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Entries Tagged as 'Online Norms and Culture'

Israel is Broadcasting Its Attacks On Hamas Via YouTube

December 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here is one example entitled “Israeli Air Force Strikes Terror Targets in Gaza 29 Dec. 2008″:

The YouTube channel maintained by the Israel Defense Force Spokesperson’s Unit is here. Text there explains:
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit is the Israel Defense Forces’ professional body responsible for media and public relations in Israel and around the world. This is […]

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A Story of Fan Fiction Via Twitter: “i am @bettydraper”

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

At Ad Broad. Here’s an excerpt:
My life as a Mad Man began as a lark. On August 26, just after AMC lawyers changed their minds about closing down Mad Men twitter accounts (persuaded in part by bloggers and journalists who couldn’t believe AMC would toss away a brilliant promotional idea that did not cost them […]

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“Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes” by Elizabeth Losh

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

From the MIT Press page:
Today government agencies not only have official Web sites but also sponsor moderated chats, blogs, digital video clips, online tutorials, videogames, and virtual tours of national landmarks. Sophisticated online marketing campaigns target citizens with messages from the government—even as officials make news with digital gaffes involving embarrassing e-mails, instant messages, and […]

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Holy Crap: Catholic Google

December 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Catholic search engine powered by Google striving to provide an easy to use resource to anyone wanting to learn more about Catholicism and provide a safer way for good Catholics to surf the web.

CatholicGoogle is powered by Google using “safe search” technology, it produces results from all over the internet with more weighting to given to […]

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That’s an Obama speechwriter on the left.

December 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Charming, huh? From this WaPo story:
Question No. 58 in the transition team vetting document for the Obama White House asks that applicants: “Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, My Space, etc.)”
Question No. 63 asks that applicants “please provide any other information […]

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Joe Satriani and Coldplay, the Chiffons and George Harrison

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Today, it has been reported that guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay, alleging that portions of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” incorporate material from Satriani’s “If I Could Fly.” For those (like me) who didn’t instantly know what the suit is about, Youtube has some interesting videos comparing the relevant portions of the songs - […]

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Tags: Ideas · Law & Technology · Online Norms and Culture

The lines between political and commercial speech get a bit murkier.

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Before the election was even held, Barack Obama was named Advertising Age’s Marketer of the Year for 2008, beating out runners-up Apple and Zappos.com and other strong corporate competitors, as well as John  McCain, to be lauded as the nation’s top brand builder.

According to this account:
Ad Age has picked its marketer of the year, and […]

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Does Online Search Behavior Tell Us Anything About Depression?

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments

This Time article asserts it does. Below is an excerpt:
… In the digital age we’re likely to turn to search engines just as often as we would confide in friends and medical professionals to gauge our psychological state. If we think we’re suffering from a real bout of the blues or a mental crisis, we’re […]

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