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As a medium, the internet is comparable only to the book. However, the ubiquity, scale and potential of the internet is, firstly, not yet fully realized, and secondly, without doubt utterly incomparable. Some argue that the internet should now be considered an inalienable human right. While others would have the internet banned outright. Whereas some, like China, choose sensorship…

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A revelation in social relevance and people-powered “found” engines


Power to people. Or so they say. In recent years, the social web has helped empower, enable, connect and cultivate personal and professional relationships all over the world. So what’s next?

Friday, 7 August 2009 → Category: Internet, Social Media & Social Networking, Society & Culture, Technology

Google’s Chrome OS to make ‘net appliances shine?


Google Chrome OS is Google’s long-rumoured entry into the operating system arena. On the whole, Google are doing a good thing. But could Chrome OS also herald the dawn of the ‘net appliance?

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 → Category: Apple, Business, Google, Internet, Microsoft, Software & Hardware, Technology

Who owns your authority on the web?


So who owns your authority on the web? I’m sure this sounds like an odd kind of question to ask, but it’s both very important and highly controversial. The obvious answer would be Google, but that’s to misunderstand their intentions and their technology…

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 → Category: Internet, Social Media & Social Networking, Society & Culture

The rise of the re-Tweet puts pressure on PageRank


To link is to like is to love. Or at least, that’s been my mantra for long enough. Problem is, Twitter and its ilk could be undermining the web itself. But if we link less, are we trusting less? No. We just need a better way to measure who and what we trust…

Monday, 6 July 2009 → Category: Blogging, Google, Internet, SMO & SMM, Social Media & Social Networking

When social media and censorship collide


When we think of moderated comments, the specter of censorship seems inevitable. But is censorship such a bad thing? The rise of social media suggests we ought to take the rough with the smooth, but why should we?

Thursday, 25 June 2009 → Category: Communication, Internet, Legal & Politics, Media & Publishing, Security & Privacy, Social Media & Social Networking, Society & Culture

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