Apr 17, 2013

Facebook spreads like a virus with no cure

by John Naughton

Infectious diseases, says the World Health Organization, “are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.” Quite so. Just like Facebook addiction, which also spreads from person to ...

| Mar 6, 2013

Not even Google will be around forever

by John Naughton

Some years ago, when the Google Books project, which aims to digitize all of the world’s printed books, was getting under way, the two cofounders of Google were having a meeting with the librarian of one of the universities that had signed up for ...