links for 2006-04-17

• Xinhua - English: Internet a mixed blessing to Chinese government
  "With 111 million Internet users -- 11 percent of the world's total and rising -- China is facing an unprecedented quandary on how to regulate the new medium and perceptions abroad of government controls."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet censorship freespeech)
• WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: WorldChanging Interview: Adam Greenfield
  Jon L. talked to Adam Greenfield about his new book, Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
  (tags: tech techtrends internet internetofthings)
• Watchful and Wary: China's Hu Visits Bush
  "President Bush will not serve President Hu a banquet. And that is not necessarily a bad thing. "
  (tags: china china-u.s.)
• China president at Gates house, not White House | CNET News.com
  "The first lavish dinner of China President Hu Jintao's historic visit to the United States next week will be in a big, secure house in Washington where the host is one of the world's most powerful men."
  (tags: china china-u.s. microsoft)
• Blogs 'essential' to a good career - The Boston Globe
  "Ben Day blogged his way into a career as a high-earning software consultant while maintaining the freedom to schedule frequent jam sessions and performances as a keyboard player."
  (tags: blogs blogging)