简介：The internet

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累计：438 篇（自 2007-06-24 起）

更新：约2篇/周，最后更新322 天前

The Economist: The internet

Wiring up the Tube: Always on

the internet could soon be available undergroundfor many commuters, the london underground provides a welcome refuge from the deluge of e-mails, text messages, phone calls and the like that characterise life in the 21st century. beneath the ground mobile phones cease to function, ipads fall off the internet, and—after they negotiate the sometimes hobbes... (312 天前)

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Data-driven finance: Go figure

a new class of internet start-ups is trying to turn data into moneyasking a friend for a loan is a quick way to tide you over till the end of the month. but wonga, a british internet firm, is almost as fast. those in need of cash give the service some basic information about themselves. if wonga considers them trustworthy, the money—as much as gbp400 ($... (312 天前)

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Unorthodox links to the internet: Signalling dissent

savvy techies are finding ways to circumvent politically motivated shutdowns of the internetwith a tin can, some copper wire and a few dollars’ worth of nuts, bolts and other hardware, a do-it-yourselfer can build a makeshift directional antenna. a mobile phone, souped-up with such an antenna, can talk to a network tower that is dozens of kilometres bey... (312 天前)

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AOL and the Huffington Post: Content couple

an internet veteran weds a youthful online brideif any firm can testify to the risks involved in corporate mating it is aol. at the end of 2009 the internet firm split from time warner, a media and entertainment giant, finally putting an end to one of the most disastrous mergers in american business history. but in spite of its traumatic experience, aol ... (312 天前)

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Internet blackouts: Reaching for the kill switch

the costs and practicalities of switching off the internet in egypt and elsewherethe timing was dire. on january 25th american senators reintroduced a bill granting the president emergency powers to shut down parts of the nation’s internet as a defence against cyber-attack. three days later egypt’s embattled autocrats took their country offline. the am... (312 天前)

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User-generated content: Wikipleadia

the promise and perils of crowdsourcing contentit may not stir up international outrage like its semi-namesake wikileaks, but wikipedia sparks debate. the free online encyclopedia, which celebrates its tenth birthday on january 15th, is a symbol of unpaid collaboration and one of the most popular destinations on the internet, attracting some 400m visitor... (312 天前)

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In praise of Wikipedia: Wiki birthday to you

a celebration of an astonishing achievement, and a few worriesthe internet’s omniscience is one of its most useful and transformative features [citation needed]. whether you want to look up an obscure word or phrase, get a quick briefing on an historical figure or dig into a little-known scientific or political concept [example needed], help is just a c... (312 天前)

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