11 troubled Web companies

Here is the article I talked about yesterday

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10063020-2.html

As the post says,

The problem is that being loved is no guarantee for success. Even being used isn't enough.

money and the web

Being on the Internet is not quite like being in love (though some would argue about that) - but it brings with it the same sheen of pricelessness. On the Internet, through much of its past, the bulk of its present and the best of its foreseeable future, prices often don't matter at all. People don't seem to want to pay - or charge - for the most popular goods and services that breed on the Internet. Not only is information usually free on the Net, it even wants to be free, so they say.

I found it really interesting to read this blurb, from 1998, with the ongoing net neutrality debate in mind. Soon, we may pay for internet access like we pay for cable TV, which would be drastically different from the picture of the internet that the author conceived of 10 years ago.

I recently found a couple short videos about the net neutrality issue, which I find entertaining even if they're admittedly perhaps not unbiased. They are entirely put together by Lauren Weinstein, who has been involved with the internet since ARPANET.
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 1
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 2

SeongBae's Web sites

I apologize for the late posting. I didn't know how to activate this blog until today. Here are three Web sites I recommend for the latest news on mobile technology.

1. mobile-weblog.com
- This is similar to blog. People post some newsworthy stories about mobile technology, and they leave some comments underneath the story to discuss the news. It's personally very interesting to see how people react to certain technology issues. (such as the article about a mobile phone that can be used as a computer mouse!)

2. techweb.com/wire/mobile
- Techweb has news stories sorted by company names. If you want to read about the latest technology development for a specific company, this Web site might be the best.

3. Wired
- Although several people have already recommended this Web site, I think Wired still deserves another recommendation. The Web site both covers news stories and blog postings that are usually interesting and controvertial.

Sam's Web Sites

Apologies for being a space cadet and posting on every other blog I write on but this. I can get that way when I'm highly caffeinated.

I usually check Wired, NYT tech pages and for the past two weeks, ThinkGeek.