This past week I was overwhelmed with responses from a number of media stories. A couple of Blackberry business articles, a couple of Facebook expert articles, an article about a Hong Kong sex scandal, as well as some TV and radio appearances, first about the bust of a child porn ring, and then about the bust of a Quebec based Hacker cell.

In general my policy is to respond to anyone who takes the time to get in touch with me. Yet I've now had to revise this policy to only reply to people who show respect rather than outright hostility. Something about the audience that reads the National Post that brings all sorts of trolls out from under the bridge.

The CBC audience on the other hand is a pleasure to interact with. Even when they strongly disagree with me I find CBC viewers and listeners to be intelligent and engaging. One particularly pleasant email I received was from a "middle-aged mother" who will remain nameless, but I suspect represents a typical Canadian, from an average family. For the sake of argument, let's call her Louise.

Earlier today I testified as a Facebook expert witness at a trial up in Newmarket Ontario, in which the accused was charged with uttering a death threat via his use of status updates, and the group facility on the popular social networking site. Ironically when I got home and tried to login, I was denied access, and was told by friends that my profile was no longer available.

A lawsuit has been filed in New York State that may clarify the connection between virtual worlds and this so-called real world. At issue is property, and money, and the ability for people to build a business online.

Earlier today I appeared on CBC Newsworld and spoke about this with host Nancy Wilson.

The issue of drug use by athletes, whether professional or amateur, is steadily growing both in public attention and organizational concern. Explicitly the Tour de France is falling apart, and Barry Bonds is on the verge of breaking the all-time Home Run record.

I got a call from David Noble today, regarding a potentially dangerous legal development. I've known David for several years, I greatly admire his critical abilities, I loved his book, The Religion of Technology, and I wish his analysis had greater exposure.