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Tiana Stefanic

BBC News - Internet access is 'a fundamental right' - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bolton on 09 Mar 10
     
    Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. The survey - of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.
  • Tiana Stefanic on 22 Mar 10
     
    This BBC article is based on a extensive survey conducted over 26 countries about people's attitudes towards internet access. Apparently it is now considered a fundamental human right, along with access to basic infrastructure like roads and water.
Sarah Manson

BBC News - Mapping the growth of the internet - 1 views

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shared by Sarah Manson on 08 Mar 10 - Cached
  • César Albarrán Torres on 08 Mar 10
     
    Interesting interactive chart showing the number of Internet users in different countries from 1998 until 2008. Notice the discrepancies between developed and underdeveloped countries. Still skeptical of the digital divide?
  • Sarah Manson on 23 Mar 10
     
    Useful graphic created by the BBC which shows the spread of the internet from 1998-2008 across the world. Interesting to note the speed with which China and parts of South American grew. From 2001-2008 they moved from 0-5% usage - 26-30% usage.
marinecf

BBC News - World wakes up to digital divide - 1 views

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  • martinamarsic on 20 Mar 10
     
    There is a widening gap in the digital divide, especially in minority communities in the developed world.
  • Tiana Stefanic on 21 Mar 10
     
    The digital divide is being decreased - but there are still widespread inequalities. Within one continent there are countries with radically different percentages of citizens online. There are great benefits from once isolated communities in terms of sharing their heritage online, as well as accessing healthcare.
  • marinecf on 29 Mar 10
     
    A BBC article that provides us with international data and figures about the digital divide.
Anne Zozo

BBC News - Yahoo criticised by Alibaba for 'reckless' China stance - 0 views

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  • Yahoo criticised by Alibaba for 'reckless' China stance Yahoo is reported to have been targeted by hackers in China Yahoo's partner in China has called the US internet giant "reckless" for supporting Google in its stand-off with Beijing over alleged cyber-attacks.Yahoo said it was "aligned" with Google's position that the violati
  • Yahoo said it was "aligned" with Google's position that the violation of internet privacy was deeply disturbing and something that had to be opposed. But an Alibaba Group spokesman said on Saturday it did not "share this view".
  • Anne Zozo on 17 Mar 10
     
    Google speaks out on censorship and the violation of user privacy in China. Yahoo in the US agrees but its Chinese partner Alibaba Group does not. Are they afraid of a backlash from Beijing and fear for their ungoing business success? Makes me wonder how bad the quagmire in China really is...
César Albarrán Torres

BBC News - Evan Williams says Twitter fundamental to government - 0 views

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  • Social networks will become a fundamental way we communicate with our governments, businesses and loved ones, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has told the BBC.
  • Likewise, the White House has acknowledged the importance of Twitter correspondence - it recently announced that its tweets will be archived in accordance with the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
  • "I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government," continued Mr Williams. "I think it will be how you get personal, customised information from every entity you care about, from your local café to your government, from your politician to your friends and family."
  • César Albarrán Torres on 18 Mar 10
     
    The White House will now archive its tweets. Wonder what role Twitter will play in the not-so-far-away 2012 US presidential campaign. If Obama runs for re-election... will he start the race ahead?
Stephen Murphy

BBC NEWS | Americas | US launches cyber security plan - 0 views

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  • Stephen Murphy on 27 Mar 10
     
    A short and sweet introduction in to the developing cyber security threat and the vision behind Barack Obamas Cyber security plan launched in May 2009.
César Albarrán Torres

BBC News - Former Mexico presidential candidate 'missing' - 1 views

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  • The BBC's Inma Gil in Mexico City says the disappearance of the man known as "Diego the boss" has sparked all sorts of speculation in a country ravaged by drug related violence.
  • Some local media reported he had been kidnapped, others that he had been killed.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 16 May 10
     
    Manuel Espino, leader of the PAN, Mexico's conservative party, twitted that Diego Fernandez de Ceballos, the politician who is missing, had been killed. He later said sorry and admited the information was not confirmed/true. But was it? Twitter's immediacy can put politicians in the spotlight even if that is not their intention. 
Allison Jones

Blog post #5 - update to the BBC6 Music protest situation - 0 views

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  • Allison Jones on 23 May 10
     
