There’s a creeping consensus surrounding invasive surveillance and censorship issues in the UK, which according to some, is rapidly becoming the western forebear of the big brother state, and many political blogs are not taking this lightly - especially since it was revealed that a number of anti-government websites and non-mainstream media blogs have been [...]
Loosely organised Internet group, Anonymous, has released 2 new videos which threaten to up-scale their attacks on the Church of Scientology, after some founding members expressed disillusionment over the direction of recent protests.
The video messages call for those in favour of ‘upping the ante’ in their attacks against the ‘dangerous cult’, with the caveat that [...]
It’s not all about the facebooks, myspaces and twitters out there. By focusing only on the mainstream social networks crammed down our throats by the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Google and other multi-million dollar giants, are we missing out on the last corners of the web that actually speak our language?
I at least assume that [...]
A privacy group led by an outspoken Phorm opponent, Alex Hanff, is planning to picket an annual shareholder meeting held by BT, the UKs largest ISP and telecoms company, who have faced fierce opposition to secret trials of Phorms Open Internet Exchange (OIX) program, an invasive scheme that profiles user browsing habits to deliver contextual [...]
Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3, a media company that plays host to wildly popular technology shows like Diggnation, and The Totally Rad Show has exposed Media Defender (a subsidiary of Artist Direct Inc) as the culprit behind a massive Denial of Service (DDOS) attack which shut down much of Revision3’s infrastructure after they closed a [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take Two Interactive Media, is suing the Manhattan Transit Authority after ads promoting the game were pulled from bus stops and public transport following an outcry by Fox News on the inappropriate nature of content in the game.
A Fox affiliate showed its usual staple of dire ignorance and fear mongering [...]
Videorix (www.videorix.com) is a fresh incarnation of Brandfame, a start-up I reviewed back in September 2007 which offered product placement in online videos - a concept I didn’t exactly welcome with open arms, but Founder Nadim Elgarhy hopes that this time around Videorix will be much more accessible and concentrate on sponsored ad-slots, rather than [...]
What exactly is this Social Media malarkey, and why do some people reach the lofty status of influential rockstar while others fall flat on their faces?
There seems to be a growing consensus among the down-trodden majority that social media simply isn’t fair, and that a handful of power-users must have got where they are by [...]
Founder and Managing Director of online virtual world Second Life, Philip Rosedale is stepping down from his top position within the company to make way for successor, Mark Kingdon, after claiming he is sick and tired of people management, and wants to pursue a role more focused on invention, innovation and strategy.
Rosedale, who is set [...]
An investigation has been opened by the US Department of Justice into a possible breach of antitrust laws after Yahoo! announced Google Adsense would be implemented in limited trials on Yahoo! search results, in an effort to scupper Microsofts hostile ultimatum to accept a $44.6bn takeover bid.
Concerns were raised by regulators after a telephone call [...]