Category: technology
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What is privacy and why is it important?
What is privacy and why is important in the digital domain?
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EngageMedia
Engage Media is a Melbourne based crew and part of the group behind the 'Seditious Intent Short Film Festival'. They have just started out, so it is worth watching their progress. About Us — EngageMedia EngageMedia is a website and a network for distributing social justice and environmental video from South East Asia, Australia and…
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Blogs and Web 2.0
Jill Walker, of the University of Bergen, has made some interesting observations about what is now termed Web 2.0 (at a keynote address at one of those conferences in Hawaii!). What is Web 2.0 anyway? A move from the solitary to the social, from finished products to processes and ongoing, many-to-many communication. Here’s an excerpt from…
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Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace
Information Age | Trust, corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace Every wondered why it is a bad idea for your boss to monitor you at work? Ever wanted to hone your arguments against monitoring (to take on your boss)? Good old fashioned trust is the most productive form of 'monitoring' at work it seems.…
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The rise of the blogger
The rise of the blogger – Breaking – Technology – theage.com.au I am not sure if I believe this article in the Age. Perhaps some bloggers have influence, but not all. Plus, it helps if the blogger is influential in the first place. The article is a little 'deterministic' perhaps. Bloggers and Internet pundits are exerting a…
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The State of the Blogosphere
Thanks to Cory Doctorow fot this one. (Cory is the author of the world's most popular Blog, Boing Boing). And it is easy to see why his Blog is so popular; he is so damn prolific (even during the Easter break!). From Boing Boing Dave Sifry, the founder of Technorati, has posted the latest in…