Facebook is creating a whole new way for companies to advertise using information generated from user profiles. The problem is that ads Facebook get ignored because people are too busy checking on the status of their first high school girlfriend or editing their profiles. Facebook is developing a system that will use all this greatContinue reading “facebook is watching you…”
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Bob McChesney on the FCC and net neutrality
Bob McChesney, keynote speaker at the Citizen Media Forum on November 3rd, discusses new FCC chairman Kevin Martin’s plan to relax rules regarding media ownership at a public hearing tomorrow with the Minnesota Monitor as well as issues surrounding net neutrality. He cites as an example the Telus incident in Canada, pointing out that thereContinue reading “Bob McChesney on the FCC and net neutrality”
She’s Oprah..of course
Oprah has had her own YouTube channel for 6 whole days now (here is the story). She introduced her channel by hosting a television show with all the YouTube “starsâ€. Her favorite was Tyson the skateboarding dog: “If we all had the passion of that dog everyone would be successfulâ€. Really Oprah? A passionate dog?Continue reading “She’s Oprah..of course”
Yahoo: We didn’t realize they would be jailed…honest
Yahoo China released identifying information and the content of emails to the Chinese government leading to the arrests of some of its users (Al Jazeera has the full story). One journalist has been jailed for 10 years on charges of political dissidence. For information on a petition and how to boycott Yahoo go here.
Year Three Underway
Rethinking Media Democracy and Citizenship commences its blog on matters relating to digital publics and digital dissent–welcome to Kelly Ladd, our Project Blogger! This updated Project News site will track related online events and news as we enter Year Three of this SSHRC-funded project. Since we began the Project examining digital dissent in 2005, muchContinue reading “Year Three Underway”
