Was the development of the Internet a wrong turn?
[I posted this on Facebook, seems it struck a nerve based on the likes and responses. Reposting here, perhaps time […]
Culture, Future of the Internet
Future of the Internet
Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Technology
What the Internet Is
This works as a manifesto. I didn’t write it — it’s by the brilliant technologist David P. Reed. Occasionally, people
Future of the Internet, Global, Government, Politics
The Internet inherits war
Bruce Schneier at Technology Review: Arms races are fueled by two things: ignorance and fear. We don’t know the capabilities
Future of the Internet, Innovation, Networks, Technology
Google’s insanely great data kingdom
Steven Levy wrote the book on Google (In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives); now Google’s
Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Networks
Infinite spectrum vs scarcity hype
David Isenberg explains that spectrum for various forms of wireless transmission and communication is treated as scarce, similar to real
Future of the Internet, Networks
Technology Use Among Youth (Pew Internet)
The Pew Internet and American Life project’s Amanda Lenhart presented at the Annenberg Public Policty Center on Internet use among
Events, Future of the Internet, Futures, Global
Bruce Sterling at SXSW Interactive 2012
After introducing Bruce I dove into Twitter and live tweeted his talk. People told me afterward that they thought it was too cheerful – see what you think from these short bursts (I was typing faster than I could think.) Comments encouraged.
Augmented Reality, Events, Future of the Internet, Futures, Technology
Augmented cyborgs at SXSW
Another SXSW coming up; it’ll be good to see old friends and make new connections. The Austin Chronicle asked me
Events, Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Networks
Bruce Sterling talk at ATX Hackerspace
I shot this video of Bruce at an EFF-Austin-sponsored event February 25 at ATX Hackespace. We were rallying the troops.
Future of the Internet, Innovation
Adriana Lukas: how to avoid hierarchies
Adriana discusses her thinking about heterarchy, including initial thoughts about five laws of heterarchy. “Hierarchies seem to be like oxygen:
Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Networks, Technology
How should the Internet be governed?
This piece hints at the politicization of the Internet and the complexity of its future. The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Copright, Copyleft, IP, Democratization of Knowledge, Future of the Internet
The case against Aaron Swartz
Max Kennerly has posted the best legal overview I’ve seen of the Aaron Swartz indictment. He analyzes whether there’s actually
Future of the Internet, Social Media, Technology
Post-Internet Google+ Beta Madness
I’ve been researching, thinking about, and presenting on the future of the Internet, and this week I’m preparing to propose
Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Networks, Technology
Increase bandwidth exponentially
Internet prime mover Vint Cerf echoes what I’ve been hearing from other architects of the TCP/IP network: we should focus