Daniel Solove (guest blogging at Balkinization) writes about privacy norms in the blogosphere, citing a case where a Korean woman who didn't clean up her dog's waste was subject to highly critical and invase online treatment. As one blogger described…
Month: June 2005
Social Bookmarking in Yahoo’s MyWeb 2.0
Yahoo launched a beta version of MyWeb 2.0 which integrates personalized searching with tagging and social bookmarking. From SearchEngineWatch:With the release of MyWeb 2.0, Yahoo has added an extensive array of new features focused on community-based searching and sharing of…
Media Ecology & Values in Design: A Combined Approach to Understanding the Biases of Media Technology
I will presenting my paper "Media Ecology & Values in Design: A Combined Approach to Understanding the Biases of Media Technology" at the 6th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association at Fordham University today. The abstract:In recent years, a…
Driving Big Brother
Wired News reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to release new rules for controversial car black boxes this summer: Contrary to expectations, the rules don't require automakers to install the boxes in every car, but they do…
Google Library vs. Google Print
The Google Library and Google Print projects seem to be confronting each other. TechDirt points to this article detailing the collision of these two different book scanning projects, and the court battle that might ensue. It's worth a read.
Google-Watch uncovers U of Michigan-Google contract
[via Siva Vaidhyanathan] Daniel Brandt at Google-Watch used the Freedom of Information act to compel the University of Michigan to reveal its previously secret contract with Google to allow Google to digitize its library. Here's his take on it:This agreement…
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DOJ wants your ISP be its watchdog
Representing a greater online privacy threat than cookies or spyware, the DOJ is considering making Internet service providers retain records of their customers' online activities. From the CNet article: The U.S. Department of Justice is quietly shopping around the explosive…
More Blurring: Consumers Suspicious of Sponsored Links
More blurring of search engine results and advertising: A paper presented at the Sixth ACM Conference on E-commerce by Penn State School of Information Sciences and Technology professor Jim Jansen indicates that consumers exhibit a substantial measure of bias against…
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Study: Search Engines Still Fail to Disclose Ads
The blurring of search engine results and advertising is a major concern given how search engines have become the "center of gravity" for the distribution of information and the acquisition of knowledge. ClickZ reports on a Consumer Reports WebWatch study…
Google to Map San Francisco in 3D
SiliconValleyWatcher reports that Google plans to map the city of San Francisco in 3D using a fleet of laser-equipped trucks:Google plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D online version of San…
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