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Facebook: Of the people but not for or by the people?

It's no wonder the Social Web--the Internet with the concept of people and relationships embedded in the fabric (what Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls the Giant Global Graph)--has become such a controversial topic. It's a kind of spontaneous, greedy gold rush for the social networks to accumulate members, exploit the social...

Tags: Facebook, MoveOn.org, Cory, Social Networking, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-27

Advocacy groups in war of words over need to investigate Comcast's alleged BitTorrent throttling

Just a little while ago, I received an email from MoveOn.org, with their reaction to a letter that the Hands Off the Internet coalition sent to FCC Chair Kevin Martin on Wednesday, requesting that the regulatory body investigate Comcast's possible throttling of Bit Torrent traffic. First, to...

Tags: FCC, Censorship, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., MoveOn.org, AT&T Corp., Internet, Federal Government, Government, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-11-09

MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship"

MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship"Which is why myspace currently sux .There's not much one can do there anymore . Sort of like the way AOL use to be . Enclosed !So What?How much money did MoveOn invest to get MySpace to be a profitable entity? Zero, that's how...

Tags: MySpace, MoveOn.org

Discussion threads 2007-05-18

MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship"

I'm not at the Personal Democracy Forum, but I have been receiving regular updates from MoveOn.org about what they believe is selective censorship of some user-generated content from MySpace.A pamphlet was to be distributed by MoveOn.org to an early afternoon panel featuring MoveOn's Executive Director Eli Pariser and MySpace's main...

Tags: Regulatory

Blog posts 2007-05-18

Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube

Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTubeSeriouslyYou'd think the folks at Viacom would know something about copyright law and fair use. If this isn't protected by parody, nothing is. Wait a minute, isn't that how Colbert gets away with a bunch of his schtick, fair use by way of parody?~A!Lazy,...

Tags: MoveOn.org, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not

MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is notThis reasoning promotes the problem it describesIt occurs to me that at a time when Republicans seem to be questioning traditional Republican beliefs (supporting the Bush administration, not caring for the environment), the feedback of thousands...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Naivety, MoveOn.org, MoveOn, Pulver, petition, Net Neutrality, Internet, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-04-21

MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not

This week, liberal political and citizens' actions organization MoveOn.org sent a "Save The Internet" petition to its more than three million members. The petition asks MoveOn.org members to beseech their legislators to approve net neutrality legislation. "Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most...

Tags: petition, MoveOn.org

Blog posts 2006-04-21

Spam and scams prompted AOL's fee-based e-mail

Spam and scams prompted AOL's fee-based e-mailbullMoveon.org is a nonprofit organization has a opt-in-only emailing list that will be nuked by this plan. This has nothing to do with spam. It's just an excuse for AOL to ask for more income.Pay me! And I WILL deliver your...

Tags: Cyberthreats, MoveOn.org, America Online Inc., e-mail, spam

Discussion threads 2006-03-01

Moveon.org subscribers exposed

Moveon.org subscribers exposedthis must be why my phone is being tapped nowlolHmmm ..."This is extremely disturbing," said one subscriber, when contacted through e-mail. The subscriber asked that his or her name not be used. "I'm not sure if I should be worried or not, but I am," the person said.Why...

Tags: Spam, leopard, MoveOn.org, MoveOn, Michael Moore

Discussion threads 2004-08-21

Additional Resources

"Cooling trend" and global warming

"Cooling trend" and global warming"It?s because of money."That's the only true part of this blog.Yes, money explains why this blog is in ZDNet in the first place. Tech geeks need to be indoctrinated with tree hugging stuff as well.I'm not so worried about Global Warming...... than I'm concerned with the...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Can Benjamin nomination change the debate?

Can Benjamin nomination change the debate?Thanks Dana.For this political post.Uhm. I thought the elections were over?OFF TOPICIs this a Tech Web Site/Blog or is this MoveOn.org? I'm getting tired of the political bias on this site when the political discussion does not relate to IT/Tech. Post left wing...

Tags: Benjamin

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Are White House computers a crime scene?

Are White House computers a crime scene?Really pointless attention huntingI am surprised that it takes some news author to bring up the issue of proper care and archiving of official communication and proper treatment of electronic information carriers.For one, it would take real numskulls in the president's entourage to leave...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Whitehouse, crime scene, White House, Bush-bashing, computer, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

Disclosure: Richard Koman

Disclosure: Richard Komanhmmm... some disclosure.One could be forgiven for thinking this isn't much of a disclosure, Mr. Koman. Let's see your political connections... any work you may have done, compensated or not, for the Obama campaign or the DNC, or moveon.org or related groups.

Tags: Richard Koman

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

FCC slams Comcast but too little too late?

The FCC formally voted to censure Comcast over torrent-blocking today. And the decision has stirred up plenty of controversry. The LA Times' Jim Puzzanghera called the decision a "warning shot to all Internet service providers that it would not tolerate discriminatory behavior." There will be no fine...

Tags: FCC, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, LA Times, Internet, Federal Government, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Administration, Networking, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-01

The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics

Barack Obama is the Google of modern American politics. MyBarackObama and Google share strengths and, perhaps, weaknesses. I just described Google's problem with the ASP loophole. By supporting the loophole Google maintains its proprietary advantage but risks losing friends in the open source community....

Tags: Movement, Google Inc., Barack Obama, Stoller, Open Source, Blogging, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your business

Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessIt's not your job to question.It is your job to feed Penelope and Rupert.RE: Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessYeah, remember that Alar stuff that was so bad? Oh, wait, it wasn't. Well, what about that really bad stuff, DDT? What do you mean I...

Tags: Oops IT, green tech blog, bad stuff, green technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality

FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutralityHow about waiting for the decision ....... before condeming it? Shouldn't you be posting for the Huffington Post or Moveon.Org instead of a tech site? That is where I expect to find the Liberal spin. Not here!Explain to me......How it's "neutral"...

Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., bandwidth

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Facebook's neocon links

Writing in today's edition of The Guardian newspaper, Tom Hodgkinson does a complex hit job on Facebook, or more precisely, Facebook's founding investor Peter Thiel. Hodgkindson begins by accusing the "social utility" of being anti-social ("since instead of doing something enjoyable such as talking and eating and...

Tags: Facebook, PayPal, Hodgkindson, Thiel, Bloomberg Markets, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-01-14

I'll go ahead and say it: Facebook's Beacon MUST DIE. NOW

All you need to know about Facebook's Beacon is contained in the Wikipedia entry for the damn thing: Beacon is a part of Facebook's Ads system that sends data from external websites to Facebook, ostensibly for the purpose of allowing targeted advertisements, and allowing users to...

Tags: Facebook, Beacon, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Facebook Beacon update: No activities published without users proactively consenting

Updated: On November 6, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg proudly launched the new services Techmeme that he expected to redefine the advertising business. “People influence people. Nothing influences people more than are recommendation from a trusted friend. A trusted referral influences people more than the best...

Tags: Facebook, Notification, Problem, Story, User, Referral, Beacon, Public Relations, Business Structures, Web Site Development, Web Technology, E-mail, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Internet, Online Communications, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-29