MPA Says Google Is Evil

Alan Cox Files DRM Patent

Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology is a method of content protection that can limit the use of content to specific platforms, devices or other such methods as deemed by the content manufacturer. The practice has been widely scrutinized as of late, specifically in terms of digital music.

UN Will Not Control The Internet

The new head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure has no new plans to change the oversight of the Internet.

Wikinomics and Mainstream Web 2.0

Along with Toronto blogosphere luminaries such as David Crow of Ambient Vector and DemoCamp fame, Mark Kuznicki of Remarkk, ex-Flockster Will Pate (soon to be a Torontonian, I hear), Eli Singer of CaseCamp and Tom Purves of firestoker, I attended the launch of Don Tapscott's new book Wikinomics - subtitled "How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything" - on Thursday at U of T. My first thought?…

AOL Looks to Acquire TradeDoubler

Early Monday, Time Warner announced plans to purchase TradeDoubler, a European provider of online marketing and sales services. The deal, which has yet to be finalized, is reported to cost the company around $900 million.

An iSCSI debate….

I loved Chuck Hollis' (EMC) blog, and equally enjoyed both Dave Hitz and Tony Asaro's responses. With EMC, Netapp, and another ESG'er pontificating on an issue, it must be good.