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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

Maybe you’ve read that the metaverse is going to replace the internet. It’s partly a dream for the future of the internet and partly a neat way to encapsulate some current trends in online infrastructure, including the growth of real-time 3D worlds. The protagonist is a master hacker who gets in katana fights at a virtual nightclub.

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Microsoft and VMware vet Paul Maritz backs social app built on promise of user privacy

GeekWire

But he also has a longstanding interest in the intersection of technology and personal data, as reflected in his founding in 2003 of Pi Corp., True plans to ultimately make money through a subscription model that will allow creators to run virtual storefronts to sell products on the platform, Cox said.

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The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

and virtual worlds | Main | Strategy in a networked world for professional service firms » The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? Ross Dawson, December 11, 2007 2:04 PM US PT Several media executives have asked me about the convergence of the Internet and TV over the last couple of months.

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Global comparisons: Why bandwidth drives Internet participation - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Are virtual worlds an over-hyped waste of time for marketers? However the speed of Internet access varies substantially, by a factor of almost five across the countries covered.

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Internet advertising revenue soars – how much further to go? - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Playing with new event formats: Mobile Meshwalk | Main | The vast potential of Internet radio is in jeopardy » Internet advertising revenue soars – how much further to go?

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Meet Andy Jassy, Amazon’s next CEO

The Verge

His promotion underscores the importance of cloud computing to the biggest tech titans that now play vital roles in powering the entire internet. Bezos and Jassy’s relationship deepened in the years after, with Bezos tasking his younger lieutenant with exploring the then-nascent technology of cloud computing around 2003.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Across the continent, and even in relatively developed South Africa, fixed broadband Internet is difficult to access, expensive, and unreliable. Mobiles have already leapfrogged fixed line telephony across the continent.