Harassing Telemarketers

Katherine Noyes recounts the story of a frustrated telecom professional who created a bot to waste the time of telemarkers. In my mind, this raises ethical issues - what do you think?

-DD

History of Telecommunications

Paul McNamara has posted a timeline of telecommunication history . It is hard for me to believe that a substantial part of the workforce was born before modems were in use.

-DD

Phones and Global Interconnections

Johnny Evans claims that the iPhone has changes the interconnectedness of humanity. I agree that cell phone technology has reached most of the world and is changing lifestyles, though I would argue that the biggest impact is in the third world with manufacturers other than Apple.

-DD