Media
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More on the HuffPo Strike
“Bill Lasarow, the publisher and editor of the two websites, said in an interview that the move is ‘not a hostile act in any sense whatsoever,’ but added that the writers felt ‘like they were being taken advantage of by…
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HuffPo Strike Declared
ArtScene and Visual Art Source, “an umbrella art publishing company” who, up until yesterday, reposted content at The Huffington Post, have announced they they are going on strike. And they are calling on other content providers to do the same.
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
The iPad 2 announcement came today! And it’s coming in multiple colors from the get go. Google pulled over fifty programs infected with malware today. Are you infected? Here’s the full list. An excellent parody Steve Jobs Twitter account has been…
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The Nagging Listeners of NPR
“I’m an NPR groupie. I listen to public radio for several hours a day—more often than I watch TV, more often than I do actual work. There’s only one thing I hate about my daily companion: my fellow listeners.” Over…
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
The end of an era: RIP Sidekick smartphones. The Google cloud failed for 40,000 users yesterday, but their data is backed up on low-tech tapes. Imagine how cool it would be to do high school physics experiments in space! Does not compute: Hulu…
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Dan Fucking Sinker
Meet Dan Sinker, the man behind the hilarious @MayorEmanuel Twitter account “who has a heart made out of Chicago and balls of punk rock.” (via @MotherJones)
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Ack! Gmail contacts and emails go missing; Google acknowledges software problems. Rumors about Apple products in new colors really excite tech bloggers. Jurors tweeting from the jury box and other gaffes: how social media is changing legal ethics. A Chinese…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Should we protect the Internet from “astroturfing” (fake grassroots movements on forums, etc. that are actually run by major companies)? Technology bests the man (again): Smartphone app gets driver out of speeding ticket. The Securities Exchange Commission is investigating Twitter and…
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
The new iPhone presence on Verizon’s network might be squeezing out Motorola’s Android devices. A cool civic application of new technology: New York City will soon be including QR codes on building permits. Amazon appears to be going head to…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
The NY Times says blogging is waning due to Twitter/facebook/etc . . . but the stats don’t back that up. Despite what Apple and every mobile manufacturer think, some people just don’t really care about tablets. The US Government paid…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
More Middle Eastern countries are blocking some or all web access. Facebook has been cut in Libya and Bahrain is restricting Internet use. The creator of China’s so-called “Great Firewall”, which blocks access to hundreds of thousands of foreign sites,…