Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Richard Li, Part 2

Tuesday, Nov. 23 — In Sunday’s column I told you about Richard Li’s daring plan to put together the biggest broadband Internet access operation in the world. That’s just one of his businesses. In Tuesday’s column, more on Li, the … Continue reading

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A Daring Plan

Sunday, Nov. 21 — Richard Li wants to put together the biggest broadband Internet access play in the world. I don’t know if he’ll succeed. But I’m impressed with his risk-taking and his boldness, not to mention his brains. More … Continue reading

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MagnificentÂ…

Saturday, Nov. 20 — This is the view from Victoria Peak on a Saturday evening. They Got It My new-media class today was great fun. About 30 students created their own weblogs for the first time. I saw some sparks … Continue reading

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One Small Step for Broadband

Friday, Nov. 19 — Stop the presses. The Federal Communications Commission did the right thing this week on a broadband data issue. The commission told the nation’s local telephone monopolies they had to behave more fairly with potential competitors that … Continue reading

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Microsoft Backs Off on Messaging

Thursday, Nov. 18 — The latest version of Microsoft’s instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, doesn’t even try to connect with America Online’s AIM instant-messaging software. This is a victory for AOL (News.com story) in its fight to keep a proprietary hold … Continue reading

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Americans for No Taxes, Period

Wednesday, Nov. 17 — A group calling itself Americans for Tax Reform is one of many parties sending out scare-story press releases about how the nation’s governors want to tax us all to death. The governors at issue are the … Continue reading

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Jean-Louis on Microsoft

Jean-Louis Gassee, founder of Be Inc., isn’t just a software guy. He also wields a mean pen. Gassee regularly writes essays for his company’s online newsletter. His latest column is particularly strong — a personal take on the Microsoft trial … Continue reading

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Straddling the Pacific

Sunday, Nov. 14 — In 1997, just before the onset of the Asian financial crisis, Hanson Cheah and James Yao co-founded AsiaTech Ventures Ltd. Their timing, in retrospect, was perfect. Cheah and Yao are among a new, young breed of … Continue reading

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A Principled Stand

Friday, Nov. 12 — The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has told governments worldwide that it won’t do the bidding of spy and law-enforcement agencies as it writes new standards for moving data around the Net. But don’t assume this … Continue reading

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