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Cory Doctorow blogs at Boing Boing, and is also a journalist, Internet activist, and science fiction writer.
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17 Tips For Getting Bloggers To Write About You
InformationWeek, March 11, 2008 One of the best ways to get publicity and generate buzz is to get bloggers to write about what you're doing. Boing Boing co-author Cory Doctorow provides some tips on making it easy for bloggers to point to you. In Defense Of Complaining InformationWeek, February 11, 2008 Complain about a company, and you'll be accused of being a whiner. But markets thrive on information, so it's every customer's right to complain, and every company's obligation to shut up and listen, says columnist Cory Doctorow. Don't Let Self-Improvement Tools Be Used Against You InformationWeek, January 29, 2008 'Myware' that tracks everything we do can be enormously helpful, but it can also be used to spy on us. The big challenge will be to figure out how to get the life-improving benefits without destroying privacy, says columnist Cory Doctorow. How Your Creepy Ex-Co-Workers Will Kill Facebook InformationWeek, November 26, 2007 Columnist Cory Doctorow describes how Facebook and other social networks have built-in self-destructs: They make it easy for you to be found by the people you're looking to avoid. How Big Media's Copyright Campaigns Threaten Internet Free Expression InformationWeek, November 05, 2007 Big media companies' efforts to extend copyright are hurting creators' abilities to find audiences for their work, argues cyber-rights activist Cory Doctorow. The Solution To Mobile Phone Deadlock? Somebody Has To Die InformationWeek, September 21, 2007 Every time we butt up against some rotten problem in the mobile phone world, everyone's got someone else to blame. The solution: Kill somebody (metaphorically). Columnist Cory Doctorow shows us how. Why Is Hollywood Making A Sequel To The Napster Wars? InformationWeek, August 14, 2007 Shutting down Napster was a huge blunder for the record companies, leading to the collapse of the entire industry. Now, movies and TV studios are looking to repeat the failure by going after YouTube, says columnist Cory Doctorow. A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How DRM Becomes Law InformationWeek, July 11, 2007 Cory Doctorow looks at the back room dealing that allowed entertainment companies and electronics companies to craft public policy on digital rights management. How Hollywood, Congress, And DRM Are Beating Up The American Economy InformationWeek, June 11, 2007 The United States traded its manufacturing sector's health for its entertainment industry, hoping that Police Academy sequels could take the place of the rust belt. The United States bet wrong. America needs new, realistic trade policies, columnist Cory Doctorow says. How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community InformationWeek, May 14, 2007 Angry people looking for fights will inevitably try to poison successful Internet communities. Columnist Cory Doctorow looks at ways to remove the poison without killing the discussion too. Why Online Games Are Dictatorships InformationWeek, April 16, 2007 Online games like World of Warcraft and Second Life are absolute dictatorships, where the whim of the companies controlling them is law. Cory Doctorow wonders if it's possible to create a game that's a democracy, where your in-world property is really yours. The Web Can Humiliate Dumb Companies. Can It Make Them Smarter? InformationWeek, March 07, 2007 Dysfunctional consumer companies know only two modes of customer service: abusive contempt or slobbering, cringing remorse. Cory Doctorow describes how broken companies can make good customer service the standard. Shrinkwrap Licenses: An Epidemic Of Lawsuits Waiting To Happen InformationWeek, February 03, 2007 We mostly ignore the terms of shrinkwrap and clickwrap licenses, but pretty soon the lawyers are going to come sniffing around, says columnist Cory Doctorow. How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In InformationWeek, December 05, 2006 Technology called "Information Rights Management," combined with copyright law and Windows Vista, give Microsoft the tools to hold users' data hostage in Office, says Cory Doctorow. Opinion: High-Definition Video--Bad For Consumers, Bad For Hollywood InformationWeek, September 26, 2006 Digital rights management gadgetry has turned high-definition video into a lumbering dinosaur that consumers won't want to buy. And a good thing, too--because Hollywood doesn't know what to do with HD, says Cory Doctorow. Opinion: Apple's Copy Protection Isn't Just Bad For Consumers, It's Bad For Business InformationWeek, July 31, 2006 Apple's copy-protection technology makes media companies into its servants. Other copy-protection technologies, like Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, are just as bad, says Internet activist Cory Doctorow. Opinion: Protecting Net Neutrality From The Neutricidal Telcos InformationWeek, June 26, 2006 The Internet community needs to force regulators to preserve net neutrality. But it'll be tricky to write laws that define net neutrality without destroying what they're trying to protect, says Internet activist Cory Doctorow. |
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