On The Media: Future of The Internet

On The Media is a great weekly NPR prog that I would highly recommend for Comm professionals or just people who are interested in the state of the media.

They had a really interesting episode this week discussing the future of the Internet. We all know anything about the future is cool.

Episode Summary:

"The basic architecture of the Internet hasn't changed since it was conceived 40 years ago. But what was once the playground of wonks is now the main staging area for the global economy and open to an array of security vulnerabilities. Brooke talks with Internet experts who ponder a vexing conundrum: adjustments that increase security simultaneously hamper innovation."

Especially interesting was the discussion about security vs maintaining innovation by not closing up too much. I for one am all about open source. It is your responsibility to be an informed "citizen" virtually, the same way you are on the street.