I got an e-mail from a friend this morning with the subject line ‘Digg – Revolt,’ and no words in the body of the text.  I immediately Googled the term and was inundated with a number of stories that described how a copyright encryption key for HD-DVD discs was posted to Digg and subsequently pushed to [...]

A few highlights from March 2007: Continued growth in Second Life: I really figured that SL would be in the trough of discontent by now but they continue to press on.  This past month, the European Union has expressed interest in opening up a digital embassy in SL; judge Richard Posner entered Second Life to promote his [...]

Hitwise has published a table describing market share to to the Top 20 Social Networking Sites.  It looks like MySpace is still dominant – with a market share of just over 80%. Looks like that $500 million that old Rupert paid out is continuing to look like a bargain.

Social Media: A New Dawn of the Internet or History Repeating Itself? The formative years of the Internet were dominated by the optimistic perspective that we could transcend our superficial attributes. No longer would sex, race or ethnicity play a dominant role in defining an individual’s voice. Rather, the quality of an interaction was measured [...]

Social Media: A New Dawn of the Internet or History Repeating Itself? The formative years of the Internet were dominated by the optimistic perspective that we could transcend our superficial attributes. No longer would sex, race or ethnicity play a dominant role in defining an individual’s voice. Rather, the quality of an interaction was measured [...]