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Cyberculture & the Net
Must Read: TIME TO START TAKING THE INTERNET SERIOUSLY
This is possibly the most titillating article I’ve read on the future of the Internet since the early days of Web 2.0, circa 2004. I actually got chills reading it. No kidding, chills! Unfortunately, it also confirmed some of my beliefs regarding the current state of the Internet. I recently read somewhere that, for this [...]
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Cyberculture & the Net
Dr Vint Cerf – The end of TV as we know it
What a great article. Check it out here. It’s about Dr. Vint Cerf (guy who helped build the Internet back in the seventies and is dubbed the Godfather of the Net) and some of his predictions on where the Internet is heading, including the eventual demise of conventional television. It’s a must read for Internet [...]
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Cyberculture & the Net
Top 20 websites
Check out this research done by Compete Inc. which outlines the top 20 websites ranked by unique visitors (U.S. Traffic only). I was surprised by some of the domains that were on this list and equally surprised by some that weren’t. Read/Write Web makes some comparisons to Alexa’s top 20 websites, along with some other [...]
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Cyberculture & the Net
YouTube is on the move
First, YouTube gets a new face lift. If you haven’t seen it yet, go check it out. It’s subtle, but an improvement all the same. Secondly, YouTube has discretely implemented a new feature which allows you to record videos directly to their site via your webcam. No software is needed, other than a web browser. [...]
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Cyberculture & the Net
Jason Calacanis resigns
Jason Calacanis of AOL/Netscape has resigned. In case you don’t know who he is, let me refresh your memory. He is this guy. Though he may be despised by a good chunk of the digg community, he is still arguably one of the most respected business men in the internet world. This news will surely [...]
