robertshaw.info Telecoms, Internet and Convergence  22 July 2002 The Economist picks up on Odlyzko Readers will have noticed that I've had a link to the works of Andrew Odlyzko for some time at the bottom right. That's because I like his research, particulary his work on debunking of Internet growth rates (PDF). This week, The Economist has also picked up on his research in a piece: "It was an essential ingredient of dotcom business plans and conference slide-shows: Internet traffic, went the industry's favourite statistic, doubles every 100 days...". Unfortunately, it wasn't true.  3:01:07 PM    Google It!     Eli Noam: too weak to compete Eli Noam has penned an interesting opinion piece in the Financial Times showing why competition and deregulation über alles as a telecoms policy goal is very likely to change.  2:27:04 PM    Google It!     Smart mobs and thumb tribes Motivating the Masses, Wirelessly: The term smart mobs has been coined by the author Howard Rheingold to describe groups of people equipped with high-tech communications devices that allow them to act in concert — whether they know each other or not. [New York Times: Technology]  10:44:04 AM    Google It!     Doonesbury on Wi-Fi poaching Doonesbury on Wi-Fi poaching.  10:32:09 AM    Google It!

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