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Digital Drugs? Is it April Fool’s Day?
When I saw this column in the paper today Digital Drugs: A new worry for parents, I immediately wondered if I’d been whisked around the calendar to April Fool’s Day. But, no, it’s not April and a quick search showed that this has been carried by many of the major news sources [...]
Back when Gopher, Jughead, Vernonica and WAIS were tops
I hate throwing books out, but these are too old to donate to my local public library for their book sale. And I imagine anyone with a ‘history of the internet’ collection will already have these.
I remember the excitement of ordering and receiving these titles. Back in those long ago days, there weren’t the zillions [...]
Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web?
Looking forward to attending this event next week:
Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? On June 11, 2008, leading authorities on the World Wide Web will gather at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for an old-fashioned debate with a social media twist. The questions for discussion will be shaped and selected [...]
