Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 19, 2008	MLM on Facebook
Recently, I saw a number of my Facebook contacts (actually quite a large number, something like 18) becoming “friends” with Alberto Floro Da Silva.  This triggered me to share this story and a few thoughts on our online habits. A while ago I got a Facebook friend request from...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	THE POWERLESS POWERS
Reflections of Fidel: THIS is a serious subject. The summit meeting of leaders of the eight most highly industrialized powers on the planet took place July 7-9 at a mountain retreat on the banks of the Toyako, a lake formed inside a volcanic crater located in the north of the island of...... [view]

Posted By:  chuxley Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	Librarianship and privacy
The ALA Conference coverage is quite phenomenal this year , I'm really digging all the vlogging. I'm still trying to get through all the blog posts and LJ articles but it looks like the issues raised by the Privacy Panel (Dan Roth, Cory Doctrow and Beth Givens) is the big topic on everyones...... [view]

Posted By:  Rahaf Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	Seriously? Viacom wins right to YouTube viewer logs
The BBC reported today that Viacom (for a funny definition that I agree with courtesy of urbandictionary.com click here ) has won a court ruling against Google who must now hand over Youtube’s view logs which include the viewing habits of anyone who has ever watched a video on the site....... [view]

Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jun 16, 2008	Be Private and Perish
In examining Canada’s place in the new global realities opening up around us, I like to think about the key message of Jared Diamond’s book “Collapse” : “Perhaps the crux of success or failure as a society is to know which core values to hold on to, and which...... [view]

Posted By:  Rahaf Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Facebook Introduces New IM Chat Feature, AOL 2.0?
Facebook has recently launched a new instant chat feature allowing users to chat with each other in real time. When you log on, there’s an interface at the bottom right hand corner of the browser. The feature runs right off of the website, meaning you won’t need to download an...... [view]

Posted By:  Rahaf Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Facebook Introduces New IM Chat Feature
Facebook has recently launched a new instant chat feature allowing users to chat with each other in real time. When you log on, there’s an interface at the bottom right hand corner of the browser. The feature runs right off of the website, meaning you won’t need to download an...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Mar 12, 2008	IP - private information or not?
Recently EU decided that IP is a private information. Google is arguing it is not. What do you think? ... [view]

Posted By:  ubershibs Posted On:  Sep 12, 2007	Facebook: We’re not Myspace
Facebook has been catching a lot of crap lately. Some of it is inevitable–users who have been around longer getting tense/up in arms about the evolution that occurs as the community grows, etc etc. But I’ve also seen quite a few stories lately about Facebook trying to assert its...... [view]