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Recent bookmarks posted to gtd bookmarks60FT: Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a243c8b2-d79b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
From the article: "Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company’s being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google. . ."gtdonovanMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:14 -0500de-indexgooglejournalismmicrosoftnews corpVimeo: The Internet Is Serious Business
http://www.vimeo.com/4758009/
"Have you ever wondered how the Internet’s physical infrastructure works? Who owns it and why that might matter? In the spring and summer of 2008, youth from NYC's City-As-School worked with CUP and People's Production House to investigate..."gtdonovanTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:28:07 -0500cablecybercityfiberopticsgovernanceprivatizationvideoyouthHuffingtonPost: Government Pushes To Create New Health Internet
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/30/government-pushes-to-crea_n_340157.html
From the article: "The concept has drawn intense interest from technology firms, including Microsoft & Google, which are scrambling to find new, & profitable, uses for digital medical records & the cyber healthcare services they are starting to spawn."gtdonovanFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:50:30 -0400governancehealthcareprivacyprivatizationsurveillanceWired: Feds Admit AT&T Is Arm of Government in Spy Suit
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/att-doj-foia/
From the article: "The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: The nation’s telecom companies are an arm of the government — at least when it comes to secret spying"gtdonovanThu, 29 Oct 2009 18:29:25 -0400governanceprivacyprivatizationsurveillanceBusinessWeek: The Lost Generation
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_42/b4151032038302.htm
BusinessWeek discusses some of the consequences of rising unemployment among U.S. youth & proposes a reduction in the minimum wage as a solution - with no explanation of how this reduction would address the problem of a "lost generation."gtdonovanMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:53:35 -0400labouryouthNY Daily News: NYPD tracking cell phone owners, foes aren't sure it's legal
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/10/08/2009-10-08_number_please_nypd_tracking_cell_phone_owners_but_foes_arent_sure_practice_is_le.html
From the article: "A recent internal memo says that when cops make an arrest, they should remove the suspect's cell phone battery to avoid leakage - then jot down the International Mobile Equipment Identity number."gtdonovanThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:15:39 -0400aclugovernancenypdpoliceprivacysecuritysurveillanceU.S. Department of Labor: Employment and Unemployment Among Youth
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm
From the report: From April to July 2009, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 1.6 million to 19.3 million . . . the proportion of young people who were employed in July was 51.4 percent, the lowest July rate on recordgtdonovanThu, 01 Oct 2009 16:25:29 -0400labouryouthStatShot: U.S. Web Users’ Time on Social Networks Has Tripled
http://gigaom.com/2009/09/25/statshot-u-s-web-users-time-on-social-networks-has-tripled/
From the article: 17% of all time spent on the web in August in the U.S. was on social networks, up from 6 percent during the same period a year ago . . . advertising on social networks rose to $108M last month from $49M in Aug of 2008gtdonovanThu, 01 Oct 2009 16:20:03 -0400marketizationsnstimeWired: Britain Puts CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/britain-to-put-cctv-cameras-inside-private-homes/
From the article: "Why? To make sure the kids are doing their homework, going to bed early and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes."gtdonovanMon, 10 Aug 2009 00:52:26 -0400cctvgovernancehomeprivacysecuritysurveillanceukyouthWired: Obama Stimulus Buys $8M in Airport Spy Cameras
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/obama-spy-cameras/
Welcome to the surveillance-informational-complex.gtdonovanSun, 02 Aug 2009 20:24:10 -0400governancesecuritysurveillanceNYT: The Digital Age Is Stamping Out Serendipity
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/business/02ping.html
Darlin states the obvious and argues that our need for serendipity creates "an opportunity for new businesses." How could a business "re-create" serendipity? Isn't that the root of this problem?gtdonovanSun, 02 Aug 2009 20:18:03 -0400flaneurprivatizationNYT Op-Ed: Lost in the Cloud
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/opinion/20zittrain.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
Key quote from Zittrain: "If the market settles into a handful of GATED CLOUD COMMUNITIES whose proprietors control the availability of new code, the time may come to ensure that their platforms do not discriminate" (emphasis added).gtdonovanMon, 27 Jul 2009 20:27:22 -0400censorshiplawprivacyprivatizationsecuritysemantic websurveillanceyouth