Good morning to those of you up and active on the blogosphere. Its been kinda quiet in the tech world lately. I think the recent market losses have slowed things down even further.
- SXSWI fans should take note, their favorite interviewer Sarah Lacy blogging for TechCrunch just threw in her two cents on a Thomas Friedman piece in the New York Times. Of course, if you attended SXSWi last year you’ll recall Lacy’s dubious Mark Zuckerberg interviews Friedman made the argument that we should be investing in the next Google instead of bailout out “losers” like GM. Lacy argued that the government shouldn’t meddle in the delicate ecosytem that is Silicon Valley. Lacy/Zuckerberg interview at SXSWi ’08. ]
- Lawrence Lessig, a keynote speaker at last year’s SXSWi has been fighting for changes in U.S. copyright law for a while now. Apparently he has
Lessig, a crusader for copyright given up on attempting to reason with Congress and started a new website called Change Congress. Kudos to Lessig for the idea.
- Apple just released Safari 4 beta. You can read about the new features at Crunch Gear.
- Yahoo’s new CEO, Carol Bartz is ready to shake things up at the beleagured company. The announcement could come this week.