Andrew Keen elitist.

Andrew Keen look disappointed the way the blogosphere evolve, see on his blog under the title 'The devil wears Hermes and is a blogger' and in reference on his book . We like or not what he write about the internet, but for me the overuse of video linked to Youtube by more and more bloggers is not a good thing . I started to dumped blogs using this 'video link' too much with nothing else as contents. It's very annoying.

Google dominance

In the Economist : Who's afraid of Google.
We always have to be afraid of any companies
in dominant position, nothing new, but do we
have an alternative?

NBC Universal Vs iTunes

In today New York Times Brooks Barnes published an article about NBC Universal that decided not to renew its contract to sell digital downloads to iTunes.
NBC Universal is the No 1 supplier to iTunes.
No comments from the two sides.

Japan at the top

In a post 'A Tale of Two Cities' in SAVE THE INTERNET blog, they explain that in Japan the broadband speed is up to 30 times faster than in US and that only a decade ago, DSL was slower and pricer than in America. The Japanese are very fast...
Japan has the world's fastest Internet connections.
They make a reference to an original article in the Washington Post.

Blogosphere survey.

More women blogging than men as blogs hit mainstream. Under this title the Tech.Blorge.com, made a post about a survey by Synovate/Marketing in US. This survey revealed that 80% of Americans know what a blog is, 50% regularly visit blogs, and 8% publish their own blog.
Also 20% of American women who have visited blogs own one versus 14% of men.
More interesting facts in this article for those who are looking for a way in the blogosphere...

LiveJournal in the storm.

Under the title 'LiveJournal says users are responsible for content of links' in Slashdot posted by samzenpus, they reported the problems that LiveJournal have with users who link with 'porn or paedophile contents'.
My view on this problem is very simple, EVERYTHING on the Net is tracked from A to Z, so it's possible to stop at the source the dirty sites. But for some reasons nothing or little is done about it. Probably for insane reasons from 'services' who have the power to act.
Now all the users of the Net (we) have to do something and stop turning around the pot! I do not have any power or prestigious friends but I'm ready to take part of any action! If serious people using the net decide to do it. And you?

NoSo.

If you are seek of social platform like MySpace, now you have the NoSocial platform NoSo. Yeaah I'm not joking, they call it a 'real-world platform for temporary disengagement from social networking environments'. Read their About page. They decide to meet somewhere, to disconnect everything, do not speak to anybody, to hide their ID... Anyway you have to register. Maybe it's the beginning of a new global movement.

Censor police on the net

The journal 'Le Monde' published today an article in connection with the 10th birthday of the blogosphere by saying that in China they have around 40 000 internet cops for 162 millions bloggers... How many are they in occident? (the censors).

Wi-Fi hotspots.

It's only the beginning of the " hotspots war". The article from Dom Joly in the Independent on Sunday published today about is experiences to be connected via an open Wi-Fi demonstrate the immaturity of the people on the subject.
When we go to a cafe, pub, or restaurant we should be able to connect to the web for free, it's another service like to have access to free newspapers. I think it's time to write and rate the places where we can connect to make ( London, it's where I live) but everywhere it's the same thing free Wi-Fi zones. Before some people like Ken the red make a kind of congestion charge on it!

Social-networking

Today's link to an article in ' THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY' about social-networking on ' Facebook' and the danger to be addicted to it. Why many people choose the extreme side and not the middle way of 'things'?

Second Life

I read today in the guardian online an article from Marina Hyde about Second Life. I recommend it strongly, it should be published on Second Life. For me this kind on website (Second Life) it's for people who have nothing to do. I do not have and many people I know as well the time to do everything in real life, then we will need to pay to rehabilitate this people to come back to real life... No! Tell them we will not take any complains!!
But it's very good to sell virtual things to real people, carry on...
Latest, do they will shoot people as young as 11 years as well (virtually)?

Virtual stealing

When I see news like in the Guardian, than a man have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a connection, I prefer laugh! Everyday news of shooting around UK make me seek . SO!!!!! the police have nothing more important to do?
People are reaching the ' melting point' , the people who supposed to be arrested are the ones who leave their wireless network wide open, because they try to trap surfers. If they do not want other people using their network they can secure it. Do they leave their homes wide open? No. That's my opinion. Seriously... Stealing a virtual connection HAHAHAHAHHA...