#dotcom

24 years ago this week, the CEO of Webvan, an early grocery dotcom that once had a market cap of $4.8 billion, resigned. Layoffs and pulling out of major markets soon followed on its way to liquidation that summer. #Retrocomputing #Dotcom https://dfarq.homeip.net/webvan-the-too-much-too-early-dotcom/

@arstechnica this is really sad to me. #23andme did some fantastic #research, funded some really good studies, and provided a useful link between #genome and drug research. Too few people took the time to look into what it was they did and thought it was just another Ancestry.com site.
#DNS #genetics #dotcom

Wie gern würde ich darauf wetten, dass dies die 2. #DotCom-#Blase wird.

Dennoch bin ich so gepolt, nicht mit dem Elend anderer Kasse zu machen.

Lieber investiere ich in #Kartoffelchips. Damit fördere ich kurzfristig meine Zufriedenheit, begrenzt durch mein alleiniges Elend, ab einem gewissen Punkt drauf verzichten zu müssen.

#Chips #PhotonischerChip #KI #DotComCrash

To be clear, my optimism didn't really last all that long, say from about 1995 when the #WWW really took off, to 1998 or so when the #dotcom bubble started to crack. By 1999 it was obvious things weren't working out so well: The #Matrix hit at exactly the right moment.

But oh, how I miss that brief period when it looked like we were going to get #StarTrek instead.

It's a new year of Cybercultural, your favourite #InternetHistory indie website. This year I'll be focusing more on the dot-com era (1990s) and the terrible 2010s. You can expect 1 post per week going forward — subscribe for free via email or RSS.

Ok, onto this week's post: Multimedia Gulch in 1994, when CD-ROM designers lived fast in a time of slow modems! https://cybercultural.com/p/multimedia-gulch-1994/ #Multimedia #Dotcom

@n_dimension you can see it here. Lead programmer, Brian (who posted this 1996 Aus., tv clip) was responsible for the idea. #SausageSoftware / #HotdogEditor / #WWW / #DotCom / #startups <https://youtube.com/watch?v=FG2dvZQBMnM>

Kim #Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to US - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/15/kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-from-new-zealand-to-us I wrote about this insane & long-running #copyright saga in my 300-page book "Walled Culture": free ebook downloads here - https://walledculture.org/the-book/

Kim Dotcom wird ausgeliefert! Neuseelands Entscheidung steht fest
#Filesharing #Rechtssachen #Auslieferung #Dotcom #KimDotcom #Megaupload #PaulGoldsmith https://sc.tarnkappe.info/5607ef

The #AI hype is the #dotcom of 2024.The value of current AI technology is disproportionate to what companies are betting on it to increase their revenue. I guess most people will be tired of generated content that is just a repeated variant of what some human has written. Generative AI does not have capabilities to #create and be #innovate, It can give abstracts of wast amount of information and maybe help humans work faster, Robots will continue to improve on repetitive tasks.

mark my words - der ganze #KI hype wird übler enden als #dotcom nur dass diesmal zusätzlich noch DEINE gesamten persönlichen daten involviert sind
in 2-5 jahren wird der ganze scheiss implodieren und das ganze web 2.0 aka #socialmedia mit in den abgrund ziehen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8ByoAt5gCA

When it comes to the #MagnificentSeven of the S&P 500, ignore the 493 or their stock performance, and sprinkle “AI” into the mix.

Eventually, “sparkle sickness” will affect everyone.

https://www.superversive.co/blog/yad6mcesoaziu4tgdzx054bd6vakb2

#business #software #cashflow #markets #investors #superpower #Capital #InterestsRates #risk #inflation #BigTech #ecosystems #digital #social #cloud #infrastructure #consumerism #influencers #Software #AdTech #MarTech #AI #SaaS #VCs #mindset #startups #investors #DotCom #economy

Big Tech and #VCs will only change their #mindset when either enough #startups and #investors go belly-up, which is being delayed by adding “AI” into everything at all possible.

My experience has been that VCs aren’t as creative as people think they are, and we’re experiencing a #DotCom crash in slow motion.

