Archive for August 19th, 2010
Google, God, and the public « The Immanent Frame
Google’s attempt to bring its Street View service to Germany has met with strong opposition. Given the country’s history, the opposition feeds off many Germans’ wariness of encroachments upon their privacy—a wariness that Jeff Jarvis has called “something nearing a cultural obsession.” In this vein, a leading newspaper commented that “Google knows more about you […]
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BBC News – Ofcom report highlights ‘multi-tasking media users’
The average Briton spends almost half of their waking life using media and communications, data suggests. The statistics from regulator Ofcom indicate that people in the UK spend seven hours a day watching TV, surfing the net and using their mobile phones. However, it is argued that the average person actually squeezes in the equivalent […]
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