Sunday, April 13, 2003

Debunking TIA. David Weinberger comments on a piece by David Reed which essentially says that all of the writing which trashes the TIA initiative as a threat to civil liberties is giving the initiative more credibility than it deserves.  I sat on a panel that discussed PATRIOT and TIA recently along with a former FBI agent (who was very well-connected) who said, "Don't worry - we don't have the computational power to do what you are worried we could do.  We have a hard enough time focusing on the bad guys." I tend not to disagree with his statement with one exception-- what if that focus shifts?  Even if they "can't" watch all of us, those that fall into that focus will feel the pain. comment [] 10:45:24 AM

Links - Defined. Canter provides multiple links to writings about links.  The writing is technical in focus but provides some good context in understanding the purpose of links in the blog arena. comment [] 10:33:38 AM

Riches in paid links This NY Times article has interesting analysis of the growth of Google, and their success at paid advertising. In Searching the Web, Google Finds Riches. The band of technoinsurgents who run Google are striking a blow against the giant Web portals by rewriting the rules of Internet advertising. By John Markoff and G. Pascal Zachary. [New York Times: Business] comment [] 9:36:38 AM