I smell a pretty robust debate brewing, one about how the web as we know it is over, killed by the rise of paid services and preferential lanes on the info superhighway. But I’m an optimist, and I think we’ll just smile and route around this whole darn thing. To the links:

Do We Still Need Websites? (AdAge) Short answer, yes. Expect a lot more debate about “the death of the web” in the coming days and weeks.

Wireless is Different (AT&T blog) Well, no it’s not. See my take here.

Google’s Search For The Future (WSJ) A good interview/overview of a conversation with Eric Schmidt. I wish it went on for a lot longer.

Slow Start for Apple’s iAds (WSJ) ”It’s a huge issue having Apple in the creative mix,” said an ad agency executive. No sh*t. Welcome to the non open, “web is dead” world folks. Now let’s leave it.

The (Still) Coming Privacy Boom [Voices] (Stephen Baker via ATD) Well, privacy is going to be a big business, as soon as someone among us figures out a way to sell it as something else.

Protesters Gather At Google; 600 Employees Sign Petition, Organizers Claim (SFGate) It’s something of a miracle to get 100 people to protest net neutrality, given I’m not certain more than 1000 folks even know what it is. But then again, it’s quite something to get 600 Googlers to sign a petition against the company where they work.

Map of worldwide undersea cables (CableMapInfo) Take that, wireless!

Gap Offers 25% Discount for Foursquare Checkins (Mashable) Wow, did you guys read my “Gap Scenario“? I guess they did.

The FM program of the day is the TrendHunter 901 Silver Tequila program. Who doesn’t need a shot of the good stuff now and then?

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