"The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2008
Before the emerging technologies, check out Aslı Telli Aydemir's summary of web freedom in Turkey. unfortunately it is in Turkish...
The Language of the Nude: Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body at the Crocker
Michel Corneille the Younger, Apollo and Thetis, n.d.
The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2008
What Facebook Knows That You Don't
So you've sworn off Scrabulous. You've given up on poking and SuperPoking. Never again shall you be newsfed, attacked by Zombies or be one of 1 million strong. You're done with seeing your friends' exhibitionism, and you're done with exhibiting yourself.Will Young People Still Care About Facebook in 2013?
There are some stories here, here, here and here that the traffic to Facebook might be falling or plateauing in the U.S. and/or in the UK. Webware notes that it was never going to be possible for Facebook to sustain its explosive 200,000 new members per day growth forever.Skepticism: Facebook Activism Doesn’t Match the Real Thing
The following comment is by Mike Eber, a student at the University of Michigan in the USA. He tried to organize a march on campus using Facebook. The event’s Facebook page listed 230 confirmed attendees, with about 350 more saying they would “maybe” attend. However, only 20 people actually showed up for the march. Here he argues that the Internet is still not a replacement for offline contact and organizing:
When is a blog not a blog?
A while ago we pondered the merits of Euractiv’s blogactiv platform as it boldly sought to change the face of the EU blogosphere. The intention seemed, and still seems, good. Now and again, when we get the time to read, there seems to be some decent posts from some interesting people. One could of course say the same of this blog (with the exception of us being interesting as people), we know.
A Look at the State of Wireless Security
Campaign: A Protest Movement Against Scientology
Description of Campaign: An online community called Anonymous draws other online users into a global campaign against the controversial religion Scientology. (Note: This post is not a criticism of Scientology, merely a study of the digital means used by its critics,)A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects
Arranged-Marriages Online, Social Network-Style
Several months ago, someone told me about social networking sites that function as matchmaking tools for arranging marriages- a cultural practice that is common for nearly half the world's population, including India, China, and Indonesia, as well as Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists. In a fit of brainstorming for my next research project, this conversation came to mind and I quickly discovered Shaadi.com, an Indian version of an online dating site. Curious, I filled out a profile of my own to see what kinds of categories one could choose amongst for self-representation.Berkman Buzz, week of February 18
*David Ardia provides clarity on the Wikileaks injunction
*Doc Searls explores the role of Open Source in public media
*Gene Koo discusses Lewis Hyde's take on fair use
*Internet & Democracy looks at the internet's impact in Burma
*Ethan Zuckerman reveals what can happen when websites are abandoned
*Weekly Global Voice: Brazil: "While traditional media deals with lawsuits, blogs report"
Wikileaks and Points of Control
From Berkman co-founder Jonathan Zittrain...Wikileaks is a set of strategically placed wikis around the world. Its designed to accept leaked documents, generally from anonymous dissidents around the world, and to get them into circulation.
