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Filmmaker Bill Guttentag discusses the increasing "democratization" of the film and television industry, thanks the introduction of cheaper IT tools and new means of distributing content.

Intuitive, visual programming tool allows students to play 'games' while learning science

Australian The AGE newspaper

"The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has accused Google of launching "the single greatest breach in the history of privacy". Includes a video.

"The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has attacked the social networking site Facebook and its former college student founder for what he says is its ''complete disregard'' for privacy."

"Features introduced last month include the ability for partner websites such as micro-blogging site Twitter to incorporate Facebook data, a move that would further expand the social network's presence on the internet. Critics said they were worried personal information about Facebook users was available to third-party websites." "When you meet somebody face to face, you can tell a lot from body language and instincts, and you cannot do that when you are dealing with somebody online."

A nice graphical display of the world's fastest supercomputers sorted by processor, OS, country, and application.

"Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have brought together Queenslanders hunting for up-to-the-minute information on the devastating floods afflicting the sunshine state. As Queensland Police work around the clock to keep the public informed on the movement of flood waters, they have also turned to these popular sites to publish updates and combat myths and rumours, as citizens post photos, updates and words of encouragement to one another. Although Queensland is issuing information through its State Disaster Management Service website, some web services have been disrupted with Brisbane City Council's flood flag map unable to cope with the high demand for updates on road closures and evacuations. Advertisement: Story continues below As a consequence, Facebook and Twitter have become a crucial lifeline as Queensland Police publish regular bulletins about the flood waters, warnings of road closures, and evacuation procedures."

Some interesting statistics, benefits and issues.

Good article on the dangers of failing to update legacy systems.

"It will be the first time any government has sought to provide a single form of digital identification for internet users, coded to provide a form of filtered identity information, giving out only as much information as needed depending on the type of online transaction."

"Others turned to Facebook for their updates and to seek help, with the most popular page, Cyclone Yasi Update, garnering close to 90,000 members. Over 25 Facebook groups were created for the cyclone. Social media monitoring company SR7 compiled the figures and its director of strategy and engagement, Thomas Tudehope, said social media had now become an integral part of crisis management for governments."