March 14, 2001
Slashdot: Clay Shirky Explains Internet Evolution.
Once email arrives, people have very little patience for walled gardens, and less for mapping arbitrary technological distinctions onto live human relationships. "What do you mean I can't send a message to my mother because she has a Sony Interactive TV and I have a Panasonic?!"
FEED Magazine: You Own Your Own Metadata.
Will Kreth. A company that continues to cling to a business model that refuses to offer its customers the data collected on them is vulnerable to the process of disintermediation -- that is, it risks being cut out of part of the direct relationship it currently enjoys with customers.
IBM developerWorks: Debunking the myths of UI design.
Software development would benefit greatly from extensive study by sociologists, anthropologists, and clinical psychologists. As we await such analyses, let's document some beliefs embedded in the culture of software development, specifically about user interface design.
Inside: Cash Begins Trickling in at Web Sites, as Amazon Honor System Slowly Takes Hold.
Touted as the first fast, easy and elegant way for Web sites to receive much-appreciated financial support from readers, the Amazon Honor System has so far shaped up to be a boon for one already established name but a bust for many other media-world participants.
News.Com: Britannica.com cuts U.S. staff, adds fees.
Britannica.com said it decided to switch to a subscription-based model in response to recent changes in the Internet industry and in an attempt to reach profitability quickly. It has also seen its popularity with Web surfers slip slightly--both at home and at work.
ZDNN: Microsoft nabs scheduling service for .Net.
The start-up's WebAppoint service was launched in the fall of 1999. It allows people to schedule appointments over the Internet. WebAppoint links consumers and companies, and it provides extra capabilities, such as confirmation of appointments via phone or fax.
Salon: A Web of Babel.
Q&A with Esther Dyson. As I said, New.net does not open up the root; it simply overlays it. Anyone is free to do what New.net is doing, but it will create a mess, since the site you reach will start to depend on what ISP you use. At that point, more people may well see the value of ICANN...
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