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Pirate Bay, SOPA and Kopimism: the view from Scandinavia
“The Church of Kopimism” was recently accepted by the Swedish government as a formal religion. The founders, who are associated with the Pirate Bay/Bit Torrent services, define their mission as follows (roughly translated from Swedish): “Copy and share. All knowledge … Continue reading
Slow News in the Twitter Age: PBS NewsHour Correspondent Meets with MCDM Students
Last week Hari Sreenivasan the Director of Digital Partnerships at PBS and at PBS NewsHour correspondent appeared at a special event hosted by Seattle’s KCTS 9 public television station. Held a stone’s throw from the Space Needle–Seattle’s iconic architectural monument … Continue reading
Kids on Facebook: Educational or Harmful?
A Consumer Reports study from May 2011 shows that an estimated 7.5 million U.S. kids under 13 are on Facebook, and about 5 million of those are under the age of ten. Yet federal regulations concerning the collecting and sharing … Continue reading
The Filter Bubble: We Spend a Lot of Time Watching Cat Videos
Eli Pariser, author of “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You” is on a book tour and made a stop at the KUOW 94.1 studios in Seattle on Tuesday. According to the former Moveon.org chief, web services … Continue reading
The Networked Consumer: Cut Through The Clutter
It is a jungle out there in mobile communications. The mobile application markets are particularly chaotic. How do you know which Sudoku app is right for you when there are literally thousands of Sudoku apps out there? Thousands on each … Continue reading
The Networked Consumer: Facebook is a Shopping Mall with No Stores
E-commerce in the (social) networked environment is different from e-commerce in the past. We are all familiar with being bombarded with commercial messages, through online video commercials, banner ads and pop up windows. We have learned to avoid, deflect and tune … Continue reading
The Networked Consumer: Social Commerce Challenges
Consumers are increasingly skeptical of traditional advertising, more likely to trust peers for product recommendations and completely networked – and as the digital natives move out of the dorms and into the business world, this trend is only going to … Continue reading
iPad’s Days on Top of World Are Numbered
Every manufacturer and OS developer out there seems to want a share of the next huge thing in consumer technology – and everyone seems to think that the next revolution is the tablet. Of course, the Apple iPad was the … Continue reading
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