links for 2009-03-12
Posted by Mark Belinsky on March 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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This is a huge step in mobile banking. Is this going to step up the game for Facebook to enter financial exchange into their mix?
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Mobile activism breakdown – Kubatana sent a text message to over 5,000 subscribers re: Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife Susan had been in a car crash that left him injured and Susan dead. Of the 63 messages we received in response, 24 were from people seeking more information, 17 people sent text messages asking whether the “accident” was really an accident – or foul play. And 22 people sent their condolence messages to Morgan Tsvangirai and his family, in sympathy for his loss.
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"Self-radicalization and self-recruitment via the Internet with little or no relation to the outside world rarely happens, and there is no reason to suppose that this situation will change in the near future."
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NRK is making a brave move for a media company by using the same kind of technology that the Pirate Bay is currently in court over to distribute their own content more effectively, efficiently, and with better analytics. Perhaps this is Europe's answer to Hulu.com ?
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This legislation would condemn those caught illegally downloading copyrighted music, movies, etc. up to a year without the internet. Is this an attempt to redefine prison for the 21st century?
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A boy accidentally announces his toy monkey is named Ahmadinejad – on national television – in Iran.
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"Security as an industry is failing," says Alex Stamos. "While computers get better, security gets worse." – An unnerving thought.
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The best overview on the safety and security of mobile phones that I have read. Interesting fact that 70% of traffic on early cellphone towers was a sort of fraud.
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A new report showing the 12 ‘Enemies of the Internet’ – Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. It also reveals that the Internet is monitored and controlled, even in democracies.
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Conservatives protest with a nationwide tea party.
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Recovery.gov becomes Wreckcovery.gov – "great" logo redesigns mocking the bailout and, indirectly, the first open-source government website. Watch out Drupal lovers!
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