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Technology NewsThe great firewall of China2008-03-23 06:01 - The internet is a valuable source of news and information - unless you live in a country where it’s censored. Patricia Maunder reports. The Lede: ?Guitar Hero? Becomes Lawsuit Fodder 2008-03-23 05:55 - Three years after the hit video game was first introduced, Gibson Guitars weighs in with a patent infringement claim. Hopes for Wireless Cities Fade as Internet Providers Pull Out 2008-03-23 05:55 - Plans for municipal Wi-Fi grids have been tripped up by unrealistic ambitions and technological glitches. YouTube yobs chase top video off the charts 2008-03-23 05:15 - Creator of the most watched YouTube video of all time says he was pushed into killing off his mega hit after being subjected to a torrent of abuse from viewers. Vetting would spoil YouTube: creator 2008-03-23 05:15 - A co-creator of YouTube says he feels uneasy that his video sharing site is frequently used to publish vile clips showing rape, bullying and gratuitous violence. Bits: Verizon Details Its Open Wireless Plans 2008-03-22 06:01 - Verizon is telling electronics makers and software developers how to create devices and programs to work on its wireless network. AT&T said it will be open too. YouTube yet to find ad formula 2008-03-22 06:01 - The co-founder of YouTube has brushed aside concerns that advertisers are shying away from the site’s more controversial content, predicting that in the end marketing dollars will have no choice but to follow its audience. China Orders Video Web Sites to Close 2008-03-22 06:01 - The Chinese government’s announcement came as Web surfers were blocked from seeing foreign sites with video about protests in Tibet. The Lede: Wikileaks Tries to Spread Tibet Videos 2008-03-22 05:55 - Wikileaks has posted videos to its site and packaged them in a digital form meant for easy copying from site to site. The Professor as Open Book 2008-03-22 05:55 - Professors of all ranks and disciplines are revealing personal information on public, national platforms: blogs, Web pages, social networking sites, even campus television. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 |
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