Aussie govt to build high speed broadband network,I wonder if nationalized ISP will censor content or throttle data? http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=AAC61E1C45478112841966ECA0C2C8B1.w6?a=353156&f=111
we’ve learned just how obnoxious people can be when put into mob situations. We learned this because there emerged a dogma that said that user feedback – comments, rankings, polls, postcards, singing telegrams, what have you – was a moral good, and would infuse a web page with not just quality, but a kind of righteousness, whatever the context.— globeandmail.com: Libel 2.0 sites are obnoxious but not much else
Gang of villagers chase away Google car
University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 per cent more productive that those who do not.— globeandmail.com: Does using Facebook at work make better employees?
Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre”; can perfection and innovation coexist?— Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre
“The troubling leak - which some people initially dismissed as an April Fool’s Day prank - occurred at a time when media companies are working harder than ever to curtail digital piracy of content. Illicit recordings of films usually appear on the Internet shortly after their theater debuts, but leaks before the premiere dates are rare. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars to track every step of the film production process to avoid such potentially costly leaks. Eric Garland, the chief executive of the file-sharing monitoring firm BigChampagne, called the widespread downloading of “Wolverine” a “one-of-a-kind case.” “We’ve never seen a high-profile film - a film of this budget, a tentpole movie with this box office potential - leak in any form this early,” he said.”
“The troubling leak - which some people initially dismissed as an April Fool’s Day prank - occurred at a time when media companies are working harder than ever to curtail digital piracy of content. Illicit recordings of films usually appear on the Internet shortly after their theater debuts, but leaks before the premiere dates are rare. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars to track every step of the film production process to avoid such potentially costly leaks. Eric Garland, the chief executive of the file-sharing monitoring firm BigChampagne, called the widespread downloading of “Wolverine” a “one-of-a-kind case.” “We’ve never seen a high-profile film - a film of this budget, a tentpole movie with this box office potential - leak in any form this early,” he said.”
NYT: Help for Travelers on Twitter— Help for Travelers @Twitter - Frugal Traveler Blog - NYTimes.com
Web entrepreneurs are increasingly embracing new technology from “cloud” computing to new computer languages to try and slash costs as investors disappear because of the recession. Investors and entrepreneurs say cloud computing, new – and free – programming languages, open-source software, and use of the Internet to distribute and publicize products have made starting a company relatively inexpensive and will allow startups to ride out the credit crunch and recession. “What you’re talking about is life or death,” said Drew Clark, director of strategy for IBM’s venture capital group, speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of a business conference.— globeandmail.com: New technology rescuing Web startups
With Google Books, The Internet giant is looking beyond the accepted Web 2.0 ideology— globeandmail.com: Content you pay for – what a concept
