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Twitter Implements Do Not Track Privacy Option
May 17, 2012
It’s no secret that Facebook is worth about $100 billion because it collected personal data about its users. A lot of data. Although Twitter tracks its users too — albeit in a much less aggressive way — the company has decided to take a different route.
Facebook (and Microsoft) vs. Google
May 17, 2012
When a young tech company with outsized ambitions goes public, somewhere an older tech company dies a little on the inside.
White House’s cybersecurity official retiring
May 17, 2012
The White House’s cybersecurity coordinator said that he is stepping down at the end of this month after a 2.5-year tenure in which the Administration has increased its focus on cyber issues but struggled to reach agreement with lawmakers on the best way to protect the nation’s key computer networks from attack.
Facebook co-founder Saverin targeted by US senators for tax ‘avoidance scheme’
May 17, 2012
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced plans to introduce a bill to respond to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin decision to renounce his US citizenship and become a resident of Singapore.
Facebook co-founder Saverin targeted by US senators for tax ‘avoidance scheme’
May 17, 2012
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced plans to introduce a bill to respond to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin decision to renounce his US citizenship and become a resident of Singapore.
NPR sees sharp downturn in advertising revenue, leading to talk of cuts
May 17, 2012
National Public Radio’s new chief executive is signaling that there may be some static ahead for the radio and digital news organization. Halfway through its fiscal year — and six months into Gary Knell’s tenure as chief executive — Washington-based NPR has seen a sharp downturn in corporate “underwriting,” or advertising revenue.
Silicon Valley needs humanities students
May 17, 2012
Quit your technology job. Get a PhD in the humanities. That’s the way to get ahead in the technology sector.
Cops, ACLU clash over GOP bill that would limit cellphone tracking
May 17, 2012
Law enforcement and civil libertarians clashed Thursday over a GOP-backed bill to limit how law enforcement can track individuals using their mobile phones. The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, sponsored by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), would require law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant based on probable cause before tracking individuals using geolocation data from their mobile phones.
FCC Proposal to Allocate Spectrum For Wireless Medical Body Area Networks
May 17, 2012
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Genachowski joined GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare at the George Washington University Hospital to announce that the FCC will consider new rules to allow greater use of spectrum for Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) devices, spurring innovation and development of new wireless health technologies. These new rules would make the United States the first country in the world to allocate spectrum for MBAN devices. Greater access to spectrum can revolutionize the health care industry, reducing the cost, and increasing the effectiveness of patient monitoring.
Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Band
May 17, 2012
This document addresses five petitions for reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission’s decisions in the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order in this proceeding and modifies the FCC’s rules in certain respects.
FCC Confirms May Open Meeting Agenda
May 17, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The FCC will consider...
Comments Invited On AT&T Application to Discontinue Domestic Telecommunications Services in Southeast
May 17, 2012
On May 7, 2012, AT&T Services filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of its affiliate, AT&T Southeast to discontinue a certain domestic telecommunications service throughout AT&T Southeast’s service territory in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Small Wireless Broadband Providers Keeping Pressure on FCC, Congress
May 17, 2012
Representatives from a group representing more than 700 small wireless broadband providers are making their first pilgrimage to Washington to lobby policy makers to ensure the firms continue to have access to unlicensed spectrum.
A new way to make six figures on the Web: teaching
May 17, 2012
Udemy, the San Francisco-based startup, released the salaries of the top 10 instructors on the 2-year-old platform.
Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook?
May 17, 2012
We all know Facebook needs to become a force in mobile advertising, but just how much of a force?
Amazon now lets self-published authors sell print books in Europe
May 17, 2012
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print books through European Amazon sites for free.
Facebook IPO pits privacy vs. profits
May 17, 2012
If Facebook wants to make its IPO a success, it’s going to have to find new ways to make money by using the personal information posted by its 900 million users. And the biggest threat to that business model is Washington.
Why You (Yes, You!) Are The Future Of Branding
May 17, 2012
New research shows just how much we love to talk about ourselves. Twitter and Facebook have built massive platforms on this premise. How long before many other brands grab a piece of our action?
Journalism education reform: How far should it go?
May 17, 2012
Newton, senior adviser to the President at Knight Foundation, gave the keynote address at a national conference of journalism educators, “Journalism Education in the Digital Age,” at Middle Tennessee State University. Here’s an excerpt.
Health IT Gap Between Large, Small Hospitals Widens
May 17, 2012
The federal government's incentive programs for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is widening the digital divide between large and small providers.
FCC Query: How Much Free Internet Does it Take to Get Consumers Hooked?
May 17, 2012
In moving broadband way up on the list of life’s essentials, the Federal Communications Commission may be getting ahead of many consumers. Affordability is undoubtedly one factor in broadband adoption, but there may also be a number of people who just don’t think it’s that important, or not worth the hassle, or too much of a privacy risk, or any number of other concerns. To change their minds, the FCC has decided to use a ploy familiar to the criminal element: it’s going to test how much free or discounted Internet Joe Consumer needs to get hooked on broadband.
Buffett's Berkshire to Buy Media General Papers
May 17, 2012
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General for $142 million. Berkshire Hathaway is also extending a loan to Media General and taking a 19.9 percent stake in the company, which will still own 18 TV stations and some websites.
Investment adviser: Media General’s leadership ‘still the worst management team around’
May 17, 2012
Amit Chokshi is the founder and owner of Kinnaras Capital Management, and he’s been a constant pain in the collective neck of Media General’s management over the past few months.
Media Access Project Exits Stage Left
May 17, 2012
Media Access Project (MAP), a long-time player in the soap opera that is communications law, has left the show.
After 7 Years, No End in Sight to Phone Hacking Scandal
May 17, 2012
The phone hacking scandal that shook Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire and hit the heart of the British government began quietly on a Monday in 2005, when aides to the British royal family gathered in a palace office appointed with priceless antiques to air suspicions that their voice mail messages had been intercepted. Seven years and dozens of arrests later, the day after the latest criminal charges were brought, information from the police, prosecutors and investigators indicated that the investigations are likely to go on for years, with no obvious end in sight.
Romney Camp Tries to Limit Reporters’ Access, and Rope Line Ruckus Erupts
May 17, 2012
The Romney campaign is known for its hyper-disciplined approach to the news media. Question-and-answer sessions with reporters are rare. Aides avoid on-the-record briefings. And the candidate’s latest outreach to voters, a series of casual meetings with middle-class Americans, is shielded from public view. But on May 16, the campaign took that curtain-drawing restrictiveness to a new level, leading to a brief kerfuffle with reporters and later, an apologetic clarification.
Blitz of Campaign Ads Is Early and Aggressive
May 17, 2012
The presidential campaign is erupting into a full-scale advertising war, with both candidates and their allies pouring huge sums into early and aggressive efforts to define the fight on their terms.
A DVR Ad-Eraser Causes Tremors at TV Upfronts
May 17, 2012
Broadcast television executives came to New York this week, as they do every year, to talk up their new TV shows in front of advertisers. This year, they are having to talk about yet another technology trying to tear them down.
Facebook Courts a Skeptical Madison Ave
May 17, 2012
General Motors, the third-largest advertiser in the country, shut down its Facebook budget, about $10 million, saying that those ads were simply not doing enough to sell automobiles. For Facebook, the loss of $10 million is not a big deal.
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