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ICANN becomes Independent!
Yesterday’s announcement from ICANN ends a lingering point of controversy surrounding the governance of the Internet: the United States’ continued control of the Internet’s Domain Name System (D… more →
Assorted Materials: Johnny Ryan
ICANN becomes Independent!
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johnnyryan wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday’s announcement from ICANN ends a lingering point of controversy surrounding the gove … more →
The Big Idea: the death of the center and the new centrifugal trend
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johnnyryan wrote 2 months ago: Now that it is complete, a clear narrative has emerged from the forthcoming book. The Internet, lik … more →
World of Warcraft, WTF?
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johnnyryan wrote 2 months ago: For the forthcoming book it was inevitable that I would look at World of Warcraft. ‘World of Warcraf … more →
Al Gore and the Internet
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johnnyryan wrote 3 months ago: With the forthcoming book almost complete, there are one or two matters that I had to get to the bot … more →
Civic Hacking (citizen activism online, and very 2.0)
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johnnyryan wrote 3 months ago: Researching two-way politics and online citizen activism in the US for the forthcoming book, I spoke … more →
New Audiences and the digital fourth wall
johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: Working on the forthcoming book. Here’s a teaser the changed media environment… The thea … more →
The origins of "smart casual"?
johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: Short teaser from the forthcoming book… The tailored suit has a long history. The coat, waistc … more →
The bubble... (eBay, Amazon, Netscape, Webvan, Pets.com...)
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johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: Continuing from the earlier snippet about the Dot Com Collapse… this is a continuing piece fro … more →
Short note on the virulent growth of WWW + Internet, 1988-1997
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johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: Some data from the book. On 25 July 1994, the front cover of Time Magazine announced ‘the strange ne … more →
Communities beyond geography: Phone phreakers
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johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: More for the book… In 1957, a blind, five year old boy named Joe Engressia first realized that … more →
1840s - Byron's daughter becomes world's first programmer
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johnnyryan wrote 4 months ago: (Not sure whether to include this in the book…) On 12 February 1812, Lord Byron, perhaps the m … more →
Newspaper circulation decline
johnnyryan wrote 5 months ago: The decline in newspaper circulation is a topic I’ve begun to explore for the forthcoming book … more →
Quick note on 'Openness'
johnnyryan wrote 5 months ago: The word ‘Openness’ is attractive as the keystone of the book’s title. And yet it … more →
Interview with Tim Wu
johnnyryan wrote 5 months ago: Tim Wu was speaking at the IIEA in Dublin on 25 May. I had a talk with him on the record about Theod … more →
Silicon Valley Landmark: Zott's and the packet radio test
johnnyryan wrote 5 months ago: San Francisco features disproportionately in the history of the digital age. Yet despite the histori … more →
Models of state research spending: Vannevar Bush v Mike Mansfield
johnnyryan wrote 5 months ago: A new statement from Ireland’s Science Advisory Counsel calls for an exploration of how … more →
Internet growth before WWW
johnnyryan wrote 6 months ago: Some figures on Internet growth from 1981 to 1993. This is growth in the Internet before WWW. Date … more →
The MP3, its origins, and its impact
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johnnyryan wrote 7 months ago: Continuing on the music theme for my forthcoming book, and the disruption caused by the Internet to … more →
Music industry: hope in the Long Tail and a long history of technological turmoil
johnnyryan wrote 7 months ago: A thought on an area that I’m going to have to tackle for the book. In 1999, the top 10 albums … more →
