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NBC Video Podcasts
Reuters – Cool – NBC News said Monday it will offer “NBC Nightly News” and “Meet the Press” via video podcast free on iTunes. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Disruptive Smart Mobs
BBC via SmartMobs – Online mobs first demonise those they disagree with, then the victim’s home address, credit card details, and even their boss’s phone numbers get passed around. All of Korea’s police stations now have a cyber terror unit … Continue reading
AQ’s Virtual Survival Mechanism
IHT – Analysts at a a Digital Terrorism conference in Singapore – “Al-Qaida needs to be online. It needs its own media” to convince sympathizers of the legitimacy and capability of the group, Silm said. “Web sites are playing a … Continue reading
Spam’s 80% To 20 Rule
SecurityProNews– The Spamhaus list of the world’s worst hardcore spammers include people who push porn, pharmaceuticals, and stock scams into inboxes everywhere. Spamhaus estimated that as much as 80 percent of all the junk coming to inboxes starts with these … Continue reading
Neighborhood Scale
Neighbourhoods – Interesting enough. Here’s another take on the scale of neighbourhood, developed for work on children’s play: ‘Doorstep’ – 60m straight line distance from home (100m walking) ‘Neighbourhood’ – 260m straight line distance from home (400m walking) ‘Local’ – … Continue reading