I just completed (late) a chapter contribution for the forthcoming International Handbook of Internet Research. My task was to write a review of search engine research, combined with directions for future work. While the lit review in my dissertation provided…
Category: Platforms
Is Apple Collecting Personally Identifiable iPhone Usage Data?
I recently bought an iPhone (my tech-porn for the year), and it has been a pleasurable experience (notwithstanding AT&T's poor coverage in much of my apartment). But I'm troubled by a rumor that has emerged claiming that "Apple is keeping…
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Link Roundup on Facebook, SocialAds, and Privacy
Facebook recently announced Facebook Ads, an attempt to monetize the vast amount of user information that flows through the social networking site (something I warned about previously). Facebook Ads has three main components: Social Ads: Allows marketers to target ads…
Link Dump – November 1, 2007
Blogging has been light due to other duties, but I wanted to point out a few notable items that deserve attention: Twitter appears to be planning to expand the search offerings, allowing users to search for particular terms within others'…
Details Emerge for “Do-Not-Track” List
Wired's Threat Level provides a detailed look at the recently announced "Do-Not-Track" list to help Internet users block online advertisers from recording their browsing habits in support of targeted advertising. (For what its worth, Threat Level predicted this announcement a…
Yale ISP: Symposium on Reputation Economies in Cyberspace
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is proud to present Reputation Economies in Cyberspace. The symposium will be held on December 8, 2007 at Yale Law School in New Haven , CT. This event will bring together representatives…
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AOL Announces “Do-Not-Track” List
Leading into this week's FTC town hall meeting addressing the growing concerns about Internet and search companies developing the means to track and profile users, AOL has announced plans to enable users to sign up for "do-not-track" lists similar to…
AoIR: Search 2.0: Web 2.0, Personal Information Flows, and the Drive for the Perfect Search Engine
Following up on my Web 2.0 panel at 4S, I just returned from another quick trip to Canada -- this time Vancouver -- for the annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, where I organized a similar panel titled…
Outsourcing Libraries
Chronicles of Dissent points to this troubling story of a county in Oregon that is outsourcing the operation of their (formerly public) libraries to Library Systems and Services (LSSI), a private, for-profit company. LSSI tries to downplay any affect privitizing…
How Google Blew It with Street View
As I just mentioned, Google recently announced plans to blur or otherwise obscure people's faces in the Canadian version of the Street View product. After a brief conversation with my colleague Chris Hoofnagle, I've come to realize that in their…
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