Cyberculture agenda: “Internet Archive and an FBI Order

Internet Archive Successfully Fends Off Secret FBI Order  The Intercept by Kim Zetter A decade ago, the FBI sent Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, a now-infamous type of subpoena known as a National Security Letter, demanding the name, address and activity record of a registered Internet Archive user. The letter came with an everlasting … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “”115 Facts You Never Knew About Social Media”.

powered by Skilled.co   **** Improving Site Speed: Everything You Need to Know Social Media Today by Sam Warren Site speed is a critical consideration for all digital marketers – here are some key tips to help assess and improve your site. We Won’t Let You Forget It: Why We Oppose French Attempts to Export the Right … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Remembering Aaron Swartz…

Twitter’s Policy Reboot: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly  EFF.org Updates by Wafa Ben Hassine January 12, 2016 Update: It is important to note that some of the language that was added to the Twitter Rules on December 30, 2015 is not entirely new and was recycled from other Twitter Help pages, such as the … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: reddit’s first transparency report….

  Meet Vivaldi, a new browser from the former CEO of Opera  The Next Web by Owen Williams Hot on the heels of Microsoft announcing its newest browser, Project Spartan, we’ve got another brand new contender in the browser wars: Vivaldi. Twitter Can Predict Heart Disease, Says Study  All Facebook by Shea Bennett A new study has … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “Aaron Swartz was no criminal…”Porn stars use their assets to discuss net neutrality…

Aaron Swartz was no criminal  Boing Boing by Dan Purcell Dan Purcell, one of Swartz’ lawyers, writes about the spiteful and unreasonable charges that led to his suicide—and MIT’s gutless support of his prosecutors. Read the rest Porn stars use their assets to discuss net neutrality  Mashable! by Adario Strange The debate over net neutrality and the fight … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “Fact-checking Hillary Clinton’s comments on Edward Snowden and the NSA

  How Brewster Kahle is using open-source principles to build affordable housing for non-profit workers The Next Web by Paul Sawers Brewster Kahle?s Internet Archive has been charting the Web?s evolution since 1996. Anyone wishing to return to the Yahoo of the mid-1990s or the Google of the early noughties   All of Denmark virtually … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: What to do with printable gun designs… Obama Opens Government Data…

Obama Opens Government Data So Devs Can Build New Products President Barack Obama signed an order Thursday requiring federal agencies to make their publicly accessible data open and machine-readable   Dark Net: Anonymous Underbelly of the Internet ABC30.com FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — An Action News investigation is shining a bright light on a very shady … Read more