커리어블로그(careerblog.co.kr)의 무료도서 이벤트때 받은 책으로 잭 골드스미스와 팀 우가 지은 '인터넷 권력전쟁( Who Controls the internet ?)' 을 드디어 어제 다 읽었습니다.^^ 책은 IT의 기술적인 내용이 아닌 인터넷을 창조한 개발자의 의식변화 그리고 국가와 IT회사간의 정책적인 분쟁의 해결 등 인터넷 환경으로 발생할 수는 문제에 대해서 글로벌한 정책자의 관점에서 이해하는데 도움이 되었습니다.
세계화 및 인터넷 이론들은 왜 영토 기반 정부의 중요성을 그토록 잘못 이해하고 또 그토록 과소평가하는 것일까 ? 전통적인 법체계의 상징인 물리적 강제력은 모두의 예상을 뛰어넘어 여전히 막강한 힘을 발휘하고 있다. - 본문 300쪽에서
이 책에서는 현대 기술이 정부의 강제력이 국민,기업,장비에 어떤 영향을 미치고 있는지 여러 예로 설명이 되어있습니다. 다만, 아쉬운 점은 미국과 유럽에 대한 글로 쓰여져 있으며 아시아에서는 유일하게 중국만 언급되어 있으며 그것도 인터넷을 국가의 권력을 유지하기 위한 통제의 관점으로만 언급하고 있어서 아시아에 대한 작가의 배려가 적다는 것이 아쉽습니다.
그러나 책을 보고 유익하다고 생각한 것은 어제 날자의 머니투데이의 기사 중에 "구글 개인정보 보관, 프라이버시 침해" 라는 제목으로 유럽연합(EU)이 "개인 정치성향·종교적 신념·성적취향 등 파악 우려"가 있다고 주장하는 내용을 보고 책에서 이야기하는 점으로 예측한다면 '구글은 무제한이었던 정보 보관 기한을 2년으로 줄였지만 EU가 2년도 지나치게 길다'는 주장이 이길 것입니다. 즉, 구글이 EU의 조건에 맞도록 타협을 할 것이고 결국은 그 조건에 맞추어 구글은 전세계도 동일한 보관 기한 정책으로 수정할 것이라는 예측을 해볼 수 있다는 것입니다.
인터넷 권력전쟁 책은 기술적인 것에 치우쳐서 지내왔던 과거를 본질에 대한 재사고의 시간으로 보상해준 좋은 경험이었습니다.
Google Friends Newsletter - March 2007 소식으로 그 중 일부 내용을 소개합니다.
1. Google SMS 기능 소식 - 466453 ("GOOGLE" on most mobile devices) 번호로 미국에 있다면 무료의 이 서비스를 사용할 수 있다.
2. 구글의 개인 홈페이지를 꾸미는 기능에 대한 소식 - 구글의 개인화 홈페이지 (영문페이지)에서 이미지를 첨부한 개인화면이 가능 하다는 소식. 총 6개의 테마로 만들 수 있다. - 이 기능은 저도 아래와 같이 이미 사용 중으로 색(Color)다른 맛입니다. * City Scape 로 만든 화면
* Bus Stop 로 만든 화면
3. Google Notebook 서비스가 더 이상 beta 가 아니라는 것과 구글 맵에서 볼 수 있다는 기능 소식. - 저도 스프링노트의 Open API와 네이버 맵을 매쉬업한 메모지맵 서비스는 어떨까 ? 라는 생각을 하고 있었는데..어떤 인터페이스로 어떠한 메타데이타로 소셜한 관계를 가지고 갈 수 있는지 궁금합니다.
4. Picasa Web Albums의 용량을 1G로 늘린 소식.
5. Google Pack에 새로운 software로 Symantec's Norton Security Scan이 추가 된것. - 보안 솔루션에 대한 MS의 신상품 소식도 있던데...보안시장의 경쟁이 심화될지 시장이 더욱 확대될 지 궁금하며 안철수 연구소. 특히, 빛자루의 선전을 기대합니다.
그리고 기타의 소식들은 Photos on Google Maps / Improved security with Google Desktop / Photos on Google Maps / Plus Box results on Google / Polls on orkut 의 제목이고 상새한 내용은 more에 메일 원문(영어)을 참조 하세요.
Google Friends Newsletter - March 2007
Vernal greetings to all of our Google Friends. We hope you enjoy this month's update on our products and services.
