I’ve seen the word cyberbullying [wikipedia definition] used a lot recently in online news releases and discussion groups. We’ve all seen those people who get their kicks from being a bully, but I guess my question is:

Why do people think the Internet should be any different when it comes to being a bully?

Is it because people can appear (or seem to appear) anonymous online? Do these people believe they cannot be caught or that those on the receiving end cannot easily take action? I’m interested to hear any thoughts on the issue.

New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel was the place where history was made on Monday night. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Patti Smith, Van Halen, the Ronettes, REM and the first ever hip-hop act, Grandmaster Flash.

The night was filled with joy and tension. Van Halen frontman, David Lee Roth was MIA, due to a riff between him and the band over what song would be performed. Patti Smith was overcome with emotion as she stood on stage and Bill Berry rehearsed on Monday after suffering an aneurysm on stage in 1997.

All-in-all, it was a great night for music and a greater night for rock-n-roll.

Recently Tim Berners-Lee (Wikipedia defined) spoke out on Web 2.0:

“Web 1.0 is about connecting computers, while Web 2.0 is about connecting people,” Berners-Lee replied, “Totally not. Web 1.0 was all about connecting people. It was an interactive space, and I think Web 2.0 is of course a piece of jargon, nobody even knows what it means. If Web 2.0 for you is blogs and wikis, then that is people to people. But that was what the Web was supposed to be all along. And in fact, you know, this ‘Web 2.0,’ it means using the standards which have been produced by all these people working on Web 1.0.”

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What do you think Web 2.0 is?

We all know that lots of thoughts, planning and attempts have been made to use the Internet (a series of tubes) in the same manner as television. With some success and failures along the way, companies continue to work on hammering out the best ways for this to work.

NPR has updated their multi-part series, The Five Best Ideas in Television, with the fourth installment.

This series (Test Program Concepts Online) explores how and who at NBC is working to find the perfect mix of TV and Internet and how NBC develops content for both.