Monthly Archives: July 2000

At the ICANN meeting: Today is for public commentary on various proposals, by-laws amendments and other topics. The discussion has been fierce. Reminder: You can follow the meeting yourself — live, if you wish — by visiting the remote participation … Continue reading →

I’m heading to Japan today, and won’t be updating this eJournal until tomorrow at the earliest. On the immediate agenda is the Yokohama ICANN meeting, which may be fairly pivotal. Several vital issues are on the agenda, including new top-level … Continue reading →

The ICANN meeting in Yokohama, Japan, is intensely political. That befits an event that will help determine the future of the Internet, as I explain in my Friday column. It’s also turning into a classic bureaucracy. The group shown meeting … Continue reading →

A long day yesterday — 12 hours on airplanes, but only 45 minutes late in the end despite a connection in thunderstorm-plagued Chicago. I’m back in Silicon Valley after a week in London, where I spoke at the NetMedia 2000 … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal: FBI system covertly searches e-mail. That would give the government, at least theoretically, the ability to eavesdrop on all customers’ digital communications, from e-mail to online banking and Web surfing. Encryption, encryption, encryption. Comments

A long day yesterday — 12 hours on airplanes, but only 45 minutes late in the end despite a connection in thunderstorm-plagued Chicago. I’m back in Silicon Valley after a week in London, where I spoke at the NetMedia 2000 … Continue reading →

I’m heading to Japan today, and won’t be updating this eJournal until tomorrow at the earliest. On the immediate agenda is the Yokohama ICANN meeting, which may be fairly pivotal. Several vital issues are on the agenda, including new top-level … Continue reading →

You don’t have to agree with Steve Ballmer to like the guy. He says exactly what he believes, and he knows what he believes. Ballmer is now Microsoft’s CEO, which made him a good person to interview for my series … Continue reading →

You don’t have to agree with Steve Ballmer to like the guy. He says exactly what he believes, and he knows what he believes. Ballmer is now Microsoft’s CEO, which made him a good person to interview for my series … Continue reading →

Dave Winer: Shaking Out Content. The Web is not a mirror of the print industry, that’s why advertising is not so important. The unique thing about the Web is that it’s interactive. See also: Truckin The News. The traditional media … Continue reading →