With the recent news that the Iranian government has decided to limit ADSL bandwidth above 128 kbps for all ISPs (BoingBoing reported it before Reuters) without giving a reason, it makes sense that this is an opportune time to take stock of state-mandated Internet regulation (including content filtering and surveillance) schemes around the world....
Continue ReadingIn the wake of the purchase of YouTube by Google, there has been a lot of discussion about online video and the various companies trying to gain market share in the space. When you look at the various players, you’ll see a lot of different approaches. Some focus on viral video. ...
Continue ReadingeKarjala inspired me to take the time and dig up some fossils of today's most popular websites using the Wayback Machine. Click on the images to be taken to the archived websites and the text link to see today's versions:
APPLE (December, 1998)
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Continue ReadingWhile browsing Consumerist the other day for updates on the Krempasky vs. Popken debate, I noticed that one of the posts reported that Consumer Reports has introduced a Consumer Safety Blog. I'm a big fan of consumer advocacy and think it's a great idea. However, I can't say I'm taken with the site right away....
Continue ReadingThis is one of those weeks where I've got more material than time. So here are some quick thoughts on some things that have been floating around my browser this week.
(1) A new startup launched this week called Grand Central. According to Life Hacker, Grand Central "lets you consolidate all of your phone numbers into one number,...
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