Via Official Google Blog: “…the new Blog Alert, which notifies you about new blog search results. We’ve also added a Comprehensive Alert, which can show results from multiple sources (including Google News, the web, and blogs) so you get fuller information whenever your favorite topics appear online.” Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Blogs
Bloggers' FAQ on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Press release: “Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released tips for bloggers who want the inside story on government agencies. The Bloggers’ FAQ on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) outlines how to use open government laws to get access to records kept by federal agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the… Continue Reading
UK Mass Blog Is Historical Record of National Life
“One Day in History is a one off opportunity for you to join in a mass blog for the national record. We want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary which will be stored by the British Library as a historical record of our national life. You can enter your diary of… Continue Reading
World of Milblogging May Come to Premature End
The Boston Herald reported on new policies that have been implemented to monitor and limit the content of military blogs published by personnel in Iraq, in the interests of operational security. Continue Reading
EU Politicians Test Web 2.0 Applications to Reach Constituents
Business Week: Europe’s Politicians Embrace Web 2.0 – “Seeking new ways to engage with voters, European politicians have taken to blogging and podcasting to get their messages out.” Continue Reading
Study Examines Readership of Political Blogs
Institute for Policy, Democracy and the Internet: The Audience for Political Blogs: New Research on Blog Readership, by Joseph Graf, October 20, 2006. (14 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Microsoft Releases Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Press Release, October 18, 2006: “Microsoft Corp. today released to the public Windows® Internet Explorer® 7 for Windows XP, the latest version of the worlds most popular Web browser. Customers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and works… Continue Reading
Draft Paper, Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation
Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation, Public DRAFT September 21, 2006, R. David Lankes, Joanne Silverstein. Produced for the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy. Information Institute of Syracuse. Syracuse Universitys school of Information Studies. There are three ways to provide comments on the public draft: Read and E-Mail; Read and Join the… Continue Reading
FTC Launches Blog in Advance of Upcoming Tech-Ade Hearings
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a blog to provide information and a forum for feedback about its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” to be held November 6-8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The public hearings will examine how evolving technology will shape and change the habits, opportunities and challenges… Continue Reading
CEO Seeks SEC Approval to Satisfy Fair Disclosure Requirement Using Websites and Blogs
Excerpt of letter sent by Sun Microystems, Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, on October 2, 2006: “As adopted, Regulation Fair Disclosure’s requirement of widespread dissemination can be met through the filing of a Form 8-K or “through another method (or combination of methods) of disclosure that is reasonably designed to provide… Continue Reading
Wiki Tracks Fortune 500 Companies With Blogs
“This is a directory of Fortune 500 companies that have business blogs, defined as: active public blogs by company employees about the company and/or its products.” [Simone Yu] Continue Reading
CDT's Internet Watch List
“Nine Legislative Efforts that Must Be Stopped in 2006 – As Congress mounts its final push before the midterm elections, a number of bills that threaten the bedrock of Internet privacy and civil liberties could either come up for votes or worm their way into larger legislative packages that end up being rushed into law.… Continue Reading
