Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Dave Winer on (among other things) the increasingly absurd patent system. Comments

In yesterday’s eJournal installment (second item) I briefly discussed the use of bold face type in online writing, and said I planned to start using it more often. That prompted a note from Jakob Nielsen, one of the world’s top … Continue reading →

A federal judge in New York City ordered Web sites to remove software source code, a victory for the entertainment industry but an absolute slam at the Constitution. The case is about the DeCSS software that cracks the motion picture … Continue reading →

I’ll be traveling this week to Davos, Switzerland, for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. It may be several days before I update this page. A couple of interesting links in the meantime: Paul Krugman in the New … Continue reading →

I’m back in California for a few days after visiting New England. Look for a piece later the role of technology issues in the New Hampshire presidential primary. I can tell you that technology played a helpful role for me. … Continue reading →

I’m back in California for a few days after visiting New England. Look for a piece later the role of technology issues in the New Hampshire presidential primary. I can tell you that technology played a helpful role for me. … Continue reading →

In the past 24 hours I’ve received three requests from entrepreneurs to give them advice. They’ve asked me to be on advisory boards, or to help them find venture capitalists and so on. Here’s a slightly edited version of my … Continue reading →

Microsoft reported its quarterly “better than expected” profits. The numbers were surprising only to people who haven’t been clued into a cynical game of charades played every three months by Microsoft, Wall Street analysts and journalists. Here’s how it goes, … Continue reading →

Microsoft reported its quarterly “better than expected” profits. The numbers were surprising only to people who haven’t been clued into a cynical game of charades played every three months by Microsoft, Wall Street analysts and journalists. Here’s how it goes, … Continue reading →

It’s always a pleasure to see Dan Bricklin. He’s one of the technology industry’s truly great talents and, more importantly, a fine human being. He’s a Boston-area resident, and when he noticed (via this eJournal) that I was in the … Continue reading →