Facebook’s new aggressive ad program, Beacon, is undergoing some changes because of pressure from its users and advocacy groups like MoveOn.org. Originally Beacon alerted your friends if you purchased something from participating sites, unless you took action to disable it, now Beacon has to be enabled by the user before it sends out alerts. TheContinue reading “Facebook changes Beacon…sort of”
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Television ads are jumping on the interactive bandwagon
NBC and TiVo have struck an interactive deal, NBC has agreed to buy ratings data and other advertising products from TiVo Inc. Under the deal, advertisers who buy television commercials any NBC affiliated television stations will have the option of adding an interactive component to those spots, a TiVo tag that can be clicked onContinue reading “Television ads are jumping on the interactive bandwagon”
Google hands over IP address of Israeli blogger
Google’s Israeli subsidiary handed over the IP of a blogger using a Google blog to for a blog to slander Shaarei Tikva council members running for reelection (story: here).
Revisiting some old virality
The Webby awards revisit the 12 most influential web videos, including the legendary All Your Base Are Belong To Us
ABC and Facebook
Accoring to techluver, ABC News and Facebook have formally established a partnership – the site’s first with a news organization – that allows Facebook members to follow ABC reporters, view reports and video and participate in polls and debates, all within a new “US Politics†category. The two will jointly host Republican and Democratic debatesContinue reading “ABC and Facebook”
France: 3 strikes and you’re out
France’s Internet providers, the government and the film/music industries have struck a deal. Providers will issue warnings to illegal downloaders and if these warning go ignored, your provider pulls the plug on your Internet and forwards your info to a newly formed independent body.
The Open Rights Group: 2 years
ORG published a 2 year review of its project:here ORG is a British based group aiming to To raise awareness in the media of digital rights abuses To provide a media clearinghouse, connecting journalists with experts and activists To preserve and extend traditional civil liberties in the digital world To collaborate with other digital rightsContinue reading “The Open Rights Group: 2 years”
CBC’s investigates ISP speed claims or why is my internet so f**ing slow?
CBC’s Marketplace takes a stopwatch to high speed claims of well, high speed. Having an independent provider and a dry-loop that shorts out in the rain, it’s nice to know that I am not the only one with speed problems.. at least I am not paying as much for it… (video here)
Access Denied Map
Global Voices Advocacy, a worldwide network of anti-censorship bloggers and net activists “dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and free access to information online” have created an Access Denied Map: “The Map does not aim to index all kinds of web filtering, but rather to provide an overview of online censorship efforts related to theContinue reading “Access Denied Map”
FCC Update
According to the nytimes there is mounting controversy surrounding Kevin Martin’s plan to relax the rules surrounding media ownership. Jeff Jarvis, author of the blog BuzzMachine, has a different take on the Kevin Martin’s plan to relax media ownership laws. Unlike Robert McChesney (see previous post) he thinks the FCC allowing cross-platform media ownership isContinue reading “FCC Update”