Selfie Diplomacy- Analyzing Profile Pictures of World Leaders on Twitter Exploring Digital Diplomacy by Ilan Manor Last week I published an analysis of the Twitter profile pictures of MFAs(ministries of foreign affairs). I argued that such images may be a form of Selfie Diplomacy as profile pictures enable social media users to construct an online identity … Read more
Iceland are out of the Euros, but they’re still the Internet’s undisputed champions Mashable! by Sam Haysom LONDON — Iceland may have been beaten 5-2 by France and knocked out of the Euro 2016 football tournament in the quarter finals, but their legend will live on. Iceland’s epic ‘viking clap’ celebration caps off a dream summer at … Read more
The Facebook Decade: A Review of the Social Giant’s Disruptive History As it reaches its first decade of existence, Mark Zuckerberg‘s creation stands as the premiere social network in the world. With 1.23 billion current monthly active users, the online juggernaut’s user base far surpasses that of the entire Internet in 2004. How’s that for growth? … Read more
Three things learned from the Snowden files The line they crossed separates the possibly legitimate, though dirty and distasteful tactics of spies from the impossible-to-justify, ?let?s hope it never becomes public? stratagems of an out-of-control surveillance establishment. Before the year ends, I wanted to capture a few points that stand out for me about … Read more
Security of Cloud Computing Users 2013 Study from Bilişim Hukuku Günlüğü by leyla keser berber Access the full Ponemon Research: http://www.ponemon.org/blog/new-security-of-cloud-computing-users-2013-study-confirms-conflicting-views-on-cloud-security-responsibility Tim Berners-Lee: The Web needs to stay open, and Gopher’s still not cool. from Boing Boing by Rob Pegoraro SXSW: The Rise of Contextual Social Networks from social media vb by rohnjaymiller Three social … Read more
Is Twitter Trying to End the Tech Patent War? by Sam Laird Julian Assange’s TV debut from FP Passport by Joshua Keating The first episode of Julian Assange’s new TV show, The World Tomorrow, premiered on RT today with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as the first guest. Aside from a quick intro and a … Read more
Saudi blogger faces execution for Mohammed tweets from Hurriyet Daily News Malaysia on Monday defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home… #HamzahKashghri sparks a polarising debate on Twitter Interpol accused after Saudi Arabia arrests journalist over Muhammad tweet from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Saudi Arabia is reported to have used Interpol’s … Read more
The FBI file of Steven Paul Jobs from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Path Controversy Renews Social Media Privacy Debate from Mashable! by Peter Pachal Still No Pardon for Alan Turing; Watch the Film Breaking the Code from Open Culture by Mike Springer This week the British Government once again refused to pardon Alan … Read more
EFF’s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border from EFF.org Updates by marcia Amid recent reports that security researchers have experienced difficulties at the United States border after traveling abroad, we realized that it’s been awhile since we last discussed how to safeguard electronic devices and digital information during border searches. … Read more
Editor?s note: These are excerpts from material contributed by the Pew Internet Project to the Pew Research Center?s Project for Excellence in Journalism ?State of the News Media 2010? report. Read the full report at journalism.org »