Todays total is 84 660. This means today’s count was +831 words. The main focus of todays writing was on autonomy and the effects of censorship – very cool stuff. Today’s recommended reading is Stuart Hamilton’s doctoral dissertation “To what extent can libraries ensure free, equal and unhampered access to Internet-accessible information resources from a global perspective?” (another link here).
In addition to this I gave a lecture entitled “What is eCommerce” which included a list of top ten dot com deaths from Cnet. Founded in the UK as an online fashion store, Boo.com eventually burned through $160 million before crashing in May 2000. I took the picture in London in 2001. Its an sticker I found near Seven Dials. Not a good slogan considering the fate of Boo…