Der Netztheoretiker Geert Lovink setzt sich seit den 1980er Jahren kritisch mit neuen Medien und dem Netz auseinander. ORF.at hat mit Lovink über Offenheit im Internet und der Gesellschaft, Onlinebezahlsysteme, die radikale Transparenz der Whistleblower-Plattform WikiLeaks und die Zukunft Sozialer Netzwerke gesprochen.
Video from the April 27th, 2009 Facebook Technology Tasting Event at Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto. Mark Zuckerberg introduces the event, Dave Morin discusses the new Facebook Open Stream API, Justin Bishop demonstrates the all-new Facebook for Adobe AIR, and Luke Shepard discusses our plans around OpenID. We were also joined by members of the community Chris Messina, talking about ActivityStreams, and David Recordon, talking about OpenID. In addition, several launch partners joined us to talk about what they have already built on the Open Stream API. Including, Loic Le Muer from Seesmic and our friends from Microsoft and Adobe.
In contrast, Criterion saw a company with a significant user base that if run independently and operated as a niche site, could "make sense." In the short term, the new leadership board is focusing on better video support, better sharing and chat systems, and more satisfying gaming experiences. The goal is to bring the network to parity with the competition.