Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Some of Silicon Valley’s most talented people are also some of the least humble. So often, arrogance seems to go with brilliance. But not in the case of a man who coined one of technology’s most basic rules. When Gordon … Continue reading →

New York Times: Internet Critic Takes on Microsoft. Right now (Dave Winer) is sounding the alarm about Microsoft, which he says is trying to contort network software standards in an effort to dominate the future direction of the Internet. Here’s … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s column about one congressman’s efforts to restore some balance in the intellectual property arena brought lots of e-mail and further ideas. Gordon Mohr notes this from the Washington Post: Pat Schroeder’s New Chapter. The (Association of American Publishers) is … Continue reading →

AP: Amazon to take over Borders Group’s online bookselling operations. Amazon will become the seller of record, providing inventory, fulfillment and content and customer service for the site. There’s something sad about today’s announcement, because Amazon is the enemy of … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times: PG&E Gave Bonuses Prior to Bankruptcy. Before its filing, the utility also had $2.5 billion on hand and had restarted services suspended earlier because of shaky finances. Hardly the best way to inspire good will… Comments

Rep. Rick Boucher has been taking strong stands on behalf of users, not owners, in the intellectual property wars. It’s a lonely and courageous position in a Congress that seems mostly in the pocket of Hollywood and other copyright owners. … Continue reading →

You won’t believe this. I’m staying at the Campus Inn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, next to the University of Michigan, and the hotel has a policy of not allowing its room service to send red wine to customers’ rooms. No, … Continue reading →

XML Magazine: Peering into the Future. “We’re at a formative stage right now in terms of what is peer to peer—what I would rather call ‘Peer Services’,” says Ray Ozzie, founder and CEO of Groove Networks. “If you’ve got ‘Web … Continue reading →

Now that we in the media built up the peer-to-peer phenomenon, we feel obliged to sieze on some trouble in several of the dubious enterprises that spun from the technology to proclaim its demise (Wall Street Journal). Bull, in my … Continue reading →

AP: PG&E files for bankruptcy. The utility’s 13 million customers probably will be among the least affected, since bankruptcy proceedings allow companies to continue operating while trying to dig out of their financial hole. Really? When this hits the courtroom, … Continue reading →