A bunch of links to see in the New Year (Happy 2010!): it’s too late, it’s too soon [the kleptones] – A new Kleptones remix album to see in 2010. Nice. Social media terms are Words Of The Year 2009 [Computerworld] – “Words from the world of technology and social media are among those identified [...]
Links of interest for October 29th 2008: New chapter for Google Book Search [Official Google Blog] – Google Book Search settles the lawsuit, makes a whole lot of things more accessible (especially if you’re a library or a university) and generally makes books searchable! (Read Siva Vaidhyanathan’s excellent summary and initial reponse to the settlement.) [...]
Links of interest for October 27th 2008: Telecommunications Today Report 6: Internet Activity and Content [ACMA, 22 October 2008] – A detailed look at Internet use in Australia (September 2008): “Age is a determining factor in the activities consumers choose to perform online. Email is the most common application across all age groups. Streaming videos [...]
Interesting links for August 28th 2008 through August 31st 2008: Wikipedia Edits Forecast Vice Presidential Picks [Washingtonpost.com] – “In the days leading up to Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate announcement, political junkies glued to broadcasts and blogs for clues of McCain’s veep choice might have done better to keep a sharp eye on [...]
Interesting links for August 23rd 2008 through August 25th 2008: Drilling Down – Preferring the Web Over Watching TV [ NYTimes.com] – “For children ages 10 to 14 who use the Internet, the computer is a bigger draw than the TV set, according to a study recently released by DoubleClick Performics, a search marketing company. [...]
Interesting links for August 19th 2008 through August 20th 2008: Facebook, MySpace users warned of cyber crime risk [ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] – “The Victorian Government has warned users of social networking sites not to post private information online. The Government has released a list of security tips for users of social networking sites [...]
Interesting links for August 3rd through August 4th 2008: Chinese netizens rail against Great Firewall [watoday.com.au] – A look at the heavy hand of internet censorship in China and the lengths China’s netizens have to go to to avoid being blocked. A recent example shows a meme that the phrase “I’m just doing push-ups” after [...]
Interesting links for July 4th 2008 through July 7th 2008: Iran: death penalty for “corrupt weblogs” [Boing Boing] – “New legislation has been proposed in Iran that could make blogging a crime punishable by death. … A translated English copy of the proposed legislation is here.” Watching you, watching YouTube [BBC NEWS | dot.life] – [...]
Interesting links for July 3rd 2008: Virtual Worlds Research: Past, Present and Future (Vol 1, No 1) [Journal of Virtual Worlds Research] – The inaugural issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is out, showcasing some excellent research and situating virtual worlds in an ongoing and dynamic research context. It’s also an exemplar of [...]
Interesting links for April 28th 2008: Viralcom [Joey and David] – Wonderful satirical series of high-end videos which look at user-generated content, looking at the imagined high-end producers behind each viral hit! (Boy puts mentos in sister’s coke doesn’t just come from nowhere!) Mobile phones outnumber Australians [ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] – “For the [...]
