Why your next phone call may be online
Article Abstract:
Making phone calls using voice over Internet protocol has been resonating with consumers, and VoIP startups are promising cheap-sometimes free-calls to anywhere in the world. Few providers offer adapters for traditional handsets that plug right into your broadband modem.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2004
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Friends with benefits: this isn't P2P in the old outlaw Napster sense. It's online swap meet
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Three powerful Web functions- auctioning, file-sharing and friend-of-a-friend socializing is merged by the newest social networking services to build digital barter economies. These 'social swapnets' can help like-minded members pool digital resources.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2004
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Oh, joy! 24/7 reality TV!
Article Abstract:
Larry Namer talks about his plans for Reality Central, a 24/7 cable network devoted to reality TV.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
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