Davis, W. (2010, November 9). FTC Urged To Clamp Down On Data Collection Online 11/11/2009. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved November 11, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117202
Davis includes perspectives from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Center for Democracy & Technology & others. The FTC has scheduled discussions on this issue for December 7th: see: Exploring Privacy: a Roundtable Series (12/7/09)
Archive for the ‘InfoTech’ Category
MediaPost: FTC urged to limit online data collection
Posted in InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Legal Studies on November 11, 2009 | Comments Off
paidContent: More time given for the Google Books settlement
Posted in InfoTech, Library News on November 10, 2009 | Comments Off
Tartakoff, J. (2009, November 9). Google, Authors Ask Judge For More Time To Hammer Out Books Settlement. paidContent. Retrieved November 10, 2009, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-google-authors-ask-judge-for-more-time-to-hammer-out-new-settlement/
A judge granted an extension for this Friday — Friday the 13th! paidContent posted the primary source requesting an extension.
NYT BitsBlog: LinkedIn to Twitter
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations on November 10, 2009 | Comments Off
Miller, C. C. (2009, November 10). Tweets Are Coming to LinkedIn. NYTimes.com / Bits Blog. Retrieved November 10, 2009, from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/tweets-are-coming-to-linkedin/?ref=technology
A new alliance, how surprising.
Adage: Guide to Magazines that have ceased publication
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism on November 10, 2009 | Comments Off
Ives, N. (2009, November 10). A Guide to Magazines That Have Ceased Publication. Adage. Retrieved November 10, 2009, from http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=132779
Metropolitan Home ceases with the December 09 issue. Also dead: Gormet (1941-2009), Teen (1954-2008), and PC Magazine (1982-2009).
CMLP: Glenn Beck’s UDRP Complaint gets the smack down
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Public Relations, Radio, Television on November 9, 2009 | Comments Off
Bayard, S. (2009, November 6). Glenn Beck’s UDRP Complaint Gets The Smack Down. Citizen Media Law Project. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2009/glenn-becks-udrp-complaint-gets-smack-down
The UDRP is apparently the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy from ICANN. Someone named a website: glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com (site did not link for me). The reason for the take-down may be [...]
paidContent: Big Media Merger: Comcast-NBC deal depends on Vivendi
Posted in InfoTech, Journalism, Legal Studies, Television on November 9, 2009 | Comments Off
Kramer, S. D. (2009, November 8). The Latest On Comcast-NBC: Waiting For Vivendi | paidContent. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-the-latest-on-comcast-nbc-waiting-for-vivendi/
Kramer notes that, “The fastest estimate for regulatory approval is eight months..”
True/Slant: Profiles Shankman who marketed HARO
Posted in Indymedia, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism on November 6, 2009 | Comments Off
Reiss, D. (2009, November 3). A Quirk in the Road – 12 Things You Should Know About Peter Shankman and How He Views the World. True/Slant. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from http://trueslant.com/dawnreiss/2009/11/03/12-things-you-should-know-about-peter-shankman-and-how-he-views-the-world/
Shankman is the “marketing mastermind behind HARO (Help a Reporter Out)” used by reporters to find sources on deadline. Perhaps he can team up [...]
iTunes may offer pay-tv service; Google phone bill
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Public Relations, Television on November 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Friedman, W. (2009, November 1). iTunes May Offer Pay-TV Service. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved November 3, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=116652
From paragraph 2:
A new subscription service would turn iTunes into a pseudo cable and satellite TV operator — a company that charges monthly fees for traditional TV/cable networks. The difference is that iTunes service would be sans advertising. [...]
Variety: Google adds a music search
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Morris, C. (2009, October 29). Google searches for music sales – Entertainment News, Technology News, Retrieved October 30, 2009, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010606.html?categoryId=1009&cs=1&nid=2248
Sounds interesting: http://www.Google.com/Music
From the Official Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-search-more-musical.html
Variety: FCC ISP rules
Posted in Communications Management &Design, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Television on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Littleton, Cynthia. (2009, October 22). Biz eyes FCC’s moves online – Entertainment News, Technology News, Media – Variety. Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2009, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010285.html?categoryId=1009&cs=1&nid=2248
A quote from Littleton’s lede:
The FCC on Thursday began the formal process of establishing a set of “rules for the road” for Internet service providers, setting off a policy debate that [...]
