The new internet
Came across an interesting article on ZDNet. Interesting for those who are facinated by the powerplays that continue to shape the internet.
Big Internet and Media companies eye Web 2.0 by ZDNet’s Richard MacManus — There’s a lot of jockeying for position among the big Internet and media companies these days. David Berlind suggests there are two main camps developing: Microsoft/Yahoo/Real vs. Google/Sun/AOL/Comcast, with Apple the aloof cool kid doing its own thing (the Internet’s version of The Fonz). John Battelle thinks that IM and VOIP are “critical applications” […]
And another if you want to get an idea on the bigger picture:
The big picture behind Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, Real, and Sun deal-o-mania by ZDNet’s David Berlind — Maybe I’m crazy. But if you ask me, there’s a super big picture that’s begining to form when you start to look at all of this week’s announcements, or maybe-announcements involving Google, AOL, Real, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Sun and more. If I’m not mistaken, just about everyone is taking sides in preparation for what […]
