Liberty vs Privacy: the US & EU’s Ideological Internet Collision

Liberty vs Privacy: the US & EU’s Ideological Internet Collision

In 1863, Alexandre Dumas, famed French author of The Three Musketeers (and known for his love of women) , and Adah Isaacs Menken , a well-known Texan actress, posed for what then qualified as scandalous photographs. The photographer, an aspiring paparazzo, attempted to profit from the photographs, ...

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Zeitgeist: Superman’s First Comic Sells Online for $1m

Zeitgeist: Superman’s First Comic Sells Online for $1m

Action Comics No.1 (1938), the first appearance of Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Earlier this week Action Comics No. 1, which features the first appearance of Superman, sold online for a record-breaking $1m (£640,000). This event marks an important cultural milestone in medi...

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The Buzz Around Google Buzz

The Buzz Around Google Buzz

Beyond Status Messages: Google's push into social sharing of updates, photos, videos & more. Leaked yesterday in The Wall Street Journal, Google announced the deployment of Google Buzz, its exciting foray into providing its own real-time social media platform. Other Google Social Media End...

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The iPad: 3 Reasons Why a Built-In Camera Will Make It a Must-Have Device

The iPad: 3 Reasons Why a Built-In Camera Will Make It a Must-Have Device

Steve Jobs holding up the iPad, to be released in April 2010. Rumors that Apple’s highly anticipated iPad will ship with a webcam gives me reason to believe that Steve Jobs’ tablet from on high is, indeed, the must-have item of the next decade. A webcam not only adds value to the iPad...

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Wiki-counter-terrorism & Social Surveillance

Wiki-counter-terrorism & Social Surveillance

An MQ-1 Predator drone returned from a mission to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with a new paintjob, courtesy of StevenDuque.com. In his book Wikinomics, business strategist Don Tapscott writes: “Employees drive performance by collaborating with peers across organizational boundaries, creat...

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