Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Amazingly, the Hong Kong government has made a nod to the will of the people. It’s delaying and modifying (Washington Post) an “anti-subversion” law that would inevitably have led to Beijing-style repression. Whether this is the harbinger of things to … Continue reading →

Back from a long trip to this news from Jeff Jarvis about AOL’s smart moves into the blogging sphere. Jeff offers excellent advice to a variety of parties. Welcome to AOL and its customers. There’s room for everyone, and we’re … Continue reading →

Congrats to Larry: Looking Back on Two Decades of PCs and Tech Columns. Comments

Take some time soon and read Ray Ozzie’s chewy new essay, “Extreme Mobility”, in which he asserts a first principle we all implictly understand now but aren’t sure what to do with — “that the ‘platform of old’ is no … Continue reading →

Wired News: Bloggers Gain Libel Protection. The ruling effectively differentiates conventional news media, which can be sued relatively easily for libel, from certain forms of online communication such as moderated e-mail lists. One implication is that DIY publishers like bloggers … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Judge to bubble investors: Tough luck. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by investors trying to blame Wall Street brokerage firms for their Internet-era stock losses, saying the investors knew full well the stock market was a … Continue reading →

Washington Post: Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy. To parents interested in buying the popular Hooked on Phonics learn-to-read programs, the company made a firm promise on its Web site: It would never sell or rent their personal information to … Continue reading →

Salon: Goofus Al and Gallant George. In 2000, the media hounded Al Gore over alleged minor exaggerations. So why does it give Bush a pass when he doesn’t tell the truth about life-and-death matters like Iraq and tax policies? Maybe … Continue reading →

Intel grossly overreached when it sued a former employee who was sending e-mail to his ex-colleagues to complain about the company’s actions. Now the California Supreme Court has said so (San Jose Business Journal) in an important opinion. Here’s the … Continue reading →

The street performers here are almost as interesting as the architecture. The devilish character in the photo on the left saw me taking pictures, and motioned to the donation hat in front of him and his partner. When I snapped … Continue reading →