false <![CDATA[The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It]]> 2442173 6 North Korean radios that are altered to receive only the official stations. Cars that listen in on their owners&#8217; conversations. Digital video recorders ordered to self-destruct in viewers&#8217; homes thanks to a lawsuit against the manufacturer thousands of miles away. Jonathan Zittrain&#8217;s extraordinary book pieces together the engine that has catapulted the Internet ecosystem into the prominence it has today&#8212;and explains that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of consumers, the Internet is on a path to a lockdown, a closing off of opportunities and innovation. Zittrain explains that the Internet and much of what is built on top of it is &#8220;generative&#8221;&#8212;it welcomes change from anyone, anywhere. The benefits of generativity are innovative output (new things that improve people&#8217;s lives), and participatory input (the opportunity to connect with other people, work with them, and express oneself). But security issues online, like viruses, spyware, and invasions of privacy, will see this generative infrastructure replaced by fashionable &#8220;tethered appliances,&#8221; including iPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and TiVos. These devices are <i>not </i>generative&#8212;they can&#8217;t be modified easily by users, even as they are continuously regulated and controlled by their makers. Zittrain offers an accessible discussion of the looming problems of an &#8220;appliancized&#8221; future and provides a set of visionary solutions to help stop it. 2449367 14 4 2008 The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It total:87|5:15|4:32|3:28|2:9|1:3| 87 308 314 33 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:28:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:41:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 20:50:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 20:58:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 18 16:18:05 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 16:31:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 06:25:59 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 09:11:38 -0700 2008 http://futureoftheinternet.org/download), then was gifted a dead-tree copy. I learned that I will prefer dead trees to ebooks unless a tablet PC or other device changes my mind as I suspect it will.

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Got me thinking about open-sourcing and other issues, definitely looks like worthwhile reading. Someday!]]>