The BBC’s Alan Johnston, who was taken hostage on his way home from work in Gaza, has been released after 114 days in captivity. Upon his release he thanked his supporters and described his experience by saying: "It was like… Continue Reading
It’s photographer’s choice on Corbis site | CNET News.com Corbis, the online stock photo company founded and owned by Bill Gates, plans to introduce a Web site that allows anyone to upload photographs for sale. (tags: corbis photos photojournalism photosharing… Continue Reading
NCA Studio @ BBC Television Centre Originally uploaded by robinhamman At around noon today I’m going to be interviewed about social networking by BBC Radio York’s Elly Fiorentini. If you happen to be in York or the BBC… Continue Reading
Facebook admits privacy flaw – Times Online The flaw, affecting elements of the search functionality, revealed sexual preference and religion fields that had been set to private by users. Article includes some usage stats. (tags: privacy facebook statistics) The warm… Continue Reading
At the moment, the average number of RSS subscriptions [what’s RSS?] to cybersoc.com is 604. Here’s how feedburner calculates this daily average: "FeedBurner’s subscriber count is based on an approximation of how many times your feed has been requested in… Continue Reading
WEEE comes into force Manufacturers, importers and retailers of electronic and electrical goods are obliged to put systems in place that allow customers to recycle their obsolete devices free of charge. (tags: waste gadgets environment europe law)