September 16, 2008

The End of the Internet As We Know It

By Ruby Patel
In any business, the ultimate goal is revenue. In some instances (such as with Exxon Mobile), morals and validity are overridden by the desire for money. And it is clear that ultimately the internet is one large business. ISP’s exist to allow subscribers to enter the internet. Many websites on the internet exist [...]

September 16, 2008

Beginning of the end for newspapers?

By Jossif Ezekilov
I came across this article first in the Washington Post (in the paper edition) and then found it online. It talks about how Google is undertaking a project to digitize pre-internet newspaper articles. They are working with more than 100 newspapers (including the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, which claims it is “North America’s Oldest Newspaper” [...]