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April 15, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar. ~George Lundberg
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Profile: Vint Cerf
April 15, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Vinton Gray Cerf is an American computer scientist currently employed by Google as a Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist.
Born on 23 June 1943 in New Haven, Connecticut, Vint Cerf is often referred to as the “father of the internet”. He was a co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols that were used to develop the internet’s underlying architecture.
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March 25, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them. ~Penn Jillett
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Review: BBC series Virtual Revolution wraps up
February 22, 2010 in News Roundup
The last part of BBC2′s, Virtual Revolution, examines how the web, and social networking especially, has changed our relationships. Titled, ‘Homo Interneticus?’, the episode contemplates the extent to which the web enriches or distorts humanity.
The series’ first episode’s somewhat forced comments about connecting and collaborating on a different level than ever before are presented again but are now given some flesh to their bones. The interviewees raise an array of interesting points that take the episode further in unravelling its arguments.
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Review: The Virtual Revolution dives into the debate
February 16, 2010 in News Roundup
The third episode of the BBC2 series Virtual Revolution finally fulfills the expectations set by the ambitious theme of the programme.
‘The Cost of Free’ examines the seemingly free nature of the web, weighing it against issues of privacy.
The introduction period of the series is clearly over and the third part manages to present interesting views and some real debate between the interviewees.
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Review: The Virtual Revolution – part 2
February 9, 2010 in News Roundup
The second part of the BBC2 series takes the viewers deeper into the world of the internet.
Titled ‘Enemy of the State?’, the episode focuses on the huge power the web hands to its users and weighs that against the dangers and responsibilities that come with the power. Although, “weighs” might be wrong word as the programme is still mostly presenting issues rather than analysing them in detail.
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Review: The Virtual Revolution
February 2, 2010 in News Roundup
BBC rounds up the development of the World Wide Web
The new BBC2 series, that aired its first episode on 30 January, manages to raise some interesting points but provides little we haven’t heard before.
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Censorship in China
January 22, 2010 in News Roundup, Uncategorized
Although countries across the world exercise internet censorship in some form, the main attention is undoubtedly geared towards China.
And rightly so, say human rights organisations.
Amnesty stated on its website: “China operates an extensive censorship policy which includes filtering specific key words and politically sensitive subjects, which result in the blocking of specific internet results, as well as the complete blocking of a large number of websites, including human rights websites such as Amnesty International’s, considered politically sensitive by the authorities.”
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January 6, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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You can’t take something off the Internet – it’s like taking pee out of a pool. ~Author Unknown
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Definition: Webring
January 6, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Webring A is a collection of Web sites pulled from various locations the Internet that are joined in a circular, ring-like structure that links together a group of sites with the same theme. Each Web site included in a Webring has a common navigation bar that contains links to the previous and next site within the Webring. Used as a SEO technique, the purpose of the Webring is to allow more visitors to reach the related sites with more ease and efficiency.