NYTimes: Nov. 9 deadline for Google Book Settlement
Posted in InfoTech, Legal Studies on October 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Rich, M. (2009, October 7). Judge sets Nov. 9 deadline for revised Google Book settlement. NYTimes.com / Media Decoder. Retrieved from http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/judge-sets-nov-9-deadline-for-revised-google-book-settlement/.
Major or minor amendments, comments or no comments, everyone is waiting on the revised settlement….
Poynter: Knight Foundation to fund Plug-and-Play version of EveryBlock
Posted in Indymedia, InfoTech, Journalism on October 6, 2009 | Comments Off
Thornton, P. (2009, October 5). Knight Foundation to fund plug-and-play version of EveryBlock. Poynter Online. Retrieved October 6, 2009, from http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=171227.
Wow, I need a glossary for news technology! The “plug-and-play” is, “architecture to make it easier for news organizations to install the software [of hyperlocal EveryBlock].”
Variety: Disney cracks Japan’s insular mobile biz
Posted in Gaming, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Television on October 5, 2009 | Comments Off
Shilling, Mark. (2009, October 1). Disney cracks Japan’s insular mobile biz. Variety / Entertainment News, Mipcom Update, Media. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009439.html?categoryid=3750&cs=1.
6th paragraph:
Disney operates similar services around the globe, but its Japanese biz stands out for its size — 38 million users have paid for Disney mobile content — and breadth. Users can [...]
MediaPost: media law updates
Posted in Communications Management &Design, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Radio, Television on October 5, 2009 | Comments Off
There were a number of good articles from MediaPost today:
Davis, W. (2009, October 5). GOP: Neutrality Rules Will Thwart Broadband Investment. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=114776.
Davis, W. (2009, October 2). Bid To Unmask Anonymous Commenters Withdrawn. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=114771.
Friedman, W., & Goetzl, D. (2009, October 2). Analysts: [...]
RCFP: Corp.s can claim personal privacy interest
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Journalism, Legal Studies on September 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Fleschert,, M. (2009, September 25). Corporations can claim personal privacy interest. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11042.
Fleschert’s nutshell on the case history:
The case’s complicated history stems from a dispute that arose when AT&T Inc. participated in a Federal Communications Commission program that increased schools’ access to advanced telecommunications [...]
NYTimes.com: DisneyDigitalBooks.com subscription site
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Journalism, Media Literacy, Public Relations, Radio, Television on September 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Barnes, B. (2009, September 29). Disney to Introduce Children’s E-Book Site. NYTimes.com. Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/business/media/29disney.html?_r=2.
Here is the 2nd paragraph by Barnes:
In what it bills as an industry-defining moment — though rivals are sure to be skeptical about that — Disney Publishing plans to introduce a new subscription-based Web site. For $79.95 a [...]
beyondChron: Muchnick ties his case to the Google Books settlement issue
Posted in Culture and Communications, Indymedia, InfoTech, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News on September 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Muchnick, Irvin. (2009, September 29). Google Books, Freelance Settlements Equally Stalled – and Inextricably Intertwined. BeyondChron: San Francisco’s Alternative Online Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Google_Books_Freelance_Settlements_Equally_Stalled_and_Inextricably_Intertwined_7394.html.
Muchnick draws parallels between his pending Supreme Court case (out of the rib of Tasini) & the Google settlement issue.
PoynterOnline: AP Stylebook iPhone App
Posted in InfoTech, Journalism on September 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Tenore, Mallary Jean. (2009, September 28). AP Stylebook iPhone App Launches today, a Hybrid of print & online versions. PoynterOnline. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=170756.
It would cost $29. Tenore compares it to the print & online editions — it is more expensive — but it is comparable to other “reference apps” such as dictionaries.
AP [...]
LJAN: Google settlement postponed
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Library News, Public Relations on September 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Older, Norman. (2009, September 22). Google Settlement Hearing Postponed After DoJ Push for More Negotiations. Library Journal Academic Newswire. Retrieved September 25, 2009, from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6698280.html?nid=2673&rid=2020255194&source=title.
Apparently the hearing was to be October 7th. FIR 9/18/09 DOJ.
OnlineMediaDaily: Neutrality proposals draw mixed reactions
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Indymedia, InfoTech on September 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Davis, Wendy. (2009, September 22). Neutrality Proposals Draw Mixed Reactions . MediaPost Publications. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=113960.
Describes responses to advocacy groups (in favor of) and Republican senators (against).