The difference is, there was a financial crisis in between which enabled the VC and Big Tech ecosystem to gain not only outsize mindshare, but only market share of the #economy.

5/n

@dcreemer I’ll be there Sunday at noon. My favorite story is when we went there after the collapse of the #dotcom and the waiter said “You still have money to eat?”

Thanks for the nightmare fuel, @cstross...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/04/the-radiant-future-of-1995.html

#DotCom #Nineties #TechnologyHorror

it’s a term the liberals can understand, in this it has limited to this narrow point of view.

I have been using the #dotcons for the last 20 years to express the same idea.

The whole 30-year tech ecosystem is designed to CON you (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam) for profit #dotcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_company)

They inclosed the #openweb and we (our liberals) went along with this mess.

And with “#enshittification” they are still going along with this mess.

A critique of the term “#enshittification“

* Obscuring Responsibility: The critique, using terms like “enshittification” obscures the true root causes of the issue. Instead of attributing problems solely to a general decline in quality, the focus should be on identifying specific actors and factors responsible for this decline.

* Profit Motive and Diverging Interests: The critique argues that behind the concept of “enshittification” lies the profit motive inherent in capitalist systems. There’s a divergence of interests between product users (consumers) and product owners (corporations), where decisions are driven by maximizing profits rather than improving user experiences.

* Lack of Accountability: By simplifying issues like “enshittification,” there’s a risk of absolving those responsible for making harmful decisions. The critique should emphasize the need to hold accountable the individuals and entities that prioritize profit over societal well-being.

* Liberal Perspective and Tech Ecosystem: The discussion needs to extend to the role of liberalism and the tech ecosystem in perpetuating these problems. We need to criticize how the #openweb was enclosed and co-opted by the #dotcom industry, with complicity from liberal circles.

* Call to Action: The #dotcons, critique is a call to action against those who exploit technology for profit without regard for societal consequences. It condemns the manipulation and exploitation within the tech industry and urges a more critical approach to understanding and addressing these issues.

In summary, we need to challenge the use of “common sense” terms like “enshittification” to describe complex societal problems, advocating instead for a deeper examination of the profit-driven motives and systemic inequalities that underlie deteriorating online quality and community experiences. #dotcons highlights the importance of accountability and critical analysis in addressing the harmful impacts of technology and capitalism on society.

#dotcom #dotcons #openweb

https://hamishcampbell.com/?p=4862

A critique of the term "#enshittification"

* Obscuring Responsibility: The critique, using terms like "enshittification" obscures the true root causes of the issue. Instead of attributing problems solely to a general decline in quality, the focus should be on identifying specific actors and factors responsible for this decline.

* Profit Motive and Diverging Interests: The critique argues that behind the concept of "enshittification" lies the profit motive inherent in capitalist systems. There's a divergence of interests between product users (consumers) and product owners (corporations), where decisions are driven by maximizing profits rather than improving user experiences.

* Lack of Accountability: By simplifying issues like "enshittification," there's a risk of absolving those responsible for making harmful decisions. The critique should emphasize the need to hold accountable the individuals and entities that prioritize profit over societal well-being.

* Liberal Perspective and Tech Ecosystem: The discussion needs to extend to the role of liberalism and the tech ecosystem in perpetuating these problems. We need to criticize how the #openweb was enclosed and co-opted by the #dotcom industry, with complicity from liberal circles.

* Call to Action: The #dotcons, critique is a call to action against those who exploit technology for profit without regard for societal consequences. It condemns the manipulation and exploitation within the tech industry and urges a more critical approach to understanding and addressing these issues.

In summary, we need to challenge the use of "common sense" terms like "enshittification" to describe complex societal problems, advocating instead for a deeper examination of the profit-driven motives and systemic inequalities that underlie deteriorating online quality and community experiences. #dotcons highlights the importance of accountability and critical analysis in addressing the harmful impacts of technology and capitalism on society.

@Scmbradley it's a term the liberals can understand, in this it has limited to this narrow point of view.

I have been using the #dotcons for the last 20 years to express the same idea.

The whole 30-year tech ecosystem is designed to CON you (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam) for profit #dotcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_company)

They inclosed the #openweb and we (our liberals) went along with this mess.