The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It

Cloudy With a Chance of Computing: BoomTown's NPR Debate With Harvard Law Prof Zittrain

Kara Swisher in News on August 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

This morning, BoomTown was on the very terrific National Public Radio talk show, “On Point,” along with Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain. The program, moderated by Tom Ashbrook on Boston’s WBUR station, was titled “From Desktop to the Digital Cloud” and dealt with the increasing move of data of all kinds online and into the so-called “cloud.” In other words, eventually, a completely virtual life for music, photos, records and more, and the end of packaged software.

Kara Visits "The Future of the Internet" Book Party!

Kara Swisher in News on May 12, 2008 at 10:00 am PT

This past Saturday night, BoomTown attended the tony San Francisco book party for Jonathan Zittrain’s new book, “The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It.” It was hosted by megablogger Arianna Huffington and Melanie Ellison, an old friend of Zittrain’s from high school, as it turned out. And BoomTown took our Flip video camera, of course!