The term 'social software', which is now used to define software that supports group interaction, has only become relatively popular within the last two or more years.
by Alan C. Kay ffrom Apple Computer - "Most ideas come from previous ideas. The sixties, particularly in the ARPA community, gave rise to a host of notions..."
is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cunieform script. It is about the adventures of the historical King of Uruk (somewhere between 2750 and 2500 BCE).
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan.