[backstage] The future of the internet

2008-04-30 Thread Vladimir Harman
'd like to draw yo attention to a book published recently... 'The Future of the Internet' by Jonathan Zittrain http://www.amazon.com/Future-Internet-How-Stop/dp/0300124872/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209563113&sr=1-1 "This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the In

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-04-30 Thread lee
> 'd like to draw yo attention to a book published recently... > 'The Future of the Internet' by Jonathan Zittrain > > http://www.amazon.com/Future-Internet-How-Stop/dp/0300124872/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209563113&sr=1-1 > I'd like to draw your attention to these sites ;) : http://ww

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-01 Thread Martin Belam
There is a piece on this in The Guardian today - he makes some interesting points but at one stage he suggests that Facebook is a closed system, and that nobody can move onto a new social platform because all of their friends are there, so Facebook will rule forever. I would have thought that expla

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 01/05/2008, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a piece on this in The Guardian today - he makes some > interesting points but at one stage he suggests that Facebook is a > closed system, and that nobody can move onto a new social platform > because all of their friends are ther

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-01 Thread Matt Barber
> It's interesting the way the Facebook can pull data from other systems (ie, > your email contacts list) but has no export. > > I thought about writing one, I wondered if I would get blocked from doing > it... I *think* as long as you're logged in as you, and they are your contacts, I don't see w

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-01 Thread Dan Brickley
Brian Butterworth wrote: On 01/05/2008, *Martin Belam* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: There is a piece on this in The Guardian today - he makes some interesting points but at one stage he suggests that Facebook is a closed system, and that nobody can move o

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-01 Thread Dan Brickley
Matt Barber wrote: It's interesting the way the Facebook can pull data from other systems (ie, your email contacts list) but has no export. I thought about writing one, I wondered if I would get blocked from doing it... I *think* as long as you're logged in as you, and they are your contacts,

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-02 Thread Vladimir Harman
cool :) --- On Wed, 4/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [backstage] The future of the internet > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 4:19 PM > > 'd

Re: [backstage] The future of the internet

2008-05-15 Thread Alan Parry
frame as reasonable to allow caching. 2008/5/2 Vladimir Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > cool :) > > --- On Wed, 4/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [backstage] The future of