The Parliament of Belarus has reportedly outlawed online dating in an attempt to stop human trafficking in the former Soviet state. Although the media is likely to call this a ban on "online dating", it seems to me that the… Continue Reading
On Sunday, following explosions at an oil depot near Hemel Hempstead, BBC News started trailing the usual yourpics@bbc.co.uk (info) address for viewers to email digital photos or send images and video taken on the mobile phones. By 1pm (the first… Continue Reading
This morning at 6.03 am I, like many thousands of others in England (and apparently as far away as Holland and Northern France) were jolted out of our sleep by a huge explosion at a fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead.… Continue Reading
Last week I was contacted by ebay after someone took over my account. I’m not quite sure how it happened, but they managed to access both my ebay account and my email. The person who took over my ebay account… Continue Reading
According to Jennifer Granick, executive director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford University Law School (quoted here), Wikipedia is unlikely to attract legal liability for libel. This is because the act, in Granick’s interpretation, protects internet services… Continue Reading
UK independent broadcasting company ITV has reportedly bought Friends Reunited for £120 million in cash with a further £55 million bonus possible based on performance to 2009. Friends Reunited allows people to find and make contact (if they pay the… Continue Reading
International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers Brisbane, Australia: 28-30 September 2006 Proposals by: 07 February 2006 (see conference website) The Internet works as an arena of convergence. Physically dispersed and marginalized people (re)find themselves online for… Continue Reading
28 June – 1 July 2006: University of Tartu, Estonia http://www.catacconference.org Conference theme: Neither Global Village nor Homogenizing Commodification: Diverse Cultural, Ethnic, Gender and Economic Environments The 1990s’ hopes for an “electronic global village” have largely been shunted aside by… Continue Reading
On the first day of each month I publish the top terms used in the search box on this site (top right of page) and the revenue generated by this and the google ads. Hosting this blog and my old… Continue Reading