• 2009: A fa la la la Facebook Christmas

    Updated: 2009-12-30 22:15:44
    : World Association of Newspapers News World Association of Newspapers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives 2009 : A fa la la la Facebook Christmas Posted by Leah McBride Mensching on December 30, 2009 at 4:15 PM Facebook was the most visited Web site in the United States this Christmas , the fist time the social networking site as ever been the most visited U.S . site , Hitwise reported yesterday The percentage of new visits to the site last week on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve also increased 10 percent , which could have played a part in the traffic increase , the firm . reported This was also the first time Facebook beat Google in traffic in the United States , according to

  • Google's AdMob acquisition raises antitrust and privacy concerns

    Updated: 2009-12-29 14:07:17
    World Association of Newspapers News World Association of Newspapers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Google's AdMob acquisition raises antitrust and privacy concerns Posted by Alisa Zykova on December 29, 2009 at 8:07 AM Two advocacy groups have urged the U.S . Federal Trade Commission FTC to prohibit Google Inc . s planned US$750 million acquisition of mobile advertising firm AdMob Inc . BusinessWeek reported yesterday The Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog issued a statement mentioning antitrust concerns and privacy issues that the sale incited , pointing out that it might substantially lessen competition in the increasingly important mobile advertising market .

  • Doctorow, How to Destroy the Book

    Updated: 2009-12-29 01:17:25
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  • Bloomberg cuts general news department

    Updated: 2009-12-28 23:06:16
    Bloomberg is rumoured to be focusing more on its core business of financial news, and less on general news, having disbanded its World News team last week, Gawker reported Friday, citing an anonymous source."Tom Secunda, one of Mike Bloomberg's earliest associates, and Dan Doctoroff, sent from City Hall to oversee the company, have been campaigning for much of the past year for Bloomberg to concentrate solely on business news and leave the rest to others. None of this stopped Winkler, in interview after interview, to insist [sic] that Bloomberg planned to expand its general news coverage to compete on all levels with Reuters," the Web site reported the tipster as saying.

  • Fighting Internet Censorship in Australia

    Updated: 2009-12-24 22:40:27
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  • 2009: Year of social networks

    Updated: 2009-12-23 20:11:56
    Social networking has been around for years, but 2009 was the year they became useful journalism tools, from Twitter being used to inform the world about unrest in Iran to the rollout of Facebook Connect to make sharing news and information easier.This was also the year "your uncle became a Facebook friend, and your company started Twittering," as Computer World put it. This autumn, Facebook users reached 350 million, and time spent on the site was up 700 percent, to 13.9 billion minutes spent on the site in April, according to Nielsen.

  • EFA Newsletter for December 2009: EFA is hiring

    Updated: 2009-12-23 00:20:34
    We are stepping up the campaign on mandatory internet filtering, and we are looking for some help. Please see our December newsletter for more information on how you can help. We are also looking to hire a community and campaign manager for a minimum three month contract to help us coordinate the campaign.

  • Support EFF's International Work!

    Updated: 2009-12-22 23:26:45
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  • Video Update: Catapult Design’s Pico-Turbine [Good Magazine]

    Updated: 2009-12-22 14:00:15
    Duration: 2 min 55 sec Catapult Design is working with AIDG and the [Appropriate Technology Design Team] to design an affordable wind-powered generator capable of producing enough electricity to charge a cell phone, power a radio, or operate LED lights for nighttime use. The generator is intended for rural, off-the-grid communities without electricity. Catapult Design’s product, [...]

  • Give to EFF This Holiday Season and Receive Free BookMooch Points

    Updated: 2009-12-22 07:39:17
    This holiday season, for every $10 you donate to EFF, you can receive one BookMooch point, worth one free book of your choice, from BookMooch founder and EFF board member John Buckman! Just email the receipt of your donation here to redeem your free BookMooch points. (You can find John Buckman's official announcement on the Bookmooch blog.) BookMooch is a community built around exchanging used books -- it's completely non-commercial and costs nothing to join or use. Members list books that they are willing to exchange, list books that they want to receive, and earn points based on their participation. You get one BookMooch point when you send someone else a book; you spend one BookMooch point when you "mooch" (receive) a book from another member. Take advantage of this promotion to get some free books while supporting EFF and the ongoing fight for digital civil liberties!

