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
According to the BBC North Yorkshire website, a Church in Harrogate has started podcasting their Sunday religious message. Pastor Tim Eldridge of Harrogate New Life Church told the BBC: "We put one message out on public view for about three… Continue Reading
According to a recent article in InternetNews.com, Amazon has secured the (US) patent for user generated on-site product reviews. So is this the beginning of the end for sites like the Guardian’s user generated travel site, BeenThere , epinions and… Continue Reading
I’m always annoyed when I get on a train and realise the only place with seats left is the quiet carriage. It’s the complete opposite of the old smoking carriages where, if you could survive the smoke, there were all… Continue Reading
I’m going to be appearing live on Nick Lawrence’s radio programme on BBC Radio Norfolk tonight just after 7pm GMT (that’s 2pm EST). He’ll be asking me about the growing importance of online communities in our lives, internet activism and… Continue Reading
Flickr, Buzznet expand citizens’ role in visual journalism By Mark Glaser, Online Journalism Review Traditional journalists and newspaper sites tap into online photo communities to gather visual research and allow readers to contribute and interact. It’s just the tip of… Continue Reading