Google Buzz roundup (3)

not much buzz for Google Buzz nowadays but i am hopeful. Buzz is more practical than Google Wave but needs more work. Well, it is Google, I am hopeful:) After Privacy Concerns, More Gmail Buzz Changes Coming from Google Blogoscoped by Philipp Lenssen Google Buzz Has Completely Changed the Game: Here?s How from Mashable! by … Read more

DVDs vs. Pirate copies..

http://friendfeed-media.com/a16d7ef68be15b34f6e7f5be0d914ae9a846fc6c

via: Infographic: buying DVDs vs pirating them

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AAA deadlines

We?re Back: Eye on Deadlines

from American Anthropological Association by Dinah

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“Ebook checklist from Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Ebook checklist from EFF

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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Campaign for Daniel Raduta (#draduta)

I was informed of a donation campaign that takes place in Romania by the organizers of World Blogging Forum. Here is their statement:

It is the cause of a young Romanian, called Daniel Raduta ( http://danielraduta.ro/?page_id=2) who was diagnosticated with leuchemia and needs a bone marrow transplant.

The online campaign has helped him raise 70000 eu so far, but he needs around 150000 eu.

It?s the case that brought a new era to charity in Eastern Europe. It?s proof that people can save a life with or without the help of officials. When they turn their backs on us, we grow stronger and more ambitious. And we win.

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“Anthropology Journals ranked by the ARC”

Anthropology Journals ranked by the ARC

from Culture Matters by gregdowney

The Australian Research Council has released its 2010 list of journals, ranked into four grades: A*, A, B, and C (with a few listed as ?unranked?). The complete list can be accessed through the ARC website here, but it?s a large Excel file (5.27 mb). The list is part of an audit of university research initially proposed by the last government. As the ARC?s website explains:

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Google Buzz roundup (2)

most of the Buzz stuff in my account is postings for the sake of posting, just trying Buzz. I guess after this initial phase, there will be more productive conversations there. It still looks geeky, not colorful enough to attract many of students for instance. Let’s wait a while…

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Google Buzz- not a Facebook killer in the short run. A roundup

I like Google products, I am Gmail fan, so it is good for me and I know that Buzz is not as fancy as Facebook, yet…

New social network is a Facebook, Twitter killer

from CyberJournalist.net by Jon

A new social network is launching that is a game-changer that will blow away , and Buzz, the Huffington Post reports.

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Journalists’ love with social media

Survey finds majority of journalists use social media sites as first port of call for research from Editors Weblog – all postings by Helena Humphrey Facebook overtakes Google News as media site traffic driver from CyberJournalist.net by Jon Facebook was the #4 source of visits to News and Media sites last week, after Google, Yahoo! … Read more

“Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, and Don’t Use Twitter

Pew Survey: Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, and Don’t Use Twitter

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Savage Minds Anthropology Journalism (and an anthro roundup)

How to write an anthropology book that people will read?

from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by Joana and Pal

Many thanks to Kerim and Alex for inviting us to Savage Minds to share our experiences writing Seeing Culture Everywhere, a book that explicitly targets a general audience. Over the next two weeks we?ll be writing both about the pervasive use of the concept ?culture? in a broad range of global, national and interpersonal settings, as well as about the challenges and successes we encountered in our effort to popularize anthropological perspectives in two settings, Germany and the US.

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Erkan talks to Changing Turkey blog

Interview with Dr. Erkan SAKA on Media and Politics February 1, 2010 by Changing Turkey 1. Could you tell us a bit about your recent/forthcoming publications? I had produced three articles/essays during my dissertation research. One was related to a theoretical discussion on Assemblage (Marcus George E. and Erkan Saka, 2006, ?Assemblage?, Theory, Culture & Society, … Read more

Social networks risky for career?

Social networks put careers at risk, survey finds

from EurActiv.com by Daniela

When asked how they collect information about people they plan to hire, 43% of European human resources professionals surveyed reply that they analyse the online reputation of the candidate, mainly through search engines, social networking websites, personal sites and blogs.

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Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (4)

* ? Turkish internet users have recently performed a virtual protest against web censorship: Visualize Dissent: Turkish Users Protest Censorship Using Google Maps * Turkish web enterpreneurship site etohum announced 15 web projects it will support in 2010. * Madde Bağımlısı announced 8 most creative blogs here. * Webrazzi announced a number of successful web … Read more

Amazon vs. Macmillan

Amazon and Macmillan go to war: readers and writers are the civilian casualties

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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