FastPencil
Self-publishing of books is on the rise: FastPencil offers affordable ways for print and eBooks; http://j.mp/btxSIw
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Gerrit Eicker
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Yammer Goes SharePoint
Yammer integrates with Microsoft SharePoint 2007: Yammer feeds on virtually any SharePoint page; http://j.mp/cGDCvR
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Diaspora: $200K via Kickstarter!
Nearly 6,500 backers funded the Anti-Facebook project Diaspora with US$ 200,642; http://j.mp/bScING
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Digital Activism Decoded
The Meta-Activism Project publicised its book Digital Activism Decoded (free PDF); http://j.mp/dk7Zg7 (via @pfandtasse)
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OExchange
The OExchange is an open protocol for sharing any URL with any service on the web; http://j.mp/OExchange (via @Mashable)
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Facebook Privacy V.
EFF summary: Facebook privacy changes inspire praise, optimism, and skepticism; http://j.mp/couzQY
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FB: “Today we’re starting to roll out some changes that will make all of these controls a lot simpler. We’ve focused on three things: a single control for your content, more powerful controls for your basic information and an easy control to turn off all applications. … We’ll be rolling out these changes to all of you over the next few weeks. You can always check out the new privacy page, which explains how the settings will work. When you get the new controls, please play around and find the settings that feel best for you. If you have any questions or comments, let us know. We’re listening.”
EFF: “As soon as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s latest privacy changes last Wednesday, EFF published it’s immediate reaction and posted a simple video tutorial. EFF also opined about the changes at AOL News, in the New York Times, on the radio with NPR’s All Things Considered, and on television with PBS’ Newshour. – Today, we’re doing a round-up of reactions to the Facebook news, ranging from the purely positive to the downright angry. Taken together, the reaction seems to be skeptical: the changes are good, but not good enough.”
RWW: “Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went in front of the world’s media this morning and grudgingly announced roll backs on some of the biggest and most controversial changes to the site’s privacy settings made since December. … Time will tell just exactly how this is all implemented, how long it stays that way and what it feels like. Zuckerberg’s tone in the press call (smug, disingenuous, defiant while ostensibly apologizing) wasn’t promising. But so be it. Let’s see what happens. Zuckerberg says this is the end of the overhaul they are doing.”
NYT: “briefly interviewed Mr. Zuckerberg by telephone right after the event and asked how the company could avoid more privacy troubles with new products it plans to introduce in the future.”
RWW: “One thing is for sure: these are complicated matters. Facebook, social networking, the internet are all complicated. The company’s response to public backlash through greater simplification of settings and language is in many cases obfuscating its largely unchanged agenda (default = public) and is in some cases based on untruths. – It sure would be nice to get some frank, honest, straight answers.”
AdAge: “What does this mean for you as a marketer or website? The angel on my right shoulder wants to tell you to behave carefully with people’s information. But the devil on my left says you won’t lose many customers even if you don’t. Just remember, it only takes one violation to trash your reputation. So long as you don’t care about that, the consequences may be limited.“
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Linden Prize 2010
The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop is the winner of the 2nd annual Linden Prize; http://j.mp/9IHCFo
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SL: “The Tech Virtual launched in 2007 with the mission of bringing faster and more collaborative exhibit development to museums worldwide using an online platform. Last year, the core concept of Tech Virtual was extended beyond prototype exhibits to virtually prototyping an entire museum gallery and share that with stakeholders such as administrators, curators, exhibit designers, and sponsors. In 2010, The Tech Virtual began to prototype and test a new and participatory exhibition, called Expolab, to institutions such as Citilab Cornella, the Science Centre Singapore, the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History who built a Places of Invention. The Tech Virtual has gone beyond the ‘virtual museum’ concept into one in which the virtual exhibits become a precursor of the real construction. These are results that those in both the virtual and real worlds can experience and appreciate – a core requirement for the Linden Prize.”
TV: “The Tech Virtual is revolutionizing the way exhibition content is created and tested. Learning centers, museums, and cultural institutions around the world can access open source exhibit concepts, designs, and educational materials. – This project is creating an ‘open source’ collection of science and innovation-based design concepts that can be used by institutions all over the world. Through The Tech Virtual, designers and educators from a diverse, international, professional community can share input and resources. – Designers, architects, educators, students and others can add their individual designs, or join collaborative teams to work on projects together.“
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Like WordPress.com
WordPress.com adds a like-button to every blog post, offers reblog-options within the network; http://j.mp/czIrEh
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iAd Advertising
Kathryn Koegels memo to Steve Jobs: the iAd is no miracle worker; http://j.mp/dDvusW
Press Release: “There are over one million books on Amazon.com, but if you search for ‘digital activism’ the title at the top of the list is Digital Activism Decoded. Though this is the first book explicitly devoted to the topic, it is not the first to explore the intersection of digital technology and activism. – There have already been guides that instruct activists in the use of popular applications like blogs and social networks. There have also been scholarly works that analyze the effect of the Internet or mobile phones on political dynamics, both in rich democracies where politicians ‘tweet’ and under repressive regimes. Best sellers have tried to explain the digitally changing world, including the impact on activism. – Yet Digital Activism Decoded is the first book to attempt to map the field of digital activism in its entirety. The book begins with a section on Contexts, addressing not only the technology of network infrastructure, devices, and applications, but also the social, economic, and political environment in which digital activism occurs. An analysis of Practices follows, not in the usual format of case study analysis, but by presenting different ways of thinking about these practices. The section begins with a chapter on pre-digital social movement theory, while a second chapter takes the digital perspective of web ecology. Both constructive and destructive activism practices are discussed. – The final section on Effects seeks to address the range of opinions on digital activism’s value. While optimists see the great potential for citizen empowerment, pessimists believe that the empowerment of forces of repression is equally likely. Skeptics view both askance and do not believe digital activism makes much difference at all. – Many of the authors of this anthology are young scholars from around the world, while others are activists, private sector consultants, and even futurists. The editor, Mary Joyce, was New Media Operations Manager on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.“