Media
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Drug Violence and the Lacking American Media Response
The recent massacre at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico marks the pinnacle of drug war-related violence. The response to this tragic episode by the American media reveal the frailties of our news coverage—this story was seriously lacking the attention it…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
HP’s not quite ready to give up on its TouchPad … yet. Sure, it writes, but can your pen transform paper scribblings into digital files? Berlin’s awesome video game museum. Rock paper scissors glove competes against its owner.
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
New Wikileaks cables detail Apple’s battle against Chinese knockoffs. When two chatbots try to talk to each other, things get weird. Privacy on the Internet? Inconceivable! …. but maybe that’s not a bad thing. Torrent users don’t scheme together, so…
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
The big news this week is Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ resignation. Will Apple stop making great products? Does the new leader, Tim Cook, have what it takes to perpetuate the company’s recent success? When will his impact on the company…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
What it’s like to play online games as a grownup. Why yes, NASA, I would like to look at an iridescent cloud. Forget the cane: A sonar glove for the blind. Google’s fiber-optic networks are blazingly fast.
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Struggling Bay Area Papers
Bay Area News Group is feeling the financial burden that is maintaining viable newspapers in this digital age. Thus, BANG is calling for some major restructuring, namely consolidating their eleven local newspapers into two regional ones and laying off 8%…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Facebook is changing its privacy settings … again. Thinking about making an iPhone app? Here’s an infographic on how to make yr tiny icon look just like everybody else’s. Art gallery displays new piece: a hard drive containing $5 million…
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Is That Review For Real?
Amazon.com’s got a new scandal on its hands involving sketchy sale-boosting—buying positive customer reviews. And this is no website-specific phenomenon. Yelp, Citysearch, TripAdvisor are guilty of hosting the fake review as well. Price tags and 5-stars are increasingly associated, undermining…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Some good websites! Best twitter feed: Errol Morris Favorite source of tech stories: Geekosystem Best muckraking: ProPublica Best site for alcoholics: Should I Drink Tonight? Best source of supercilious humor: 27b/6
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Talking, Lying Heads
Certain technological mediums seem to encourage lying, and—according to this article— “may make it easier for talking heads to lie.” Researchers have found that—compared to in-person interactions—people lie more by phone, but less by email and IM. Factors that encourage…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Anonymous hits up the Bay: The personal info of 102 BART officers were just released by the group. Are we living in a post-idea world, where ideas that can’t be instantly monetized are discarded? New technology stores data in nano-glass…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Google’s merging with Motorola to help it defend its Android OS. These electronic sensors stick to your skin just like a temporary tattoo … but are way cooler. Tired of your roommate’s addiction to annoying TV pundits? This handy device…