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Crowdsourcing for Internet Transparency

04/27/2009

Let us imagine an easy to install, easy to operate application which provides constant unobtrusive and easy to understand feedback to the user; about the state of the network and the state of their PC. A tool that not only provides empirical data gathered from around the world but also instant access to feedback, comments and notes from experts and friends alike. A tool that gives the user reliable advice before installing software or clicking a link. A tool that empowers users by allowing them to better understand the state of their connection and of their PC. A tool (or suite of tools) which at the same time provides open, anonymous and invaluable data to Internet researchers across the globe.

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Sir Tim Looking Forward, not Back as Web turns 20

03/13/2009

Sir Tim made it clear fairly early in his talk that he did not want to spend too much time looking back. He mentioned that one of the risks of a celebration of this sort – a 20 year anniversary or birthday – is that of focusing on what was already done and seeing it as simply the past. He rejected that idea and said that he expects “even more boat rocking” to come, especially as we “get all the data on the Web.” He predicted that there will be “new waves of things we’ve never imagined” and insisted that there is a lot to do.

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