links for 2006-02-08

Posted on February 8, 2006
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links for 2006-02-07

Posted on February 7, 2006
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Microsoft enshrines blogging code/Do Google “do evil”

Posted on February 6, 2006
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Jonathan Loades-Carter on whether Google can still stand by their “don’t do evil” motto given recent developments in China and given the invasive nature of their cookie policy/search tracking.  Also covers Microsoft and their response to recent criticism on censorship.

Google and Skype join new wi-fi venture

Posted on February 6, 2006
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The FT reports that Google, Skype, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital are investing €18m in funding for Madrid-based Fon to build on its growing global band of “foneros”.

The company allows broadband subscribers to share their internet connection with other users to create local “hot spots”.  They already have 3,000 members.

links for 2006-02-05

Posted on February 5, 2006
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Time Travel with ABC

Posted on February 4, 2006
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The internet and the development of the information superhigheway as seen from 1995 via a number of video clips. Interesting to look back at the debate on whether it will have the power to change society, what shape it will take and also concern at the emerging digital divide.  Also weird to see the multimedia “kiosks” that were going to change our world which - even at the time - we knew were going to be rendered redundant by the world wide web. One commentator notes that in the future people will be able to “shop from home”.

links for 2006-02-04

Posted on February 4, 2006
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links for 2006-02-03

Posted on February 3, 2006
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links for 2006-02-02

Posted on February 2, 2006
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National Union of Journalists : Citizen journalism – NUJ launches Code NUJ on the new code. (tags: journalism citizen publishing newspapers)

SIIA Archives: PaidContent.org Blog on the conference from Paid Content (tags: information publishing convergence)

Amazon.com: Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter: Books: Steven Johnson (tags: tobuy)

Glasgow Herald blames ad slump for job cuts One of many recent announcements - followed by major cuts at Manchester Evening News. (tags: newspapers classified advertising)

MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media Summit (tags: togo media summit guardian)

Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice — MercuryNews.com Dan Gillmor refers to some fine work … (tags: toread journalism good)

Tom Grubisich on the lessons from Dan Gillmor’s Bayosphere? If there is any general lesson about Bayosphere, it’s that citizen journalism at the community level needs less high-flown rhetoric and more street-smart testing. The model for what works in content remains to be finished. Citizen journalism is not … (tags: citizen journalism publishing advertising)

Time to get tough: Managing anonymous reader comments By Vin Crosbie - an instructive lesson to online news publishers struggling with how to solicit and manage informative and responsible reader content … (tags: citizen journalism content publishing)

BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Why I’m not a joiner Brings together recent debate on new NUJ code for “witness contributions”. (tags: nuj code citizen journalism)

Steve Outing Next Category to Lose for Newspapers: Autos - Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits Pointers to analysis on declining use of traditional media among car buyers. (tags: classified advertising newspapers)

MediaPost Publications - Polk Calls Traditional Media ‘Nearly Obsolete’ Among New Auto Buyers - 01/31/2006 ”The Internet’s relevance in the 18- to 30-year age group has reached critical mass and is completely reconfiguring how car companies need to reach out to first-time buyers,” (tags: classified advertising newspapers)

Random House - 100 best … Votes for best best books of all time - fiction and non-fiction. (tags: books publishing)

PressThink: Transparency at the Post: Q & A with Jim Brady of Washingtonpost.com On recent developments at Washington Post. (tags: citizen journalism newspapers publishing)

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Fresh defeat for government on terrorism bill It is simply a question that the police should not have authority which would enable them to go round removing any material, which they had the slightest suspicion could possibly be of some interest to somebody for terrorist purposes. (tags: internet publishing isp)

Links for 02 Feb 2006

Posted on February 1, 2006
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