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There are a lot of different definitions for what is Web 2.0. Wikipedia as one, Tim O'Reilly another, and there is even a cumulative definition. Maybe Web 2.0 is about this: peer-to-peer services, where your peers helps you getting what you need, and in return you help your peers by participating. And this can be used for viewing television and videos over the internet, with Tioti (Tape If Of The Internet), for writing and reading stories, with Glypho, or for finding interesting stories with Digg. What I really now is that, like Mark Evans, I'm drowning in Web 2.0 apps.

Via pfig, Media Central (inspired by Front Row and CenterStage).

So, Sony installs a rootkit in your PC when you buy a CD from them, in order to implement his DRM.

This was discovered by Mark Russinovich in October (highly technical post). In my personal opinion, this an unacceptable behavior, and I'm not alone: Frederico Oliveira wrote what I consider to be the first anti-Sony manifesto, which I totally subscribe.

One year later, Firefox turns into a baby with 11.51% market share.

Update: these guys are serious about changing from IE to Firefox

The discussion continues, and it reached the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the US.

I'm really interested in this issue, since I work in an ISP, being a free Internet advocate, so you can imagine the duality I'm feeling these days.

Shaw Cable, a Canadian company, is limiting P2P bandwidth using technology from Ellacoya, so we can now say it already started. The technology is out there, and telcos are ready to start using it in large scale. This is a very important question, that goes from freedom to innovation, trough economics and technology.

I understand the economics of launching a broadband network, but I also understand (and agree) with Vint Cerf words. I'm waiting, and listening to the live hearing webcast.

Update: this issue has been digged