MIT News
- Yo! Vote up the MIT News Office for a Webby Award for best university website http://cot.ag/9XmCcT (It’s already in the lead!)
From friends of the Center
- Great vid from MIT’s Marianna Leavy-Sperounis about Lawrence, Mass., job creation, and urban recovery http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/6665
- EveryBlock reported to establish partnership with SeeClickFix http://cot.ag/98G12A
- MediaBugs: let’s focus on errors of fact and emphasis, not grammar http://cot.ag/b5GQXc
- In New York State, attorneys general are hamstrung in investigating official corruption http://cot.ag/9UopH2 via @gothamgazette
Law, Privacy, and Copyright
- @EFF: Timeline of Facebook Privacy Policies from 2005 to 2010: Watch your privacy and control disappear. http://eff.org/r.j8B
- “Fair Use Generates $4.7 Trillion For US Economy” http://cot.ag/a61cbX And only because content is available, need for net neutrality
- @dangillmor: grandstanding CA cops confiscate journalist’s computers; ALL journos should be challenging this http://is.gd/bIV7V but won’t
- @suffolkmedialaw: Why The Take-Down of the ‘Hitler’ Parodies on YouTube was Illegal | TV Week http://bit.ly/9zwiAz
Future of News
- @NickKristof: We in the news media don’t apologize enough for our screw-ups. Here’s an impressive exception: http://bit.ly/aTnXVs
- @mediatwit: OpenFile.ca, a local news startup in Toronto, hopes to collaborate more with readers http://bit.ly/dBnWWR Soft launch in May
- Howto, via @pbsmediashift: ditching the press release for the social media release http://cot.ag/ajNqvs
Mobile
- Verizon drops Google’s Nexus One handset, signaling increased competition between hardware makers and networks http://cot.ag/d7QBOM
- @mashable: 4 Ways One Non-Profit Uses Location to Increase Engagement – http://bit.ly/9cAxiy
Archives
- Vatican to digitize manuscript archives using open image format http://cot.ag/a0VRyT