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Monthly Archives: November 2006
UofT to Roll Out Free Anti-Censorship Tool
The University of Toronto's Citizen Lab will make free software available later this week that will help people deal with Web censorship issues in countries where access is restricted or limited. A downloadable tool, called psiphon, can transform anyone's personal computer into encrypted servers (or access points) that can access blocked sites and associated Web [...]
Posted in Main Page, Telecom Regulation 2 Comments
Can Satellite-Radio Survive the iPod?
Michael Urlocker, who writes the OnDisruption blog, has a column in today's National Post looking at whether satellite-radio can survive the growing popularity of the iPod in the mobile music battle. One fact that jumps out is that 70% of 2007's U.S. car models will have built-in iPod connectors, which will give the 67 million [...]
Posted in Main Page, Uncategorized 2 Comments
Wow, Silicon Valley/Web 2.0 is Percolating!
If you're looking for a lite read on a Sunday afternoon, the Guardian has a gushy story about all the cool things happening in Silicon Valley these days, which seems to have been researched by a reporter who spent a long time hanging out with aspiring entrepreneurs at a coffee shop called Ritual Coffee Roasters [...]
Posted in Main Page, Web 2.0 6 Comments
The Dangers of User-Generated Content
Two seemingly unrelated developments this week in the world of user-generated content: Gather.com raises $10-million from a group of investors including Hearst Corp., McGraw-Hill and Pilot House Ventures to expand its citizen journalism business; and Michael Richards (aka Kramer) launches himself into a profanity-laced racist rant after someone heckled him during a stand-up comedy routine.
What [...]
Posted in Blogs, Main Page, Media, Web 2.0 2 Comments
Hey, We're Talking Tech
After a brief one-week hiatus (did you miss us?), Kevin Restivo and I are back with another Talking Tech podcast. Obviously, the story of the week was the launch of the Nintendo Wii, which had people lining up in the middle of the night outside stores for the “privilege of buying one – a supply-demand [...]
Posted in Google, Main Page, Podcasting, Wireless 1 Comment






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