Wired: 101 ways to save the Internet
Wired Magazine's current cover story is 101 Ways to Save the Internet. Some of the suggestions are silly but others are pretty thought provoking. The author, Paul Boutin, even includes specific to-do lists for Microsoft, Apple, Google, and you and me.
Here's an excerpt:
101 Ways to Save the Internet
By Paul Boutin
Where's a superhero when you need one? The Net, which once seemed so invincible, is under attack by the forces of evil. Viruses knock servers to their knees. Spammers hijack our inboxes. Hackers and identity thieves menace our collective security and personal privacy.
Desperate solutions range from abandoning email to requiring a license to log on. Halt, fools! The Internet's problems stem from the same virtues that make it great: open architecture, the free flow of information, peer-to-peer cooperation, and a bias for linking strangers, not disconnecting them. Take those away and the Net might cease to infuriate us - but it will also cease to amaze us.
Well worth the read. Post a comment with your favorite.