How did the cries of "Internet censorship ahoy" manage to bubble up into the mainstream media to cause near mass hysteria? And whom do we hold responsible?
Sparked by an online article, a frenzy of anger has been whipped up in the local media about a "Censorship Bill" being sneaked through Parliament.
SirCam and Code Red highlight that viruses are becoming more intelligent and dangerous, yet users are no smarter than the days of Melissa.
Although the entrepreneur has been widely blamed for the dot-com crash, the blame should lie on the shoulders of the wannabes. Could the Real McCoy please stand up?
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers may not be the greatest organisation to ever hit the planet, but the alternative domain names concept is a whole lot worse.
Sun Microsystems faces down Microsoft. These age-old enemies battle it out once again in the InterNetball championships 2001. The prize: the golden Web services crown.
While Telkom disconnected 500 000 people more than it connected last year, Vodacom grew its subscriber base by almost 70% and now has more subscribers than the ancient State-owned monopoly that owns part of it.
An ode to the geek of yesteryear, who once ruled the Net, and now plays second fiddle to marketing people with good hair.
Instead of reacting negatively to all "Big Brother"-flavoured laws, such as the new Inception and Monitoring bill, we should embrace them for what they are - methods to protect us, the public.
Proposed legislation could discourage hackers from breaking into computers, but if the law is too broad, even a technology columnist could end up in a little cell in a big jail.
Recent security scares highlight the fact that the Internet is a disaster waiting to happen for many companies trying to use the Web for serious business.
Technology, man, and business live in imbalanced harmony, with one facet always ahead of the others.