  • An E-Book Buyer's Guide to Privacy

    Updated: 2009-12-22 01:07:27
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  • Media Release: Electronic Frontiers Australia Surprised at auDA Decision to Remove StephenConroy.com.au

    Updated: 2009-12-21 23:19:34
    Electronic Frontiers Australia today expressed its surprise and concern that the operators of the satirical protest site StephenConroy.com.au were given only three hours to justify their “connection to” the domain name. Under Australian domain name regulations, it is quite common for website operators to be required to identify their reasons for operating under an Australian domain name, but it is unusual for operators to be offered so little time to provide those reasons. “While we understand some of the quite sensible reasons behind the restrictive rules on Australian domain names, we are surprised at the level of energy with which auDA has pursued this particular matter”, said EFA spokesperson Geordie [...]

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  • AIDG Biodigester Intern: Christopher Salam [Video]

    Updated: 2009-12-21 16:53:12
    Duration: 2 min 29 secs AIDG biodigester intern, Christopher Salam, talks about his work with us in 2009. Chris has been assisting on biogas field visits, building and managing the demo biodigester installations at AIDG’s Guatemala office and testing biodigester effluent enrichment through vermicomposting. Recorded Nov 2009. Related Posts AIDG Micro-Hydroelectric Intern: Will Stone Intern Profile #1: Chase Nelson (AIDG [...]

  • "World News" Program Note: Change Your DVR!

    Updated: 2009-12-21 16:47:08
    : Home World News The World Newser The World Newser World News' Daily Blog The World Newser is World News' daily blog . Here , you'll find our staff's thoughts on the day's news and the way we build our broadcast . Plus , we'll share reports from our team of correspondents in the field , as well as producers behind-the-scenes . Subscribe to this blog's feed Follow The World Newser on Twitter RECENT POSTS Whole Body Scan vs . Your Privacy : How Far Is Too Far Church Sacrifices Tiffany Window to Keep Door Open for the Homeless Airlines Eyeing Approaching Storms The New World News’ Webpage Senators Behaving Badly Putin Volunteers for Russian Judo Team World News Program Note : Change Your DVR Jesus Era House Discovered in Nazareth Quotes of the Day : These are some fabricated papers issued by the American government' Clem's Chronicles : Yemen Strike Climate Agreement Winter Storm Goodbye Mr . Gibson Charlie Gibson Signs Off From World News' Winter Storm and Holiday Sales This Weekend WORLD NEWSER CATEGORIES Charlie Gibson Clem's Chronicle Clinton , Hillary Economy Fact Check Health Insider Inauguration Iraq Jim Sciutto Kitchen Table Economy Money Beat Obama , Barack Political Radar

  • AIDG Micro-Hydroelectric Intern: Will Stone [Video]

    Updated: 2009-12-21 16:40:56
    Duration: 1 min 33 sec AIDG Micro-Hydroelectric Intern Will Stone talks about his work with us in Guatemala. Will assisted in the upgrade of a Pelton Turbine at the Nueva Alianza community and designed a Mitchell Banki Turbine for use at the Corazon del Bosque ecopark. Recorded Nov 2009. Related Posts AIDG Biodigester Intern: Christopher Salam Intern Profile #4: Sunny [...]

  • Reporters Without Borders: Don’t do it, Australia!

    Updated: 2009-12-21 07:45:59
    (Originally posted at Crikey!). The Government’s nicely-timed announcement last week that they will proceed next year with their Internet censorship scheme has not only drawn widespread ire in Australia but has continued to raise eyebrows overseas. The filter has been covered around the world from the BBC to news outlets in Poland, Pakistan and even China. Unfortunately, it’s not a good look – despite any nuances the policy might have, we’re gaining a reputation as the Iran of the South Pacific. This has culminated with no less an organisation than Reporters Without Borders, a global watchdog of press freedom, writing to the [...]

