5 ways fake news websites are evolving First Draft News by Craig Silverman It’s typically been fairly easy to describe what fake news websites are, and how they work: These sites publish stories that look and read like real news articles but are completely fake. They exist in order to earn money from ads. That description … Read more
How Pokémon Go Conquered The World In A Week Sysomos Blog by Lance Concannon Once upon a time there was a video games company called Nintendo which was cherished by gamers for over twenty years. Sadly, in the era of smartphones and tablets, Nintendo struggled to keep up with the changing times and many gamers worried … Read more
Jack Goody (1919-2015): an oral history Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog [The following is an invited post by Keith Hart, Centennial Professor of Economic Anthropology in the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and International Director of the Human Economy Program in the Centre for the … Read more
2015 AAA Leadership Fellows Program American Anthropological Association The AAA Leadership Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about leadership opportunities within the association. Each year a group of three to five fellows will be paired with a mentor chosen from among AAA leadership. Mentors are available to fellows … Read more
Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Dragnet Internet Surveillance The Intercept by Cora Currier Wikipedia is suing the NSA over surveillance programs that involve tapping internet traffic en masse from communications infrastructure in the U.S. in order to search it for intelligence purposes. Which VPN Services Take Your Anonymity Seriously? 2015 Edition TorrentFreak By now most Internet users are … Read more
Armed man takes hostage in kosher grocery in Paris: source Fresh shooting broke out in eastern Paris on Friday, with reports that an armed man had taken a hostage at a kosher grocery store, a source told AFP. Charlie Hebdo massacre survivors start work on new issue Surviving employees of Charlie Hebdo that lost its top staff … Read more
US Spy Programs May Break the Internet if Not Reformed, Google Leader Says Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter You own your data. And the government needs to start respecting that. Twitter sues U.S. Justice Department for right to reveal government surveillance requests Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin In a blog post titled “Taking the fight for #transparency … Read more
Marmaray journeys briefly interrupted on first day Marmaray journeys temporarily interrupted due to power blackout this morning, on the first day after its glorious ceremony Passengers leave the train and walk through the tunnel under Bosphorus… Istanbul’s new rail service under the Bosphorus disrupted by overcrowding Station forced to close and trains delayed as curious Turks flock … Read more
Çin Seyahatimden Notlar ? Kasım 2011 by Deniz Ergürel Bir milyar Çinli aynı anda zıplarsa dünyanın dengesi bozulur mu? Bu ?küre efsanesi?ni test etme imkanımım olmadı ama dünyanın bu en kalabalık ülkesine gittim, dört eyaletini gezdim. 2011 yılının Kasım ayında binlerce kilometre katederek yaptığım bu dokuz günlük gezide bambaşka bir dünyanın kapısını araladım. Ve bu aralıktan … Read more