explore the concept and definition of freedom, specifically "how a simplistic model of human beings as self-seeking, almost robotic, creatures led to today's idea of freedom
It's the end of an era - Lonely Planet has been sold and the creator of Rough Guides has stepped down. Carole Cadwalladr looks at how their growth from humble beginnings into publishing leviathans has transformed our guidebooks ... for better or worse
Whether you use your computer for work or fun, the programs you use generally have one thing in common - they are stored on your PC. Increasingly though, that software is moving online.
The move to put more and more of those familiar programs on to the web has been happening for a while but its latest incarnation has won the name of Web 2.0.
What is it - the definition is imprecise at best, but it loosely describes a category of websites that are known for interactivity, collaboration and community.
In this edition Global Business continues its exploration of powerful new trends in the business of computing - trends which may have a profound impact on the way we think about the world.
In August 1991, Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first website. Fourteen years on, he tells BBC Newsnight's Mark Lawson how blogging is closer to his original idea about a read/write web.
Since his appointment as head of KM solutions at the BBC, he has jumpstarted collaboration and knowledge sharing among employees on a budget that would make most software vendors squirm.
di Riccardo Cambiassi Da quasi un anno la BBC mette i propri archivi a disposizione del pubblico, incoraggiandolo a esprimere la propria creatività. I risultati non tardano ad arrivare, come dimostra BBCtags