Google News uses social media in new algorithm from Editors Weblog – all postings by Meghan Hartsell Google is constantly changing its algorithms to try to provide users with the stories they want to read. It recently added a +1 button to connect users to stories their friends have enjoyed, but now it’s broadening … Read more
Special Series: Online Privacy from MediaShift “All the world’s a stage,” and even moreso with the rise of the Internet, online advertising and social networking. While there is no American “right to privacy” in the Constitution, there are limits to what we want companies, publishers and advertisers to do with our personal information. Do we … Read more
Data Journalism: a new gateway at the Guardian from Editors Weblog – all postings by Federica Cherubini The Guardian announced yesterday the launch of a new gateway to its data journalism and visualisations. “DataStore: Fact are sacred” is the subhead on the new data site, and that is the exact statement CP Scott, the Guardian … Read more
Boing Boing Charitable Giving Guide, the 2010 edition from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Boing Boing’s charitable giving guide has become a seasonal tradition of ours, listing the charities we personally support and want to give more attention to. As in previous years, we invite you to add your own favorite charities in the comments section. … Read more
Social Networks Are Not Killing Our Social Lives [STATS] from Mashable! by Brenna Ehrlich How the iPad is Transforming Web Design HOW TO: Optimize Your Social Media Marketing Strategy On MySpace?s New Strategy from Mashable! by Ben Parr Microsoft Shifts From Silverlight to HTML5 from Mashable! by Christina Warren When Are Facebook Users Most Active? … Read more
No, Turkey is not in it. 18 countries included: Worldwide Academic Job Satisfaction July 2, 2010 A study of academics in 18 countries has highlighted disparities in the satisfaction levels among university staff around the world. Job Satisfaction on Scale of 1-5 by Academics in 18 Countries 2.5 Britain 3 Portugal, Australia, China 3.5 Finland, … Read more
I Shoot Porn: Let?s start this out by talking about your last scene, which you shot a few days ago.
Vanessa Naughty: I did a gang bang cuckold scene, and Steve Driver was my cuckold.
ISP: You mean Steve Driver ? The Murderin? Mope?
One of the most prominent scholar on youth and social networking sites, Danah Boyd, is interviewed in the Guardian..
Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd talks about social networking, young people and how the web is more private than your home
Yesterday Facebook enacted a new set of privacy rules, the purpose of which is to expand the information which all users share, making it ?easier for you to find and connect with the people you?re looking for.? However, according to a great analysis by the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow
The European Commission JRC, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
released a comprehensive report on social and economic implications of Social Computing [aka Web2.0, social media].
‘The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy’
(Eds.) Yves Punie, Wainer Lusoli, Clara Centeno, Gianluca Misuraca and David Broster
Authors: Kirsti Ala-Mutka, David Broster, Romina Cachia, Clara Centeno, Claudio Feijóo, Alexandra Haché, Stefano Kluzer, Sven Lindmark, Wainer Lusoli, Gianluca Misuraca, Corina Pascu, Yves Punie and José A. Valverde
Report: http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC54327.pdf
News release: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=1410&obj_id=9410&dt_code=NWS&lang=en
This wide report covers different thematic areas. In addition to a cross-cutting analysis across areas in
Ch1: Key findings, Future Prospects and Policy Implications
It contains thematic analysis:
Never before have so many people been threatened or imprisoned for what the words they write on the internet.