Archive for February 16th, 2006

Cool Sites: Image Searching, Social Networking, Boston Events

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

During Thursday’s blog meeting, one of our members gave us a tour of some cool Internet sites he’s found. Instead of rehashing them here, I’m just going to be lazy and tell you to follow the links from the Thursday Meetings at Berkman Blog. The one particularly worth noting is Retrievr because its a(n) unique [...]

China, Google, and the Internet

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Issues surrounding the "great firewall of China" have been swirling in the news this week. The ResourceShelf has some great links. Addendum 2/20: Amanda Michel shares details aboutBerkman Center affiliates’ roles in advising the U.S. government about Internet filtering in China.

Cory Doctorow on DRM, Video Technology

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

It seems a little odd to me to simply file my notes of Cory Doctorow’s talks in the Copyright Law department, but that’s really the best fit for his words, which spanned digital rights management (DRM), new technologies, and the music industry. One of the reasons I appreciate going to two of his talks is [...]

Will Blog for New Laptop

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Upon learning about my computer’s latest problems, a friend suggested putting a donation button on my blog for a new machine. The idea cracked me up. In all honesty, I have two basic problems with it: I don’t think it’s right to ask you, my dearest readers, for money, especially to support my computer habit. [...]