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POPSRaul Lifts Cuba's Computer Ban Looks like Raul's leadership is having some small effects after all. The Cuban Internet is still extremely restricted and very expensive, but more offline use could help loosen the control of Cuba's digital media.
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POPSHow to Kill LOLCats ComplaintRemover is one of the newer entrants into the business of controlling negative content about individuals and businesses on the Web. To point out the problems with the service, Consumerist asks them to remove LOLCats from the Internet. Funny stuff ensues.
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POPSOne Computer Could Run Entire Internet Hard to imagine how this is possible, and it seems counterintuitive to think of the Internet as a single computer. But it fits with the strange trend that's underway: After becoming more and more distributed, computing is again becoming more and more centralized, with thin, simple nodes at the edge and massive hardware at the core.
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POPSBust 2.0 Begins? Henry Blodget, of alleyinsider.com, has been harping for weeks on signs that the Internet economy might be headed for a downturn, starting with a drop in mortgage ads following the subprime real estate loan blow-out. Now Nielsen reports that the top ten Web advertisers dropped spending September. Haven't spotted this much elsewhere, but Blodget has been making a good case.
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