3taps sues Craigslist to save the internet (no, seriously)

Data harvester 3taps is countersuing Craigslist to save the internet. Believe it or not, that just might not be an overstatement.

"Craiglist was an innovator at one time," says 3taps chief executive Greg Kidd. "But time has moved on, and the concept of what the open web is today has evolved."

Web 2.0 Summit: The open Web is a dance of despots of democracies

The future of the open Internet is a delicate dance being played out between democratic governments and despots alike.

This and other surprising nuggets were part of the talk delivered by  Danny Weitzner, deputy CTO of the White House Office …