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Tap versus Swipe

11.08.2010

It may sound like the latest cartoon/video game produced by some Japanese tech company but it involves a much more mundane reality than that. iPhone owners will immediately sympathize with this most basic of iphoning dilemmas – do you prefer the tap or do you prefer the swipe? Given the chance would you do away [...]


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The Global Village

30.07.2010

Time for J’accuse to share two new TED videos. Both concern the new media (and to a certain extent the old). Watch Alisa Miller demonstrate how little a window on world news is really available in the media and then watch Ethan Zuckerman point out the flaws in the idea of the Global Village and [...]


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Dangers of Facebook

21.07.2010

It’s only recently that Facebook has finally given in to installing a “panic button” that should allow young, vulnerable browsers and users to alert the authorities whenever they perceive a danger. Facebook dangers are not only about paedophiles and sex-offenders though. There’s the risk of scavengers for information and personal data gaining access to your [...]


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Clean Water for Everyone

12.07.2010

I got this video from a post by Luan Galani on the Thinkaboutit site. It is too good not to share. Sometimes (just sometimes) thinking differently helps. The figures are astounding.


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Right to Surf, Dude

01.07.2010

The last thing you would associate Finland and the Finns with is surfing. Insofar as jumping onto planks of wood and riding the waves is concerned you would probably be better off on a beach in Waikiki or Ooolalallalawotawave. There is another kind of surfing though that has just been granted the status of a [...]


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08.06.2010

Not fair. There’s 1,000,000 reasons why the word “upgrade” should be declared illegal. They’ll probably sell in one week in the US starting 24th June. Related articles by Zemanta Excitement, Unanswered Questions Greet iPhone 4 (businessweek.com) Mary Meeker: Innovation is Back (readwriteweb.com) What Is the iPhone’s Retina Display? [Iphone 4] (gizmodo.com) Apple Will Sell 100 [...]


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There's no such thing as a free (Wi-Fi) lunch

02.06.2010

“69  main squares and public gardens around Malta and Gozo will offer free wi-fi in the coming weeks, bringing the number of open spaces offering the service to 88.” That’s wonderful news and all those involved in this project should be lauded with more than a pat on the back. But is free Wi-Fi sustainable [...]


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Scar-Face-Book

16.03.2010

‘Ndrangheta boss Manfredi has been caught by the Italian police. In a weird twist of events that continues to demonstrate the naiveté of a certain generation when using networking sites, Manfredi was snatched by the mobile squad of Crotone after it was discovered that he was a frequent user of Facebook using the nickname “Scarface”. [...]


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Traffic

15.03.2010

Is internet traffic an indication of a site’s quality, popularity or both? What do more hits really mean and where do all the hits come from? A look into the world of web hits and misses – and the infamous Alexa toolbar.


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It's the Blog, Stupid

08.03.2010

Where we publish a comment that the Times chose not to publish under its court report today. J’accuse is sorely tempted to start one of those useless facebook campaigns and call it: “It’s the Blog, Stupid”. Incidentally feel free to call us pedants. We’ll take the liberty to call you stupid.


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