http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk An infuriatingly infrequently updated reflection on the Internet, the US, and life in general Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:01:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am going to have to make a determined effort to update this blog more often. I always feel better when I am writing. Anyway, just as an update: I am currently in New Delhi in the Maurya Hotel following a busy conference week. I'll be heading to the airport ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/02/18/domainpulse-in-vienna/ I'm quite excited about the fact that Amazon has brought out a new ebook reader that it calls the Kindle. I haven't seen one in the real world but I am assuming with the effort they've put behind it that the screen technology is what it claims to be - ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/11/22/can-someone-please-get-to-the-ebook-reader-before-apple/ Kevin Murphy, a British IT journo based in the US, has done a review of my Sex.com book on his blog. He likes it. Which is nice since he is one of roughly three journalists in the world who understand the domain name system and its history. You can read it ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/08/01/review-of-sexcom-by-kev-murphy/ This has to be good - I note that Amazon.com is now selling my book - Sex.com. Unfortunately there is still a four to six-week delivery date on it, which leads me to conclude that my publishers have yet to strike a deal with a US publisher. I also note on ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/07/03/amazoncom-now-selling-my-book/ There was a review in the Sunday Telegraph at the weekend, so I did something I've only done once before in my life and bought it. I knew it didn't bode well when they managed to misspell my name not once but twice in the piece (in fact it's not ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/06/04/sunday-telegraph-review-of-sexcom/ I had my book launch on Tuesday at Bar Detroit in Covent Garden. Terrific stuff. Lots of old friends, my publishers (several of the Quercus team pictured above), and my family. Gary Kremen was there and signed various books and generally entertained people. I did that weird thing where you ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/05/31/book-launch-and-reviews/ This is the article that appeared in The Sunday Times on Sex.com today. As I mentioned earlier, the article appears under my byline but was entirely written by a writer the Times brought in. I'm interested to see what people think of the two versions I wrote and the one ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/05/27/sunday-times-article-on-sexcom/ The Times has done a review of Sex.com. Short and sweet: "Sex.com By Kieren McCarthy Reviewed by Iain Finlayson Civil law, not unreasonably regarded as a dry subject, is often rendered relevant by colourful cases. There is no more dramatic cause of dispute than money, unless it is sex — so the battle for ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/05/26/times-review-of-sexcom/ You should read this blog post before you delve into this piece. “The Internet? The Internet is for porn!” exclaimed one of the speakers last week [18 May 2007] as the Oxford Union debated the question “This House believes that the Internet is the greatest force for Democratisation in the World”. ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/05/26/sunday-times-article-version-two/ To find out what on earth this is all about, please read this blog post. “In all the years you’ve been chasing me, you have never got a single asset in my name. And you never will.” That was how Stephen Michael Cohen made it plain to the man sitting opposite him ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2007/05/26/sunday-times-article-version-one/