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Internet a besoin d'un plan B (Danny Hillis) Les services de secours, les hôpitaux, les aéroports sont de plus en plus connectés à Internet.

Internet a besoin d'un plan B (Danny Hillis)

Et pourtant, la possibilité de le voir attaqué et rendu inaccessible reste dans le domaine du possible. Comment continuer à communiquer dans l’optique d’une coupure d’internet ? Internet a besoin d’un plan B Danny Hillis est l’un des premiers utilisateurs d’internet. Il est l’homme à avoir enregistré le 3ème nom de domaine de l’histoire d’internet (Think.com).

Il est intervenu lors de la conférence TED de Long Beach la semaine dernière pour parler de ce qui pourrait être une question de sécurité internationale. Les dangers d’un monde hyper-connecté Selon lui, nous ne nous rendons pas compte à quel point l’expansion globale d’internet s’est immiscée dans tout ce qui nous entoure. « Lorsque vous décollez de l’aéroport de LAX, lorsque vous prenez le l’essence, vous ne pensez pas être en train d’utiliser internet. Un deuxième réseau pour venir en back-up d’internet ? (source) Nicholas G. Carr. Nicholas G.

Nicholas G. Carr

Carr (born 1959) is an American writer who has published books and articles on technology, business, and culture. His book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.[1] Career[edit] Nicholas Carr originally came to prominence with the 2003 Harvard Business Review article "IT Doesn't Matter" and the 2004 book Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage (Harvard Business School Press). Carr's second book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google, was published in January 2008 by W.

In the summer of 2008, The Atlantic published Carr's article "Is Google Making Us Stupid? " Carr's 2010 book, The Shallows, develops this argument further. Through his blog "Rough Type," Carr has been a critic of technological utopianism and in particular the populist claims made for online social production. See also[edit] Books[edit] Notes[edit] External links[edit] Nicholas Carr: Is Google Making Us Stupid? Bio Nicholas Carr A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, Nicholas Carr writes and speaks on technology, business, and culture.

Nicholas Carr: Is Google Making Us Stupid?

His intriguing 2003 Harvard Business Review article "IT Doesn't Matter," was an instant sensation, setting the stage for the global debate on the strategic value of information technology in business. His 2004 book, Does IT Matter? : Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage, published by Harvard Business School Press, was a bestseller and kept the worldwide business community discussing the role of computers and IT in business.

A prolific and nimble thought leader, Mr Carr has written more than a dozen articles and interviews for Harvard Business Review and writes regularly for the Financial Times, Strategy & Business and The Guardian. Mr Carr has served as a commentator on CNBC, CNN, and other networks and has been a featured speaker worldwide at industry, educational, and government forums. Peter Norvig.

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

Alain Giffard.