Category Archives: Anonymity

How much is your privacy worth?

Posted on June 14, 2007 by

Fascinating post on MSNBC about the price users put on Privacy…The post talks about experiments where users were asked how much they value their private data. Customers were asked the question in two ways: How much are customer willing to … Continue reading →

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Sunshine for the Virtual Town Hall

Posted on May 15, 2007 by

Great opinion piece by Tom Grubisich at Washinton Post. It talks about the lack of transparency with user generated content. These days we want “transparency” in all institutions, even private ones. There’s one massive exception — the Internet. It is, … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Forgetting

Posted on May 10, 2007 by

Interesting and scholarly study from Kennedy School of Government’s Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, titled “Useful Void: The Art of Forgetting in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing”. In the study, the author points to change in our default societal behavior, from forgetting unimportant … Continue reading →

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Hit job – web style

Posted on May 7, 2007 by

This is a familiar enough story (Via SF Gate)…And the people hit have few avenues for relief: The first postings appeared soon after Sue Scheff, who runs a Web-based referral service for parents with troubled teenagers, advised a woman from … Continue reading →

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Comscore cookie study

Posted on April 17, 2007 by

Interesting study from Comscore about the behavior of users with regards to managing cookies on their computers. The data is presented in a somewhat convoluted manner, so let me highlight the key points: On average a user clear cookies about … Continue reading →

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Web Attack – What to do?

Posted on April 10, 2007 by

Great article in BusinessWeek how Internet and Social media (despite the occasional nastiness) is making business become more accountable: Home Depot’s (HD ) CEO goes into an emergency huddle with his crisis management team after 14,000 bilious customers storm an … Continue reading →

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Bad behavior in the blogosphere

Posted on March 30, 2007 by

Great piece in the SF chronicle today by Dan Fost about the recent firestorm related to vitriolic comments against Kathy Sierra (BTW she is great and I love her blog). The threats against Kathy Sierra, an author who promotes the … Continue reading →

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Who Owns Your Image on the Internet?

Posted on March 28, 2007 by

Recently heard aprogram on NPR, called the talk of the nation, about people who have had to deal with internet stardom/notoriety because of starring in a popular YouTube videos. Its an interesting program that highlights what happens when users really … Continue reading →

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Nasty Discourse or Incentives

Posted on March 21, 2007 by

Fascinating article on MSNBC.com today, related to the decline in public discourse because of the web. When a California woman recently gave birth to a healthy baby just two days after learning she was pregnant, the sudden change to her … Continue reading →

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Why People Are Such Jerks Online

Posted on February 21, 2007 by

Great Piece by Mike on TechDirt The concept of the flame war online is certainly nothing new. It’s been around since before most people were even aware the internet existed. However, more people are starting to look into the issue … Continue reading →

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