Archive for September 3rd, 2008

Google’s New Browser, Chrome

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

“Oh, in case you hadn’t heard yet, here’s a new browser for you to test on ” joked a friend of mine yesterday. Lots of folks are talking about Google’s new search engine Chrome, especially how it might effect the browser market and compete with Firefox and Internet Explorer. The Boston Globe published a [...]

Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope With Information Overload

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Sarah Houghton-Jan, Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library and the LibrarianInBlack blog, has published an excellent article in the Ariadne Web Magazine called “Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways To Cope Cope With Information Overload”:
“What is information overload? 27 instant messages. 4 text messages. 17 phone calls. 98 work emails. 52 personal emails. [...]

Facebook and the social dynamics of privacy–Paper

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

James Grimmelmann of the New York Law School has published an article called “Facebook and the social dynamics of privacy”:
“This Article provides the first comprehensive analysis of the law and policy of privacy on social network sites, using Facebook as its principal example. It explains how Facebook users socialize on the site, why they misunderstand [...]


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