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Do users really care whether the web is open or not?
As Facebook draws close to the billion-user mark and a $ 100-billion market valuation, the giant social network’s dominance has reignited old fears about the decline and fall of the open web. John Battelle argues that we need a manifesto … Continue reading
Facebook: Timeline is coming — whether you like it or not
Screenshot of Timeline (click to enlarge) Facebook debuted a new design for user profiles called Timeline at its f8 conference Thursday in San Francisco. If you don’t love the new look at first sight, you better learn to at least … Continue reading
Whether Google is a monopoly isn’t the point
Much has been made of Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s admission on Wednesday that the web giant might be a monopoly, during his testimony before a Senate hearing into Google’s market dominance and its effect on consumers and the marketplace. But … Continue reading
Should We Care Whether the OED Goes Online Only?
The CEO of the company that publishes the venerable Oxford English Dictionary said on the weekend that he doesn’t think the massive reference work will ever appear in print again, thanks to a continuing decline in demand for the hard-cover … Continue reading