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A long time ago, in an Internets far far away, the people were promised a galaxy free of corporate-empire dominance, where the little guy would have a fair and equal shot at being heard, where small businesses could claim riches once envisioned only by multinationals, and where unsung individuals would finally be sung. The playing fields would all be level, and there would be many goals to shoot at.

I’ve been working on a brand new comprehensive methodology in which to chart the evolution of a web distribution channel or platform’s life cycle, called The Tippingpoint Labs’ Life Cycle Analysis. It’s still in its early stages of development, but I wanted to share some of my early hypothesis here in the hopes of sparking a dialogue.

The Charlie Rose show began a new series on the future of newspapers. The series focuses on how the web is and other new technologies have caused a great shift in the media landscape. Newspapers are struggling to adapt. Overall revenues have fallen three years in a row. These numbers could reach double digits this year. Many advertisers have fled print for the web. Joining him are Robert Thomson, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, Mort Zuckerman, owner and publisher of the New York Daily News and the editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report, and Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute.

As millions of students across the world go back to school this month, 178 students from 49 countries will turn on their computers and step onto the virtual campus of the world's first global, tuition-free online university.

Blog platforms are so good and versatile that educators have all of the resources we need to run a course management website without the need for proprietary software. Blogs do just about everything a course management software system can do and more. There are also several other benefits to do something like this with a mainstream blog platform.