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Andrew Lih’s piece on “Wikipedia Blackout to protest SOPA (Jan 18, 2012)”

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a series from John Postill: “Democracy in the age of viral reality” and a roundup academicus

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Democracy in the age of viral reality (and 5) from media/anthropology by John Postill Continued from Democracy in the age of viral reality (4) Postmodernism as Rigorous Science from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by Rex My field methods seminar is wrapping up today and something happened in it … Read more

Towards SOPA vote: Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout… a cyberculture roundup…

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Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA by ErnestoLater this week, the Senate?s House Judiciary Committee will vote on the ?Stop Online Piracy Act? (SOPA). Supporters of the bill say it?s needed to safeguard the interests of rightsholders who claim their businesses are threatened by online piracy. Those opposing are worried that the unprecedented censorship … Read more

Will there be a “killer app” for Peer Review?; Wikipedia’s flirt with academic and more….

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Killing Peer Review Can the social Web produce a “killer app” that would do away with the traditional editorial process at scholarly journals? more When a cadre of international scientific research powerhouses announced last month that they were teaming up to create a top-shelf, peer-reviewed free journal in the medical and life sciences fields, some … Read more

A video: The State of Wikipedia and a cyberculture roundup

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The State of Wikipedia not only explores the rich history and inner-workings of the web-based encyclopedia, but it’s also a celebration of its 10th anniversary. With more than 17 million articles in over 270 languages, Wikipedia has undoubtedly become one of the most visited and relied upon sites on the web today. The fourth video … Read more

Teens find their own ways to protect privacy? A cyberculture roundup?

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Teens Turn to Social Coding to Protect Privacy on Social Nets from MediaShift In certain teen social circles, it’s considered a subtle act of arrogance, a signifier of the loner, to use a solo photo of yourself for your Facebook profile. Digital natives may have earned their reputation as the “entitlement generation,” but apparently there … Read more

Wikileaks to release more military documents!

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Wikileaks to soon release massive new cache of military documents from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Newsweek reports that Wikileaks will soon publish what is believed to be an extremely large cache of war documents, constituting the biggest military leak of all time. The exact number of documents and the nature of their contents have … Read more

“Wikipedia Founder: Apps, Not Paywalls, Could Save the News…

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Wikipedia Founder Says Apps, Not Paywalls, Could Save the News from Mashable! by Samuel Axon Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said in an interview with the Associated Press yesterday that paid apps like those found on the iPhone, Android and iPad could help financially troubled news organizations, but he didn?t have anything positive to say about … Read more

Goodbye to Google Wave

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Google Ending Google Wave from Google Blogoscoped by Philipp Lenssen Google will kill off Google Wave, they told in a blog post. It was a technically very inspiring web app which, however, arrived without any particular and clear use case. This caused not only interface usability problems (Wave was good at allowing you to do … Read more

F.B.I. vs. Wikipedia

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FBI Seal on Wikipedia (Wikipedia) Wikipedia Gets Catty in Legal Dispute Over F.B.I. Seal from Mashable! by Samuel Axon FBI asks Wikimedia Foundation to remove seal from websites, Wikimedia declines from Wikinews Breaking Down the 2009 DMCA Rulemaking, Part 1: Victory for Vidders from EFF.org Updates by corynne Now that the dust has settled on … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: New Pew report: The Future of Millennials/ Online Dating lies…

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Featured Report: The Future of Millennials Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people – the ‘digital natives‘ who are known for enthusiastically embracing social networking – will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.Experts surveyed say that the advantages Millennials see in … Read more

Nielsen report: “How the World Is Spending Its Time Online

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How the World Is Spending Its Time Online [STATS] from Mashable! by Brenna Ehrlich John Robb interview: Open Source Warfare & Resilience from Boing Boing by Chris Arkenberg John Robb is a globally-recognized author, technologist, and entrepreneur specializing in the complex systems of insurgency and asymmetrical warfare. His book, Brave New War, is an Amazon … Read more

the Open Video Alliance campaign on Wikipedia starts

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the Open Video Alliance states that the Alliance launches an important project:” a mass campaign to bring video to Wikipedia. Moving images can communicate ideas in ways that text can?t. We think this is the next step in Wikipedia?s evolution.” In the mean time, check out Kaltura that “allows publishers of all sizes to easily, … Read more

from Ethan: how to fight net-censorship

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Beyond breaking firewalls: how to fight net-censorship

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

Ethan Zuckerman’s new piece on Worldchanging, “Internet Freedom: Beyond Circumvention,” looks at the technical and social limitations of circumvention of censoring firewalls that we love so much as a tool for helping people in repressive regimes liberate themselves. It’s an excellent and thought-provoking piece that raises more questions than it answers, but it points to some very meaty research problems that people who care about technology and freedom need to attend to.

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“Ebook checklist from Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

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Ebook checklist from EFF

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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