December 18th, 2008 | by bballou | published in Future of the Internet | 4 Comments
Note: Brendan Ballou is solely responsible for the content of this article. It is not necessarily endorsed by Professor Zittrain Our little corner of the blogosphere has been lit on fire by the recent article in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Google was coming out against Net Neutrality. Now, there are plenty of problems […]
December 15th, 2008 | by yvettewohn | published in Future of the Internet | Comments Off on Creative Commons- the Past and the Future
By Yvette Wohn Creative Commons held a special panel and fundraiser on Friday featuring Board Chairman James Boyle, Stanford professor and CC founder Larry Lessig, CEO Joichi Ito, and former Executive Director Molly S. Van Houweling. The event kicked off with HLS Dean Elena Kagan announcing Lessig’s return to Harvard (in fall 2009) and an […]
December 12th, 2008 | by zittrain | published in news | 19 Comments
Larry’s site has been pwned for the moment, so here’s a copy of his blog post announcing his move: It is with a complicated mix of excitement and sadness that I make the following announcement. As some of you remember, just over a year ago I reported that I was shifting my academic (and activist) […]
December 12th, 2008 | by zittrain | published in Future of the Internet | Comments Off on Welcome back, Larry!
Larry Lessig to head east.
December 9th, 2008 | by yvettewohn | published in Future of the Internet | 1 Comment
By Yvette Wohn Megan Meier (13) met Josh Evans (16) on MySpace, the online equivalent of malls for teenagers in the 21st century. After months of flirting, Josh “broke up” his relationship with Megan. “This world would be better without you,” he wrote. Megan fled upstairs to her room in tears; her mother later found her […]
December 9th, 2008 | by yvettewohn | published in Future of the Internet | Comments Off on Security and the Future of the Internet
[by Yvette Wohn] Rising security problems are painting a very dark picture for the future of the Internet. The New York Times recently published an article noting the rise of malicious software. This software, known as malware, is installed in one’s computer– in many cases, without the user’s knowledge. It then uses that computer and […]
December 8th, 2008 | by dkimerling | published in Future of the Internet | 10 Comments
By Daniel Kimerling There has been an odd confluence of events over the past several weeks. The first is the realization that one of the most storied industries in the United States, the newspaper business, is on the verge of financial ruin. There has been writing on the wall for several years, especially with the […]
December 1st, 2008 | by bballou | published in Generativity | Comments Off on Spectrum and the Public Good
By Brendan Ballou Some of you may know that the FCC is auctioning off the 2155-2175 MHz (AWS-3) band of spectrum later next month, which could open up a whole host of new wireless technologies to consumers. Right now the commission is considering a number of public-interest requirements for the eventual winner of the auction […]
