Summarized by Merlin: Spotify faces backlash as artists remove their music due to low pay. Company’s focus on podcasts causes controversy. Founder Daniel Ek’s journey to success. 00:00 Spotify faces backlash from artists over low pay and heavy focus on podcasts 03:00 Spotify was created to save the music industry from piracy. 05:33 Spotify … Read more
I have been meaning to share my Spotify lists for a while. Last year, I finally decided to switch to Spotify. A combination of codes, materialities, and usage practices led me to this switch. A few years ago, when I searched for some obscure metal bands, Spotify did not have them. So I kept my … Read more
This mesmerizing map shows what cyber attacks look like Mashable! by Nicole Gallucci The global cyber war is raging on, and this mesmerizing map shows just how serious it has become. Yesterday’s internet-destroying outages were caused by “amateurish” IoT malware Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Some of the internet’s most popular, well-defended services — including Twitter — … Read more
The Google-backed First Draft Coalition launches a site to help journalists verify social content Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen Some news startups, like Eyewitness Media Hub and Storyful, are built around social media and user-generated content, with reporters trained in verifying and reporting from it. But journalists in most newsrooms don’t receive the same … Read more
Meraklısına Çeşme Cep Rehberi Efendiiim, “Çeşme Vakti Geldii, Ahalii!” başlıklı yazımın devamı niteliğinde, Çeşme’de benim sevdiklerimin listesi aşağıda. Buyrun tepe tepe kullanın! 🙂 Gidilebilecek plajlar: Sıcacık suyu olan, Maldivler mavisi ama dalgalı deniz sevenlereIlıca Halk Plajı (giriş bedava, duş 2 tl, kendi şemsiye ve sandalyelerinizi götürebilirsiniz, ama kiralanacak şezlong-şemsiye de var) Burada içine ılıca suyu akan noktayı bulun … Read more
Turks manipulate trending topics in spite of Twitter Hurriyet Daily News ‘Any person can push a hashtag to Turkish and worldwide TT lists in 10-15 minutes,’ an experiment shows Cyber conflict and psychological IR perspectives open Democracy News Analysis – by Mischa Hansel As cyber attacks and cyber terrorism become more prevalent, overreaction and conflict escalation must … Read more
New Report: Internet Freedom Deteriorates Worldwide, but Activists Push Back Washington Broad surveillance, new laws controlling web content, and growing arrests of social-media users drove a worldwide decline in internet freedom in the past year, according to a new study released today by Freedom House. Nonetheless, Freedom on the Net 2013 also found that activists are becoming more … Read more
Spotify is now live in 32 countries after launching in Taiwan, Argentina, Greece and Turkey Update, as with past Spotify launches, we?ve found that the company has added more than one new market. This post has been updated to reflect that. Spotify has launched its service in four new markets ? Taiwan, Argentina, Greece and … Read more
via How Social Media ‘Friends’ Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn’t possibly be real friends. Some even used “Facebook friend” as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online. France Tracks … Read more
via How Social Media 'Friends' Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn't possibly be real friends. Some even used "Facebook friend" as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online. France Tracks … Read more