Archive for February, 2007

Net Neutrality : The internet at stake?

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Can internet be controlled ?
Is the explosion of democratic speech a threat to established power ? Can institutions re-lock the power of internet ?
Are big telecom companies trying to take control of how we use the internet?
Is the internet going to become a private toll road owned by big telcos?
If a double standard is established […]

The Whale in the Sky?

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

I like people who dream aloud.
French designer Jean-Marie Massaud is one of them. This project is called “Manned cloud”. It’s a whale in the Sky.
His objective : “reconcile our desires and our human responsibility”.

“Manned Cloud” is not only about transportation. It’s a “cruise airship”, an eco- hotel, from which you will contemplate earth without […]

365 videos?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Just a little experiment : customizing Google and creating my own little search engine.
Using Google co-op, I created a video only search engine.
I didn’t put Youtube yet because the results would be too “youtubised”.
So I started with a list including less famous video sharing sites.
Try it out. If you have suggestions (sites I should add) […]

A star is born?

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

(Please send your friendship to Olive and Mike on Olive’s Blog :  allaboutolive.com.au)
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This might be the new star of the internet. Her name is Olive, she is Australian and she has a blog, where with the help of Mike, she tells us of her adventures.
With 2 posts, her blog is only 4 days old and […]

Spam : Scum of the Internet?

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Today Akismet caught my 3 000th spam.
After about 6 months of blogging, I can currently proudly claim 192 posts, 219 comments, and 3000 Spams. This must be my lucky day.
When I installed Akismet, I thought of writing a post called : “will Akismet save my life?” Well it does, since I would have given […]