August 2010 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

NY Times: "Google and Verizon in Talks on Web Priority"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Questa mi sembra una notizia, se confermata, di quelle importanti. jc August 4, 2010 Google and Verizon in Talks on Web Priority By EDWARD WYATT <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/edward_wyatt/i…> WASHINGTON --- Google <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/google_inc/index.html…> and Verizon <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/verizon_communication…>, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege. The charges could be paid by companies, like YouTube <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/youtube/index.html?in…>, owned by Google, for example, to Verizon, one of the nation's leading Internet service providers, to ensure that its content received priority as it made its way to consumers. The agreement could eventually lead to higher charges for Internet users. Such an agreement could overthrow a once-sacred tenet of Internet policy known as net neutrality <http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/n/net_neutr…>, in which no form of content is favored over another. In its place, consumers could soon see a new, tiered system, which, like cable television, imposes higher costs for premium levels of service. Any agreement between Verizon and Google could also upend the efforts of the Federal Communications Commission <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/f/federal…> to assert its authority over broadband service, which was severely restricted by a federal appeals court decision in April. People close to the negotiations who were not authorized to speak publicly about them said an agreement could be reached as soon as next week. If completed, Google, whose Android operating system powers many Verizon wireless phones, would agree not to challenge Verizon's ability to manage its broadband Internet network as it pleased. [...] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05secret.html

Aug. 5, 2010

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by Marco Berte

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Aug. 3, 2010

Salon: "Why I like vicious, anonymous online comments"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Salon.com *Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010 09:01 ET Why I like vicious, anonymous online comments As news outlets push back against trolls, we may be losing something: A glimpse of the real America By Matt Zoller Seitz Three months ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a couple who'd had trouble conceiving a child finally succeeded, and announced the impending arrival of twins with a cleverly edited and utterly harmless YouTube video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snp3rHDHwPg> that turned the final attack on the Death Star in "Star Wars, Episode IV" into a cheesy metaphor for conception. ("Torpedoes away!") Most of the comments were of the expected variety: generic congratulations and cornball "Star Wars" jokes. Then there were the others. "'Thanks for the fuck, should do it again sometime,' should be the ending to this dumb video," wrote one commenter. "Holy fuck was this gay," wrote another. "This is fucking stupid," wrote another. "OH YOU ARE HAVING BABIES? YOU MEAN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT HISTORY? Big fucking deal. I fucking hate kids." The protective force field of anonymity -- or pseudonymity -- brings out the worst in some people. They say things they would never say in the presence of flesh-and-blood human beings. [...] Continua qui: http://www.salon.com/life/internet_culture/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/20…

Aug. 3, 2010

Reverse engineering Europe's PSI re-use rules

by Cristiana Sappa

Dear All, This is to inform you that Marc de Vries, team member of EVPSI research project and involved in LAPSI thematic network, has published "Reverse engineering Europe's PSI re-use rules - towards an integrated conceptual framework for PSI re-use", which is an in depth and analytical consideration of the factors constituting legal environment impacting on European PSI re-use and the interconnection of these factors, thus providing a conceptual framework that will allow for enhanced understanding of this complex legal labyrinth. The article is available on both LAPSI and EVPSI websites (see links here below): https://www.lapsi-project.eu/lapsifiles/Reverse_engineering_PSI_re-use_regu… http://www.evpsi.org/evpsifiles/Reverse_engineering_PSI_re-use_regulatory_f… Kind Regards, Cristiana

Aug. 3, 2010

Re: [nexa] NY Times: "So-Called 'Digital Natives' Not Media Savvy, New Study Shows"

by Mariella Berra

Segnalo due inchieste sulluso di Internet in Italia http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2010/07/29/quasi-24-milioni-gli-italiani-su… Saluti mb ----- Original Message ----- From: J.C. DE MARTIN To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:36 PM Subject: [nexa] NY Times: "So-Called 'Digital Natives' Not Media Savvy, New Study Shows" July 29, 2010 So-Called 'Digital Natives' Not Media Savvy, New Study Shows By SARAH PEREZ of ReadWriteWeb "In Google we trust." That may very well be the motto of today's young online users, a demographic group often dubbed the "digital natives" due their apparent tech-savvy. Having been born into a world where personal computers were not a revolution, but merely existed alongside air conditioning, microwaves and other appliances, there has been (a perhaps misguided) perception that the young are more digitally in-tune with the ways of the Web than others. That may not be true, as it turns out. A new study coming out of Northwestern University, discovered that college students have a decided lack of Web savvy, especially when it comes to search engines and the ability to determine the credibility of search results. Apparently, the students favor search engine rankings above all other factors. The only thing that matters is that something is the top search result, not that it's legit. [...] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/07/29/29readwriteweb-so-c… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Aug. 1, 2010