Archives for the "online world" tag
Where Virtual and Physical meet
There has been a fair amount of talk recently about Second Life and mySpace, which has left me wondering: what happens when physical and virtual space meet? What are the legal challenges that those world will meet. In this entry, I try to analyze what I suspect will become a bigger issue down the road. [...]
Tags: China, Europe, Google, United States, online world
In Analysis
The TNL.net Research Grant
Today is my 35th birthday and I was wondering about the best way to celebrate this on the site. The way I’ve decided to do so is to announce the launch of a new research grant fund: The TNL.net Research Grant. Genesis of the idea The TNL.net research grant was born out of my own experience over [...]
Tags: online world
In Personal
The New Gatekeepers
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal claims that there is a level of conflict of interest for bloggers who have advised FON and are writing about it. While the Journal’s story, in itself, is probably more of a tempest in a tea cup, I do believe that it raises some interesting issues in [...]
Tags: Google, HTML, online world
In Analysis
Dean Missteps
Yesterday, I mentioned Howard Dean’s campaign as a leading force in the use of the Internet for campaigning. Today, I discovered the dark side of that campaigning effort and its name is SPAM. Checking my inbox, I noticed an incongruous message entitled Important message from Gov. Howard Dean. The message was largely incongruous because I [...]
Tags: online world
In Politics
2004 : The Year the Internet Changes Politics
The recent rise of social software, weblogs, flashmobs, and online political campaigning may represent new opportunities for the technology-aware politician. Already, Governor Howard Dean, a democratic candidate in the 2004 presidential campaign is showing that good understanding of those new technologies can help increase the visibility of a candidate in an otherwise difficult field. At the [...]
Tags: online world
In Politics
Paid Content on a tiered structure
Reports that AT&T is planning on introducing a pre-paid card for online content show some potential new developments in the online space. If we were to follow the model further, we could see something new developing, with companies offering a basket of content for a fixed price. For example, imagine you would like to get [...]
Tags: AOL, AT&T, Cable TV, Content, Pricing, Strategy, United States, online world
In Business, Media, Technology
