Feb 24 2009

Why Social Networks Are Good for the Kids – Washington Post


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Why Social Networks Are Good for the Kids
Washington Post
The other day I asked somewhat tongue-in-cheek whether Tom Friedman had ever visited Silicon Valley. Today, I?m wondering if Lady Greenfield has ever used a social networking site.
Facebook and Bebo risk 'infantilising' the human mind guardian.co.uk
Ad strategy at root of Facebook privacy row Reuters
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Feb 24 2009

5 Ways to Give Up Facebook Without Offending Your Friends

“I’m not Catholic, but every year when friends and family give up wine, cheese, or bad TV shows for the 40 days of Lent, I get into an ascetic spirit. I convince myself to drop, say, white flour, then decide decide three minutes later that all things are OK in moderation. Who really needs 40 days off croissants, anyway?”

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Feb 24 2009

Hundreds of Ryerson students' private info exposed – Toronto Star

Hundreds of Ryerson students' private info exposed
Toronto Star
Almost 600 Ryerson University students may have had their personal information, including Social Insurance Numbers, revealed due to a software glitch in the system that registers students for courses.
Ryerson software error exposes students personal information Digital Home
Hundreds of students' private info exposed after Ryerson software … The Canadian Press
CP24, Canada – National Post – Canada NewsWire (press release)
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Feb 24 2009

Find out where TV's 'white spaces' are, online – BetaNews


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Find out where TV's 'white spaces' are, online
BetaNews
You, too, can be a TV broadcaster, and a new Web site shows you how to do so over WiFi or 3G. By Jacqueline Emigh | Published February 23, 2009, 6:37 PM A new Web site at ShowMyWhiteSpace.
Digital transition opens door to 'WiFi on steroids' Toronto Star
White Space Locater Launched Television Broadcast
FierceWireless – Multichannel News – MarketWatch (press release)
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Feb 24 2009

Evacuation lifted after chlorine dioxide leak at mothballed BC … – The Canadian Press


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Evacuation lifted after chlorine dioxide leak at mothballed BC …
The Canadian Press
MACKENZIE, BC – An evacuation order affecting about 30 residents of the northern BC town of Mackenzie was lifted Sunday evening as crews repaired a valve leaking potentially dangerous chlorine dioxide.
MacKenzie Chlorine Leak Capped Energeticcity.ca
Chlorine Leak in Mackenzie CJDC
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Feb 24 2009

Read-aloud feature on Kindle has people talking – USA Today


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Read-aloud feature on Kindle has people talking
USA Today
The Kindle 2 electronic reader that Amazon is now shipping has a new read-aloud feature. And for authors and publishers, that's a potentially troublesome development.
Amazon's Kindle 2: Delight Is in the Details BusinessWeek
Six Alternatives to the Amazon Kindle 2 PC Magazine
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Feb 24 2009

US cable, programmers set for Web TV by summer – Reuters


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US cable, programmers set for Web TV by summer
Reuters
By Yinka Adegoke – Analysis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cable and satellite TV providers are working on a free online video service to deliver up-to-date cable shows to computers and mobile phones, but the industry is worried the project could cannibalize …
Comcast to launch OnDemand Online to select audiences CNET News
Hulu Boxes Out Boxee Washington Post
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Feb 24 2009

A new space race – guardian.co.uk


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A new space race
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) was set up in 1969 but only one Indian citizen has made it into space. In 1984, Rakesh Sharma, hitched a lift with Soviet cosmonauts to dock with the Salyut 7 spacestation.
India approves £1.7bn plan to launch astronauts as Asian space … Times Online
India to send astronauts to space BBC News
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Feb 24 2009

Changing How We Do Business: 25 Innovators in Technology

#7 – Jason Kilar — In 2007, Jason Kilarwon the job of creating an online TV outlet for a Fox-NBC partnership. It seemed an impossible task, given the anemic ­results for all previous online-TV ­efforts. Kilar is proving that professional content paid for by advertising has a place on the Web. The networks owe him a pile of gratitude, if not money.

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Feb 23 2009

Hundreds of Ryerson students' private info exposed – Toronto Star

Hundreds of Ryerson students' private info exposed
Toronto Star
Almost 600 Ryerson University students may have had their personal information, including Social Insurance Numbers, revealed due to a software glitch in the system that registers students for courses.
Ryerson software error exposes students personal information Digital Home
Hundreds of students' private info exposed after Ryerson software … The Canadian Press
National Post – Canada NewsWire (press release) – CP24, Canada
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