  • The World Reacts to The New Facebook

    Updated: 2009-12-17 23:45:40
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  • Intelligence Agencies Release Docs Describing Misconduct in Response to EFF Lawsuit

    Updated: 2009-12-16 23:48:30
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  • Filtering – a feel-good but do-nothing policy

    Updated: 2009-12-16 23:09:42
    The government’s announcement yesterday that it would press ahead with its mandatory ISP filtering scheme is as unsurprising as it is disappointing. Many people with concerns about the plan had hoped that the Minister would finally get some good advice, get distracted with other things, or otherwise come to his senses and take a face-saving out. Sadly for Australia that was not to be. Yesterday, the Minister released the report detailing the technical results of the trial, and at the same time announced the Government was pushing ahead with the filter, with legislation to be introduced next year. (Continue reading [...]

  • minilinks for 2009-16-12

    Updated: 2009-12-16 23:07:06
    Donate to EFF : About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Join EFF Home Deeplinks Blog December , 2009 Deeplinks Archives December , 2009 November , 2009 October , 2009 September , 2009 August , 2009 July , 2009 June , 2009 May , 2009 More Archives Blog Categories Accessibility for the Reading Disabled Analog Hole Announcement Anonymity Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Bloggers' Rights Broadcast Flag Broadcasting Treaty CALEA Call To Action Cell Tracking Coders' Rights Project Commentary Development Agenda Digital Radio Digital Rights Management Digital Video DMCA DMCA Rulemaking E-Voting Rights EFF Europe EFF15 File Sharing FOIA Litigation for Accountable Government Free Speech Free Trade Agreement of the Americas Hollywood v . DVD Innovation Intellectual Property International Legal Analysis Legislative Analysis Locational Privacy miniLinks News Roundup News Update No Downtime for Free Speech Campaign NSA Spying Online Behavioral Tracking Patents PATRIOT Act Pen Trap Printers Privacy Real ID RFID Search Engines Technical Analysis Terms Of Ab Use Test Your ISP The Global Network Initiative Transparency Travel Screening Trusted Computing WIPO December 16th , 2009

  • Games Classification discussion paper finally released

    Updated: 2009-12-14 06:09:33
    The Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department has finally released the public consultation paper on the R18+ classification of computer games. This marks the next stage in the campaign for an R18+ rating. We will be working with AusGamers to prepare a submission that accurately and persuasively addresses the civil liberties concerns of Australian gamers. If you think you can help, please join our discussion list or contact me with suggestions.

  • Can authoritarianism survive the Internet?

    Updated: 2009-12-12 03:04:22
    I recently gave a talk to the annual luncheon of the World Press Freedom Committee in Washington, D.C. An edited transcript of the talk has been compiled by the WPFC and posted here. I recorded the speech on my iPod...

  • Broadband future conference and local events

    Updated: 2009-12-09 03:38:50
    Starting Thursday 10 December, the Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) will be holding a two day conference on the future of broadband policy in Australia. A number of local forums are being run in conjunction with the Sydney-based event. Check them out in the following locations: Parramatta Melbourne Brisbane The main conference and each of the local events seem quite interesting, and we encourage anyone interested in the future of communications policy in Australia to go along, learn something, and make your voice heard.

  • Treat us like adults: rally for an R18+ rating, Brisbane

    Updated: 2009-12-07 10:46:38
    This weekend I attended and spoke at a rally organised by Ethan Watson in favour of the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games. Many thanks to Ethan for organising the event, and thanks to the 50 or so people who turned up to show their support. Photos courtesy of Andrew Wade. You can view video of the event filmed by Julian on youtube: Part One;  Part Two;  Part Three; Part Four. The next step in this campaign is to pressure the Commonwealth Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor, to release the discussion paper. If you have not already, please take [...]

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