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Flight information from Google SMS
With Google SMS, getting real-time flight information is as easy as texting a message to your friend. Simply text message your flight number to 466453 ("GOOGLE" on most mobile devices), and you'll receive a text message right back with the status details of your flight. If you're looking for more general information, you can text message the name of an airline, and you'll receive a message with the main phone number to call. This free service is available for flights departing or arriving in the U.S. http://www.google.com/sms
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More personalization for your homepage
Make the Google homepage your own with the newest features for the Google Personalized Homepage. You can change the entire look of the page by choosing one of six themes. All the themes are dynamic, which means the look of your homepage will change depending on the season, time of day and weather conditions of your current location. If you can't decide which gadgets to add, you can review other users' ratings or read reviews of gadgets from the directory; name a new tab and let us select gadgets you might like based on the tab's name; or click a gadget's drop-down menu in the upper right-hand corner and select "You might also like..." to see our recommendations.
One we do recommend is the new Google Talk gadget, which lets you chat with friends and family directly from your homepage. And this gadget lets you view videos and photo albums straight from your chat window by pasting URLs from YouTube and Picasa Web Albums into your chats.
There's nothing to download or install. http://www.google.com/ig http://www.google.com/ig/add?moduleurl=googletalk.xml
Google Notebook is out of beta
Google Notebook has now graduated from Google Labs and is officially out of beta. Besides launching in 17 new languages, we've added a slew of improvements to the user interface and new features too. You can add your own comments to individual notes, view your notebook content on Google Maps, and export your notebooks to Google Docs & Spreadsheets. The next time you're planning an event with friends or researching places to go for a family vacation, organize your findings with Google Notebook. http://www.google.com/notebook
Increased storage on Picasa Web Albums
Picasa Web Albums now offers 1GB of free storage, which means you can upload up to 4,000 standard resolution photos for free. We've also made it easier for you to share your photos and albums with friends. Just click the "Link to this..." link next to any Picasa Web photo or album, and copy the code provided. You can paste the code into an email, IM or the code for your website for others to see. http://picasaweb.google.com
Improved security with Google Desktop
We've added a new safety feature to Google Desktop to protect you from suspicious sites. Now when you visit a site that might be trying to steal your personal information or install malicious software on your computer, Google Desktop will show you a warning before you use it.
Google Desktop also now includes a better-looking sidebar and gadgets to match, and the ability to quickly preview a Google Desktop search result before actually opening the file or going to the web page. http://desktop.google.com
Photos on Google Maps
Google Maps users will now find relevant photos about businesses when they do a local search. These photos will be visible in the business details information window, and more can be found by clicking the images. You'll find a range of images in the search results: from photos of buildings and storefronts to pictures of hotel interiors and delicious meals to help you decide where to make your next reservation. http://maps.google.com
Plus Box results on Google
This month we introduced Plus Box, a new feature of Google that lets you see additional information on individual search results. When you see a "+" icon next to a result, click on it and you'll see additional data intended to help you find what you're looking for more quickly. Right now, we're showing two types of Plus Box results: stock information and maps. Expect to see more types going forward. http://www.google.com
New software from Google Pack
Protect your PC with the newest additions to Google Pack: Symantec's Norton Security Scan, which detects and removes viruses, and PC Tools' Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, a top-rated anti-spyware utility. Like all Google Pack offerings, these applications are free and automatically updated. We've also made some major updates to the Google Photos Screensaver: Now you can turn your computer into a
digital photo frame that displays pictures from photo feeds, a great way to keep current with your friends' and families' latest pictures. http://pack.google.com
Polls on orkut
Have a tough decision to make? With the latest feature from orkut, you can get an entire orkut community's input on any question you have. Simply post a poll to any community you belong to and watch as members vote and leave comments on your question. Next time you're deciding between a holiday weekend in Aspen or Hawaii, look to your friends on orkut. http://www.orkut.com
Searching from your mobile phone can be tricky, as you're walking and searching, without a mouse, and scrolling through results on a small screen with just a couple of inches of real estate. Now when you visit Google.com on your phone, click the link that takes you to the new mobile search experience. You'll never be more than a click or two away from the answer that you're after. You can add modules for the types of information you're regularly searching for to your homepage so you don't have to search for updates anymore. http://www.google.com/mobile
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We admit it -- we get wrapped up in our work. Even when we're not feeling so great, there are deadlines to meet - things that can't move forward without us - and the fear of getting behind keeps us going
even when we feel lousy. It's easy to see how it happens in this "always-on" culture, and so it's probably no different for you, either. Our own Google doctor at our Mountain View, Calif. headquarters, Dr. Taraneh Razavi, recently reminded us -- and you! -- to stay home when you're sick. As she notes in a recent Google Blog post, it's not just at Google that this working-while-sick phenomenon goes on, to the benefit of no one, least of all the lousy-feeling person and their immediate co-workers. So whether you've got flu-like symptoms, a bad cough, or a wearying head cold, consider this a reminder to nurse yourself back to health -- at home. Chances are you'll heal more quickly and your colleagues will thank you. There will always be another work deadline. Why not make one for yourself -- to get better? http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/feeling-sick-go-home.html
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