August 11, 2003
Useit.Com: Information Pollution.
Each little piece of useless chatter is relatively innocent, and only robs us of a few seconds. The cumulative effect, however, is much worse: we assume that most communication is equally useless and tune it out, thus missing important information that's sometimes embedded in the mess.
NY Times: The Bandwagon to Fight Spam Hits a Bump.
Suddenly, public support for a do-not-spam list began to build. A bill to create such a registry, which had little support earlier this summer when it was introduced by Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, is at the center of much of the spam debate in Washington.
News.Com: Midlife crisis for the hard drive.
Drive makers, for example, may face pressure to cut prices, and market dynamics may favor technology followers rather than leaders. It's also possible industry players will focus less on density gains and more on smaller drives for fast-selling items such as music players and laptops.
NY Times: Internet Providers Question Subpoenas to Stop File Swapping.
The NetCoalition letter instead focuses on the details of how the record industry is carrying out its goal of filing thousands of subpoenas in the coming months. It asks for a meeting to discuss how the industry trade group ensures the accuracy of the subpoenas, how it decides whom to target, and it raises concerns over the cost of compliance.
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