(Published by myself in the Age , Opinion section today . The recent discovery of a number of videos of young Australian soldiers brandishing military weapons and skylarking on the popular video sharing system, Youtube, perhaps comes as no surprise given the shear volume of material now contained on services such as this. From the bedroom to the battlefield, increasing amounts of seemingly innocent everyday occurrences are now recorded and distributed by individuals not always aware of the context in which their productions may be received, reported upon and politicised.
Bellamy C. Private Images and Public Debate. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/10/10/private-images-and-public-debate/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Private Images and Public Debate. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/10/10/private-images-and-public-debate/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Private Images and Public Debate. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/10/10/private-images-and-public-debate/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Private Images and Public Debate, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/10/10/private-images-and-public-debate/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Private Images and Public Debate." 10 Oct. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/10/10/private-images-and-public-debate/>
Along with balancing the rules that govern Intellectual Property, the battles over the protection of personal data becomes another area of potential conflict within a society where information storage and global retrieval devices have become cheap and ubiquitous. Here is the international guidelines set by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). Also see the primer that I wrote earlier this year about privacy and why it is important.
The development of automatic data processing, which enables vast quantities of data to be transmitted within seconds across national frontiers, and indeed across continents, has made it necessary to consider privacy protection in relation to personal data. Privacy protection laws have been introduced, or will be introduced shortly, in approximately one half of OECD Member countries (Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the United States have passed legislation. Belgium, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland have prepared draft bills) to prevent what are considered to be violations of fundamental human rights, such as the unlawful storage of personal data, the storage of inaccurate personal data, or the abuse or unauthorised disclosure of such data.OnOn
On the other hand, there is a danger that disparities inationalegislationsnsns could hamper the free flow of personal data across frontiers; these flows have greatly increased in recent years and are bound to grow further with the widespread introduction of new computer and communications technology. Restrictions on these flows could cause serious disruption in important sectors of the economy, such as banking and insurance.
n OECD Member countries considered it necessary to develop Guidelines which would help to harmonise national privacy legislation and, while upholding such human rights, would at the same time prevent interruptions in international flows of data. They represent a consensus on basic principles which can be built into existing national legislation, or serve as a basis for legislation in those countries which do not yet have it.
The Guidelines, in the form of a Recommendation by the Council of the OECD, were developed by a group of government experts under the chairmanship of The Hon. Mr. Justice M.D. Kirby, Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission. The Recommendation was adopted and became applicable on 23rd September, 1980 (link).
Bellamy C. The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/09/01/the-oecd-guidelines-on-the-protection-of-privacy-and-transborder-flows-of-personal-data/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/09/01/the-oecd-guidelines-on-the-protection-of-privacy-and-transborder-flows-of-personal-data/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/09/01/the-oecd-guidelines-on-the-protection-of-privacy-and-transborder-flows-of-personal-data/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/09/01/the-oecd-guidelines-on-the-protection-of-privacy-and-transborder-flows-of-personal-data/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data." 1 Sep. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/09/01/the-oecd-guidelines-on-the-protection-of-privacy-and-transborder-flows-of-personal-data/>
I just found this article from that wonderful site, search engine watch, about the death of Meta tags, or at least, the death of the 'key word' Mata tag. (I don't know of anyone who actually used it). The things about Meta tags, is that they give a site rigorous time, author, and context specificity, so they are much more valued by the academic community (where context adds value) than a general web audience. I would really like to find articles from the academic community about the use (or demise) of Meta tags (especially with second generation searching). Now, how do I find them?
By Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief Traffick.com's Andrew Goodman wrote recently in an essay about meta tags, "If somebody would just declare the end of the metatag era, full stop, it would make it easier on everyone."
I'm happy to oblige, at least in the case of the meta keywords tag. Now supported by only one major crawler-based search engine — Inktomi — the value of adding meta keywords tags to pages seems little worth the time. In my opinion, the meta keywords tag is dead, dead, dead. And like Andrew, good riddance, I say! (October 2002)
Bellamy C. The Death of a Meta Tag. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/16/the-death-of-a-meta-tag/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). The Death of a Meta Tag. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/16/the-death-of-a-meta-tag/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. The Death of a Meta Tag. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/16/the-death-of-a-meta-tag/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, The Death of a Meta Tag, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/16/the-death-of-a-meta-tag/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "The Death of a Meta Tag." 16 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/16/the-death-of-a-meta-tag/>
Globalisation is a somewhat difficult concept to ground, but it is an important concept nevertheless for our understandings of the 'big picture' Internet. The term globalisation did (at least in the popular mind) come to the fore around the year 2000 (about the same time as the US led technology boom. And there was a lot of confusion during this period about what ‘globalisation' was and where it was leading us and who were the main instigators. There were major protests against (a certain type of) globalisation all over the world from Seattle, to Geneva, to Washington, to London (and of course here in Melbourne).
This is a video taken at the Seattle protest in 1999.
