Tag: network

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Virtual Worlds are in Good Shape after All: Who Would Have Guessed?

Ever wondered just how many users dwell in so-called virtual worlds nowadays? Here’s a quick visual tool developed by UK-based… read more Virtual Worlds are in Good Shape after All: Who Would Have Guessed?

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Don't believe the hype (about the role of social media in Iran protests)

“Iranian reformist candidates Mir Hussein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoub and their supporters have few communications options. They have no access… read more Don't believe the hype (about the role of social media in Iran protests)

Posted in social capital social networks

Ecole d'été sur Web Intelligence et réseaux sociaux

Appel à participation pour l’École d’été Web Intelligence WI09 http://ecole.web-intelligence-rhone-alpes.org Lieu : Le Buisson / Véranne (Loire) Dates : du… read more Ecole d'été sur Web Intelligence et réseaux sociaux

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Cambridge researcher says free social use should prevail over copyright protection

Patricia Akester (University of Cambridge) undertook a project looking at the impact of technological measures on the ability of users… read more Cambridge researcher says free social use should prevail over copyright protection

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Larry Lessig's Book on Internet Governance Turns Ten and Goes Creative Commons

Ten years ago, Lawrence Lessig published Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, a groundbreaking study on Internet governance insisting that… read more Larry Lessig's Book on Internet Governance Turns Ten and Goes Creative Commons

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Support Prof. Horacio Potel!, or a portrait of the philosopher as a pirate

Addendum, Nov 14, 2009: As of today, we salute the recent decision of the Argentinian court dropping the charges against… read more Support Prof. Horacio Potel!, or a portrait of the philosopher as a pirate

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Journée d'étude Approches ethnographiques du Web

JOURNEE D’ETUDE 5 MAI 2009 PRATIQUES ETHNOGRAPHIQUES SUR INTERNET 9H-18H Salle A2 de l’ École Normale Supérieure – Campus Jourdan,… read more Journée d'étude Approches ethnographiques du Web

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What kind of government rules over the Facebook nation?

(from The Wired Campus, April 20, 2009 Jonathan Zittrain: A Bill of Rights for the Facebook Nation) […] in mid-February, Facebook… read more What kind of government rules over the Facebook nation?

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New discovery: actually Internet CURES cancer!!!

By Antonio A. Casilli (Centre Edgar-Morin, EHESS, Paris) After putting online a post that satirized an article claiming that electronic… read more New discovery: actually Internet CURES cancer!!!

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Use social networking services, get free cancer

By Antonio A. Casilli (Centre Edgar-Morin, EHESS, Paris) In a recent lecture at the University Paris Descartes I had mentioned… read more Use social networking services, get free cancer