ETA: Twitter was ablaze last night with the news that Bertrice Small has died. Although I could not find any formal announcement online, I wanted to include mention of this in the news this morning and let you know that I will post an obituary in the news, once some are published. ... more >
Second Circuit Hears Google Books Case – Yesterday was the day for oral arguments in the appeals case Authors Guild has brought in the hopes of reversing the lower court’s summary judgment against them. Arguments apparently went to 90 minutes, 60 over the allotted time, but the fact that the ... more >
“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards – A transcription of Ursula Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards ceremony Wednesday night. Le Guin’s comments have been getting a lot of attention, in part because of her assault on ... more >
How Facebook and Google Now Dominate Media Distribution – A very interesting article from Frédéric Filloux and Jean-Louis Gassée arguing that Facebook and Google are the two major players in terms of channeling online traffic. Twitter, by contrast, is “minuscule,” in the authors’ words. The analysis is too detailed to ... more >
Google is sitting out the net neutrality fight. Here are 4 possible reasons – Although Google was once a vocal advocate for net neutrality, as the FCC moves toward a resolution of the great ‘fast lane’ debate for Internet Service Providers (i.e. allowing different service speeds for different customers) Google ... more >
PASSWORDS FOR 5 MILLION GOOGLE ACCOUNTS LEAKED – Although passwords have since been removed, and Google claims that most of the information is no longer current and valid, almost 5 million email addresses and passwords have been posted on a Russian Bitcoin forum site. Concerned users can use this tool ... more >