Spannender Vortrags-Podcast bei MediaBerkman: danah boyd on Embracing a Culture of Connectivity. Many young adults have incorporated social media into their daily practices, both academically and personally. They use these tools to connect, collaborate, communicate and create. In this talk, danah boyd — Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research New England and affiliate of the [...]
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danah boyd on Embracing a Culture of Connectivity
Berkman-Report zu DDos-Angriffen auf unabhängige Medien
Das Berkman Center hat einen neuen Report über DDos-Angriffe auf unabhängige Medien und Menschenrechts-Webseiten (in meist autoritären Regimen), an dem Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York und John Palfrey mitgearbeitet haben. Hier ist das PDF. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is an increasingly common Internet phenomenon capable of silencing Internet speech, usually for [...]
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Radio Berkman 149: Freedom of the Internet
Spannender Podcast über OpenGovernment und Netzpolitik in den USA: Radio Berkman 149: Freedom of the Internet. In 2008, Michael Slaby served as Chief Technology Officer from Obama for America, and helped with technology policy as the Obama campaign transitioned to an administration. One of the most difficult aspects of the transition has come in trying [...]
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When Countries Collide Online
Ein spannendes Gespräch gibt es beim MediaBerkman-Podcast: “Cliff Stoll and Jonathan Zittrain on When Countries Collide Online: Internet Spies, Cyberwar, and Government Skullduggery”. With the Internet woven into the fabric of all governmental activities, it’s not surprising to find many international espionage agencies shadowing targets online and performing remote wiretapping. Occasionally, these break into the [...]
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Berkman Center Breitband-Report
Das Berkman Center hat einen Breitband-Report veröffentlicht: “Next Generation Connectivity – A review of broadband Internet transitions and policy from around the world“. On July 14, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University would conduct an independent expert review of existing literature and studies [...]
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The Wikipedia Revolution
Interessanter MediaBerkman-Podcast: The Wikipedia Revolution: A Web of Ideas Talk with Andrew Lih. Author Andrew Lih (The Wikipedia Revolution) is interviewed by David Weinberger (Everything is Miscellaneous) about how Wikipedia has influenced the Internet and our culture, and its implications beyond encyclopedia writing. Hier ist die MP3.
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USA: Comcast, Bittorrent und Netzneutralität
Etwas Einblick in die US-Debatte rund um Netzneutralität bietet dieser Berkman-Podcast: Comcast, BitTorrent, and Network Neutrality. Chris Riley, Policy Counsel at Free Press, gives a brief history of the Comcast proceeding and other net neutrality legal efforts, and then dives into a substantive policy discussion of present and future Congressional and Commission net neutrality proceedings. [...]
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Internet Safety Technical Task Force
Die “Internet Safety Technical Task Force” beim Berkman-Center hat nach einem Jahr Arbeit den Bericht “Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies” veröffentlicht. Darin geht es um die Frage, mit welchen Technologien und welcher Netzpolitik das Netz sicherer für Kinder gemacht werden kann, bzw. welche Technologien riskant sind. Hier ist das Executive Summary und hier der [...]
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