"The web is dead"?

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"The web is dead"?

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A TVOntario Podcast.
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779855&ts=2010-09-17%2020:00:00.0


After being accused of killing everything from privacy to the printed word, some say the web itself is the latest victim of the online revolution.
Guests
Jesse Brown is host and producer of the TVO technology podcast, Search Engine.
Jesse Hirsh is a broadcaster, researcher, and technology analyst. Read his full biography at jessehirsh.com.
Mathew Ingram is a senior writer with technology blog network, GigaOm and co-founder of the Mesh Conference. You can read more about Matthew at mathewingram.com or follow him on Twitter.
Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia Law School, and author of The Master Switch.


There's too much stuff dancing all over the place for me to summarize.
Aps vs. web.
Internet vs. web.
Android phones.
Monopolies.
Open source vs closed.
Apple vs everyone else.
etc. etc.
Who remembers "Veronica"?
There's nothing heavier than an empty water bottle

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ChrisGreaves wrote:Who remembers "Veronica"?
I do, I do!! ...and Archie, and Lynx, and...
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Paul

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PaulB wrote:I do, I do!! ...and Archie, and Lynx, and...
OK. Get up and go to the back of the room and grab a free :coffeetime:.
If you'd remembered JugHead you could also have picked up a free :chocciebar:
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
PaulB wrote:I do, I do!! ...and Archie, and Lynx, and...
OK. Get up and go to the back of the room and grab a free :coffeetime:.
If you'd remembered JugHead you could also have picked up a free :chocciebar:
Now that you mention it, I remember these characters too.........:grin: :grin:
Skitterbug :coffeetime:
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ChrisGreaves wrote:If you'd remembered JugHead you could also have picked up a free :chocciebar:
I did remember Jughead but couldn't remember if I was confusing the comic book with the Internet!
Regards,
Paul

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PaulB wrote:...couldn't remember if I was confusing the comic book with the Internet!
here's a clue:
We are in the Scuttlebut forum :laugh:
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Here's another clue for you all:
The walrus was Paul.
Best wishes,
Hans

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HansV wrote:The walrus was Paul.
No - Paul is was an octopus :sad:
Leif