[{"_1":2,"_31":-5,"_32":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/__layout/tag.$name",{"_5":6,"_7":8},"tagName","internet business","posts",[9],{"_10":11,"_12":13,"_14":15,"_16":17,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":23,"_24":25,"_26":-5,"_27":28,"_29":30},"id",834,"title","Today's articles of interest include another Wired article on big media in the US, a fairly good...","excerpt","Roundup of interesting links: media consolidation is scary but maybe not that bad, robot-eels are scarier, the dot-com crash is overhyped just like the boom was, actual layoffs are minimal and tech jobs remain plentiful. Invest now while stocks are undervalued. Also, websites desperately need phone-bill micropayments.","body","Today's articles of interest include another Wired article on big media in the US, a fairly good summary of why monolithic media is a bad idea, and exactly how close the US already is to this being the case. Funny quote: \"There are six or seven media conglomerates that rule the world... [b]ut how many companies do you need to provide programming to mass audiences? Six companies should be enough. At least it's not two.\" Scary in a completely different way is the robot with the mind of an eel, a probably-cool concept but I dunno, how big an animal will they do this kind of thing to? Am I comfortable using my smart TV if there was a cuddly-puppy brain powering it? Ick.\r\n

On the business front, a very interesting article (Wired again) which explains why the Dot-Com crash is as much hype as the Dot-Coms were themselves. Unemployment is 4.3% in the US, even lower in the UK, the US still has a shortfall of over 400,000 tech jobs (!), and even though announcements of layoffs have risen by 113%, actual layoffs rose only 9%. So, unsurprisingly, all that's happening is stupid people with ridiculous business plans are biting the dust (and their investors with them) while the industry itself continues to roar ahead. My current prediction: in six months time the Dotconomy will be just another industry sector, with most of the hype potential gone, growing steadily. So invest now, in a sensible business plan, while the stocks are still undervalued. This is all a side-effect of people confusing \"slowdown in growth\" with \"recession\". Just because it's slower doesn't mean it's not growth.\r\n

This is another newsy blog isn't it! You can tell I should be working. An interesting what-works story about why Minitel is making a profit in an age of Internet access. Websites need micropayments. Desperately. On their phone bill, if possible. Why aren't any phone companies doing this?","updated",["D",987583223000],"created",["D",987583223000],"codename","todays_articles_of_interest_include_another_wired_article_on_big_media_in_the_us_a_fairly_good","legacy_id","2309","thumbnailUrl","published",["D",987583223000],"draft",false,"actionData","errors"]

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