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Sorin Adam Matei

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Larry Sanger at Purdue

Larry Sanger, the first chief editor of Wikipedia and considered by many to be a co-founder of the popular website together with James Wales, its current leader, will give a talk today at Purdue on The Digital Universe — What would the…

Killing that which you want to save

The Economist takes a stance, contrarian as usual, on the issues of “preferential service” and premium fees on the Internet. Economist.com | Articles by Subject | The internet Yet some packets are already favoured, even on today’s internet. Businesses routinely pay a…

Should Internet providers charge more for premium services?

NY Times takes a moderately supportive position in the matter: The High-Speed Money Line – New York Times Are consumers going to start having to spend a lot more to surf the Web? Phone and cable companies have stoked those fears recently…