Google Lauches “Me on the Web”
If you’ve ever Googled yourself, searched pipl.com or scoped out MIT’s Personas than it’s likely you’ve come across some interesting results – Since when is my MySpace profile from high school the only proof of my existence online? Who’s this B-list celebrity with my same name and an arrest record? Where’s the blog that I […]
Google+ : Facebook :: ____ : ____
Exploring Google+, the just released social networking service from Google is like walking through an unfinished house. The frame is there but it’s missing the people and pictures on the walls that make it a home. As the invites roll out and more people sign up though, that’s sure to change. Still, even just the […]
UBC to change email providers
This summer UBC IT services will be switching student email away from NetInfo/Interchange email. Instead, UBC will offer two new optional services – an alias email address and a mailbox service hosted by an external provider. Which provider UBC will work with is not known at this point. The change comes at a time when […]
Vancouver rioters, findable online, raise questions about citizen surveillance
In the aftermath of the riots that broke out Thursday after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins in an amazing 7-game series, several Facebook pages have been set up to capture photos of people at the scene. The pages attempt to use the wisdom of the crowd, so to speak, […]
US Commerce Department launches new digital literacy site
Digitalliteracy.gov. That’s the name of a new portal announced last month by the US Department of Commerce. The site, while still in its infancy, already has a wealth of resources available that focus on digital literacy. Resources include everything from basic computing tutorials, mobile and wireless resources, design and usability primers, information on copyright education, […]
Joplin tornado and the process of newsgathering
Eleven days ago, in the town of Joplin, Missouri in the central United States, one of the deadliest tornados in recent memory struck, killing 142 people, causing billions in damages, and leaving survivors in shock. Twelve hours after the tornado touched down, Brian Stelter, a television and media writer for the New York Times, was […]
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