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Nielsen: Cord Cutting And Internet TV Viewing On The Rise
More and more US households use broadband internet, but cut their TV subscriptions and switch to free broadcasts only. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that TV is over, but it certainly indicates that consumers use different channels to get their TV series shots.
3wfav  stats  tv  media  internet  streaming 
february 2012 by thewavingcat
German Hackers Are Building a Popular Science: DIY Space Program to Put Their Own Uncensored Internet into Space
In a somewhat larger-than-usual DIY project, a group of hackers and IT experts announced plans to build an alternative infrastructure for uncensored internet. Meet The Hackerspace Global Grid, a network of communication satellites that serves as the new backbone. Welcome to the future, everyone.
3wfav  hackerspace  DIY  internet  backbone 
january 2012 by thewavingcat
NYTimes.com: Internet Access Is Not a Human Right
Vint Cerf, one of the original inventors of the internet, says the internet should not be a human right. Sounds outrageous? The point Cerf makes is an excellent one, actually: It's important not to protect the tool, but rather its empowering qualities. A must read.
3wfav  rights  internet  policy 
january 2012 by thewavingcat
NYTimes: Firewall Law Could Infringe on Free Speech
Rebecca MacKinnon, founder of Global Voices, summarizes the damage the so-called Stop Online Piracy Act would have - a bill discussed in the US House of Representatives that would emulate China’s system of corporate “self-discipline,” making companies liable for users’ actions. The burden would be on the Web site operator to prove that the site was not being used for copyright infringement. The effect on user-generated sites like YouTube would be chilling.
3wfav  sopa  internet  censorship 
november 2011 by thewavingcat
Politik und Internet: Mein neues Leben unter Piraten - Digitales Denken - FAZ
Peter Altmeier, Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, veröffentlicht in der FAZ einen deutlichen Weckruf an die Politik, die Bedeutung des Internet anzuerkennen und im politischen System festzuschreiben. Das Internet, so Altmeier, hat inzwischen eine Bedeutung, die derjenigen des Zugangs zu Wasser sehr nahe kommt.
3wfav  politik  internet  grundrecht 
october 2011 by thewavingcat
FAZ Blogs: Der Medienwandel hat sich nochmals beschleunigt
A recent study provides some hard facts & figures about the internet as a news source in Germany. While the trend towards the web as main news source is obvious, it's noteworthy how dramatically this differs depending on education levels.
de  3wfav  media  germany  internet  news 
october 2011 by thewavingcat
Ben Hammersley: My speech to the IAAC
While already one week old, this is a must read: Our brilliant buddy Ben Hammersley on the importance of a "translation layer", people who explain different strata of society how everything changes through digital disruption.
internet  politics  security  technology  3wfav  translationlayer  society  digitalization 
september 2011 by thewavingcat
Official NYC Social Media Sites Index
a list of all NYC's official social media sites: seems useful.
city  internet  nyc  socialmedia 
february 2011 by thewavingcat
A Virtuous Circle: Reinventing Political Activism
is the process of political communications by the news media and parties responsible for civic malaise? This book sets out to challenge and critique the conventional wisdom. Based on an examination of the comparative role of the news media and parties in
book  politicalcommunication  politics  internet  campaigning  onlinecampaigning  resources 
july 2007 by thewavingcat
Rule the Web: Welcome to Rule the Web!
BoingBoing's Mark Frauenfelder just wrote a book, accompanied by this blog: "It's be a guide to cool ways to use the Internet to make your life better."
TheGoodGuys  lifehacks  internet  geek  productivity 
june 2007 by thewavingcat
Real-time Web Monitor
Akamai monitors global Internet conditions around the clock. With this real-time data we identify the global regions with the greatest attack traffic, cities with the slowest Web connections (latency), and geographic areas with the most Web traffic (traff
geek  interface  visualization  web  technology  tool  traffic  internet 
june 2007 by thewavingcat
The Web Credibility Project - Stanford University
As part of the Persuasive Technology Lab, we are investigating such questions as:

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What causes people to believe (or not believe) what they find on the Web?
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What strategies do users employ in evaluating the credibility of
article  communication  education  information  internet  studies  papers  theory  resource  research  report  trust  university  credibility  identity  magister  resources 
march 2007 by thewavingcat
entrepreneur - JotSpot
Max Senges on entrepreneurial culture in universities
friends  entrepreneur  internet  research  academic 
january 2007 by thewavingcat
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