally created. What I’m […]

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Windows Live Writer: What’s the Big Deal?

August 14, 2006

I’m not getting the stir over Microsoft’s blogging tool. What I am wondering, though, is what Robert Scoble, who while at Microsoft was an occasional critic of the buzz Google could generate from non-announcement announcements, is thinking about all the attention Microsoft is getting over what amounts to either a trivial development or a complete […]

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We May Actually Have to Start Talking to Each Other

August 13, 2006

Jeff Jarvis wonders how media-addicted travellers will manage in a security-concerned world. Fred Wilson too. A book doesn’t seem to be enough for some – I’m hoping that my moleskine and a pen can make it onboard, too.

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YouTube: It’s Not About the Sharing

August 12, 2006

Dvorak has an interesting article out about YouTube, puzzling over why the commentariat kvetches about one shortcoming or another, all the while not giving enough credit to its utility as a tool for sharing video. Fair point. But even so, I’ll kvetch about one more thing. I suspect that YouTube’s success isn’t really about “sharing”, […]

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Yet Another Gadget Site

August 11, 2006

Michael Arrington has announced the launch of the newest addition to his growing stable of blogs – CrunchGear – a site about gadgets. Arrington says it will be unique. I hope so, because this space is awfully crowded with sites – blogs and otherwise – trying to get a taste of the webvertising dollars aimed […]

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