Some Things Never Change: Governments Still Present Biggest Threat to Open Internet
from EFF.org Updates by Jillian C. York
Some things change, but others stay the same. While the types of threats facing Internet users worldwide have diversified over the past few years, from targeted malware to distributed denial of service attacks, one thing has remained constant: governments seeking to exert control over their populations still remain the biggest threat to the open Internet.
As Ceasefire Looms, Israel-Gaza Conflict Continues on Twitter
from Mashable! by Neha Prakash
Hackers deface Israeli Vice PM?s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blog, and claim to have Gmail access
from The Next Web by Emil Protalinski
25 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Gaza-Israel Conflict Updates
by Zoe Fox
Verified Gaza Strike Map Separates Fact From Fiction
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Anonymous claims to have leaked over 3,000 names, home addresses, and phone numbers of donors supporting Israel
by Joel Falconer
Palestine: Social Media in Conflict, Four Years On
by Jillian C. York
Back in 2008, during Israel’s attack on Gaza that left more than 1,400 (more than 700 of whom were civilians) dead, individuals the world over took to social media to comment on the attacks and the politics behind them. Twitter, still a young platform at the time, served as the locus for debate, while other platforms including YouTube were used by state and non-state actors alike. Even the Israeli Consulate of New York managed to get in on the action, hosting a press conference on Twitter. All of this occurred amidst an Israeli media blackout on Gaza.
German Pirate Party Provokes With ?Pirated? Big Brand Poster Campaign
from TorrentFreak by enigmax
Founded in 2006, the German Pirate Party has enjoyed several successes in its relatively short life. Most notable was its win in the Berlin state parliament elections in 2011 where Pirates picked up 9% of the vote.
Pakistani hackers deface Israeli pages for BBC, Bing, Coke, Groupon, Intel, MSN, Skype, Xbox, more
by Emil Protalinski
New York is beaten by Tel Aviv, LA and Seattle in a new global ranking of the top 20 startup ecosystems
by Martin Bryant
Google announces ?Arabic Web Days?, a month-long initiative to boost Arabic Web content
by Paul Sawers
Facebook: Proposed EU ?right to be forgotten? raises ?major concerns? over freedom of expression online
by Martin Bryant
9 Million Used Facebook 2012 Election App
by The Daily Dot
Megaupload Assisted FBI vs NinjaVideo, But Evidence Then Used Against Them
from TorrentFreak by enigmax
The February 2012 ?Superseding Indictment? document, which lays out the Grand Jury charges against Megaupload, runs to 90-pages long and contains dozens of allegations of illegal behavior against the operators of the now-shuttered file-hosting site.
Content Curation : An Essence of New-Age Digital Marketing
from social media vb by Sandra Morales
Doing an excellent job in content curation entails an understanding of your community and of how to properly use search and publishing tools. Superb content curation is actually a little bit of science and art thrown together, requiring a razor sharp eye and an instinct for thematic material that line up with the know-how of executives, brand qualities and reader interests.
The Life, Death and Rebirth of Adobe Flash
from Mashable! by Christina Warren
How Sexting Can Boost Your Adult Relationship [VIDEO]
from Mashable! by Joann Pan
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