Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Edgization? What's the opposite of centralization? What do you call the process by which intelligence moves to the outside while the inside stays as stable and dumb as possible - you know, kind of the way the Earth organized itself: massive dumb core in the middle, providing gravity for the living beings that do their stuff on the outside? Right now we're calling it "decentralization," which is a topic Kevin Werbach is having us explore at Supernova 2002 next week. I'm thinking we need a neologism here. Anyway, Supernova will be thick with wi-fi and blogged out the ying-yang, to be sure. Here's the show blog, already cranking (with links to attending bloggers). [The Doc Searls Weblog] 5:57:48 AM

China Has World's Tightest Internet Censorship, Study Finds. China has the most extensive Internet censorship in the world, denying local users access to Web sites that the government deems threatening. By Joseph Kahn. [Source: New York Times: Technology; 12/4/02; 4:43:55 AM.] An Inside Look at China Filters. China is far more interested in censoring political sites than pornography -- but the government's filters aren't even consistent on that, a new study shows. By Noah Shachtman. [Source: Wired News; 12/4/02; 4:43:40 AM.] China blocks news not porn online. Chinese net surfers have almost unrestricted access to sex, but news, health and education sites are routinely blocked, researchers say. [Source: BBC News | Technology | UK Edition; 12/4/02; 4:43:16 AM.] Network World: Companies defend against Chinese censorship charge. A number of technology companies defended themselves Monday against charges made by human rights group Amnesty International that they were assisting the Chinese government's efforts to censor the Internet. [Source: Tomalak's Realm; 12/4/02; 4:43:13 AM.] 5:48:30 AM

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