December 2010
Evan Williams: The Challenges of a Web of Infinite... →
OM: There is a lot of talk about the web being dead. When you look over next five years into the future what does the Internet look like?
Ev: I think there is misunderstanding of the whole “web is dead” thing. What’s “dead” is the original model of the web, which was completely distributed and decentralized. In the beginning, it was like a million little islands, some of them were bigger islands....
Evan Williams: The Challenges of a Web of Infinite... →
OM: There is a lot of talk about the web being dead. When you look over next five years into the future what does the Internet look like?
Ev: I think there is misunderstanding of the whole “web is dead” thing. What’s “dead” is the original model of the web, which was completely distributed and decentralized. In the beginning, it was like a million little islands, some of them were bigger islands....
“We described it as, “Friendster on your cell phone.” That’s what made Dodgeball...”
– Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley: Location Will Connect Us: Tech News «
“At one point, 50% of the CD’s produced worldwide had an AOL logo on it. We were...”
– Jan Brandt, AOL’s former Chief Marketing Officer (via How Much Did It Cost AOL To Send Us Those CDs In The 90s? “A Lot!,” Says Steve Case)
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Bed or Bits? Nearly Half of All Americans Would... →
Would you happily lose your pillow before the cloud? You’re not alone. According to a new survey, nearly 50% of Americans would give up their bed before their TV and computer. (via fastcompany)
CIA’s Answer to WikiLeaks: WTF →
Its name? The WikiLeaks Task Force.
“So why has Caps Lock stuck around so long? The simplest explanation is...”
– Google’s decision to abandon Caps Lock. - Slate Magazine
what i learned today: Did you know →
dihard:
the inspiration for Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ came from the last words of murderer Gary Gilmore before he was executed by firing squad in 1977. When asked if he had any last words he replied, “Let’s do it.” That phrase became a meme at the time, with references in movies, SNL, later on Seinfeld,…
“Gonna be a lot of angry frat boys when Word Lens starts translating kanji...”
– Twitter / @John DeWeese: LOL RT @pieratt: Gonna be … (via pukomuko)
All Internet porn “To be blocked” in the UK →
In a move that smacks of the draconian Internet laws in place in countries like Australia, the UK government has plans to ask ISPs to block all pornography from home Internet connections by default, it’s reported today. Under the plan, customers would have to ask the ISP for access to pornography. (via thenextweb)
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“But what really boggles the mind is why Facebook isn’t doing more work...”
– Infographic of the Day: The Facebook Map of the World
“But what really boggles the mind is why Facebook isn’t doing more work...”
– Infographic of the Day: The Facebook Map of the World
