Mark McDonald

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Its now chic to bash the Internet, raising the ghost of Marshall McLuhan

by Mark P. McDonald  |  June 16, 2010  |  1 Comment

It was inevitable, the backlash.  Every revolution has a counter-revolution.  Even the arcade game Dance Dance Revolution, if you watch Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network you know what I mean – Dance Dance Counter Revolution. The summer of 2010 is shaping up to be the summer of ‘the web is melting my brain’ and that [...]

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Regulation 2.0 – hopefully NOT Regulation 1.0 (squared) 2 of 2

by Mark P. McDonald  |  October 31, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

NOTE: this post is a continuation of a prior discussion on Regulation 1.0. Regulation 2.0 will be shaped as a direct response to the shortcomings of existing regulatory regimes, the potential of emerging technologies and the desire to incorporate state and non-state actors into regulatory regimes. Regulation 1.0 is based on prohibitions defining the wrong [...]

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