    A follow up to my first post about the protest movement to save digital-only radio station BBC6 Music. A second day of protest was held in London and royalties organisation PRS for Music publishes stats showing the station is more supportive to a wide range of musicians than other stations.
Sarah Manson

BBC News - Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn - 0 views

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Endangered Species Web Effect Regulation

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  • Sarah Manson on 23 Mar 10
     
    Although many attempts have been made to regulate the trade of many types of endangered species over the internet, all have failed. It is a perfect example of the problems associated with a world-wide need for cooperation in order to achieve regulation of some kind of the internet.
Sarah Manson

BBC News - Taliban harness power of the web - 0 views

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Taliban Misinformation Weapon Internet

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  • Sarah Manson on 23 Mar 10
     
    This article refers to the internet as the "weapon of choice" for the Taliban. The reason the article gives for why the internet is deemed a weapon in this case is due to the distribution of misinformation. If this is the case the internet should deemed to be a weapon in the hands of any government in the world. Misleading information is a problem everywhere and this is why people need to be diligent when looking at information on the web.
Anne Zozo

BBC News - Internet restrictions curtail human rights, says US - 0 views

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  • It said 2009 was a year in which more people gained access to the internet but at the same time governments spent more "time, money and attention" finding ways to control it.
  • Anne Zozo on 11 Mar 10
     
    The latest annual human rights report has been published: The Internet plays an increasingly important role in the restrictions of human rights, it states.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 12 Mar 10
     
    Telstra is violating human rights then!
martinamarsic

BBC News - A look behind the digital divide - 0 views

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  • martinamarsic on 19 Mar 10
     
    We tend to think of the digital divide in geographical terms (developed vs developing nations). But what does it mean for citizens of developed nations to be on the wrong side of this divide? This article gives a brief insight into the subject in Britain.
Sarah Manson

BBC News - Internet 'in running' for Nobel Peace Prize - 1 views

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Nobel Peace Prize Internet

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  • Sarah Manson on 19 Mar 10
     
    The internet has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for its help in "advancing, dialogue, debate and consensus." According to the article if the internet were to win it would be a "win for each and every one of us." Go Internet!
César Albarrán Torres

BBC News - Peers warn of backlash fears over digital radio - 0 views

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  • The government could face a public backlash over its plans to switch national radio stations over to digital transmission, peers have warned.
  • public confusion and industry uncertainty". It said people wer
  • César Albarrán Torres on 29 Mar 10
     
    It said people were still buying analogue radios which will be out of date in a few years' time.
Sandra Rivera

BBC News - How spam filters dictated Canadian magazine's fate - 0 views

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  • Sandra Rivera on 04 Apr 10
     
    Spam filters are not always smart, in some cases results into the blocking of harmless websites or e-mails
M M

BBC News - Teachers bullied by 'hate sites' - 0 views

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  • M M on 04 Apr 10
     
    Teachers are very much aware and very much worried on how social networking sites, particularly Facebook, are being used by students to "bully" and spread false allegations about them. Not only professional reputations are at stake in acts like these, but hate sites will surely affect the personal lives of teachers as well.  
Sandra Rivera

Internet approaches addressing limit - BBC News - - 0 views

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  • Sandra Rivera on 18 May 10
     
    Under IPv4, remains only a 7% of IP addresses to be assigned, which are expected to be depleted by April 2012
Allison Jones

Blog post # 4: BBC6 Music - the campaign to save a digital-only radio station - 2 views

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  • Allison Jones on 17 May 10
     
    Fourth and featured blog post in my series on Protest Movements.
Rachael Bolton

Porn internet domain name 'dot.xxx' plan revived - 2 views

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  • Rachael Bolton on 10 Mar 10
     
    A plan to create an internet domain specifically for adult websites will be resurrected three years after it was rejected by internet regulators. The net's governing body ICANN will reconsider the .xxx scheme on 12 March.
Katharina Otulak

UK: Lords pass "Digital Economy Bill" - 0 views

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  • Katharina Otulak on 17 Mar 10
     
    The "Digital Economy Bill" has been passed by the Lords and is now expected to be rushed through the Commons before the general elections. Despite criticism by the UK's major telecommunication providers and global internet giants like Google, the government said it was still committed to giving courts the power to block websites which are infringing copyright. The bill is mainly aiming to tackle internet privacy. Some of it's paragraphs however could lead to internet censorship.
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