Bellamy C. Globalisation and the Internet. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/15/globalisation-and-the-internet/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Globalisation and the Internet. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/15/globalisation-and-the-internet/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Globalisation and the Internet. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/15/globalisation-and-the-internet/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Globalisation and the Internet, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/15/globalisation-and-the-internet/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Globalisation and the Internet." 15 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/15/globalisation-and-the-internet/>
Sean Healey is an ace-blogger who has a keen understanding of the blogosphere. He gave a guest lecture today in our class 'net communications' (in the Media and Communications program here at the University of Melbourne). He was kind enough to place his lecture notes on his own blog. Here they are:
Bellamy C. Sean Healey’s Web Log. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/01/sean-healeys-web-log/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Sean Healey’s Web Log. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/01/sean-healeys-web-log/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Sean Healey’s Web Log. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/01/sean-healeys-web-log/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Sean Healey’s Web Log, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/01/sean-healeys-web-log/>
What are some of the laws within Australia to protect privacy?
1) What is Privacy
Privacy can simply be defined as the right to be left alone. 'It is a comprehensive right and it is the right most valued by a free people. It is a fundamental human right. A society in whish there was a total lack of privacy would be intolerable; but then again a society in which there was a total privacy would be no society at all’ (the is a balance needed). Privacy is the right of people to make personal decisions regarding their own intimate matters, it is the right of people to lead their lives in a manner that is reasonably secluded from public scrutiny, and it is the right of people to be free from such things as unwarranted drug testing or electronic surveillance (edited from Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/privacy)
What is information privacy?
Information privacy is the ability of an individual or group to stop information about themselves from becoming known to people other than those they choose to give the information to. Privacy is sometimes related to anonymity although it is often most highly valued by people who are publicly known.
Privacy can also be seen as an aspect of security—one in which there are trade-offs between the interests of one group and another can become particularly clear. (edited from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy)
UN Declaration of Human Rights.
The UN Declaration of Human Rights defined Privacy as this:
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone had the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Without Privacy
Without privacy life would be hell. It would mean that you would be highly vulnerable to the control of others, you would lose your freedom which may lead to inhibition and tentativeness and you may be less spontaneous and you would be more likely to be manipulated.
Bellamy C. What is privacy and why is it important?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/24/privacy/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). What is privacy and why is it important?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/24/privacy/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. What is privacy and why is it important?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/24/privacy/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, What is privacy and why is it important?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/24/privacy/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "What is privacy and why is it important?." 24 Apr. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/24/privacy/>
Every wondered why it is a bad idea for your boss to monitor you at work? Ever wanted to hone your arguments against monitoring (to take on your boss)? Good old fashioned trust is the most productive form of 'monitoring' at work it seems. Here is an article from Professor John Weckert, from the Centre of Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, at Charles Sturt University in Western Australia (from 'Information Age' 10 August, 2002)
There is little doubt that trust is important. A group, whether an organisation or a society, can achieve much more with it than without it. Things are more efficient where there is trust. Where there is lack of trust there must be surveillance, filling out of documents and keeping of records, which is all largely unproductive work. Societies function better the more trust that there is, and without any trust could not function at all.
Bellamy C. Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/work_surveillance/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/work_surveillance/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/work_surveillance/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/work_surveillance/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace." 20 Apr. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/work_surveillance/>
Writing a good abstract has become a much more significant task for journalists and writers. This is because the humble abstract has become important for search aggregators and for reading online in general. Here is a good tutorial on how to write one.
The Abstract
Abstract -It is important that your final abstract clearly describes the essence of your work in your paper. Below is a sample of an abstract that clearly states the purpose of the paper and summarizes the content. Please follow the sample to create a clear description of your work for better recognition within the indexes.
SAMPLE ABSTRACT
This paper introduces the Chaos Theory as a means of studyinginformation systems. It argues that the Chaos Theory, combined with new techniques for discovering patterns in complex quantitative and qualitative evidence, offers a potentially more substantive approach to understanding the nature of information systems in a variety of contexts. Furthermore, the authors hope that understanding the underlying assumptions and theoretical constructs through the use of the Chaos Theory will not only inform researchers of a better design for studying information systems, but also assist in the understanding of intricate relationships between different factors.
First, the authors describe what the paper is about. (This chapter introduces the Chaos Theory as a means of studyinginformation systems.)
They summarize the content of the paper. (It argues that the Chaos Theory, combined with new techniques for discovering patterns in complex quantitative and qualitative evidence, offers a potentially more substantive approach to understanding the nature of information systems in a variety of contexts.)
Then, they explain their purpose or objectives for writing the paper. (Furthermore, the authors hope that understanding the underlying assumptions and theoretical constructs through the use of the Chaos Theory will not only inform researchers of a better design for studying information systems, but also assist in the understanding of intricate relationships between different factors.)
Note: Your abstract does not necessarily need to be three sentences like the sample above - but it will need to be between 50-200 words, nor does it need to be worded the same way. Use your own words, but capture the idea behind this sample abstract.
Bellamy C. How to write an abstract?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/how-to-write-an-abstract/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). How to write an abstract?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/how-to-write-an-abstract/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. How to write an abstract?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/how-to-write-an-abstract/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, How to write an abstract?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/how-to-write-an-abstract/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "How to write an abstract?." 20 Apr. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/20/how-to-write-an-abstract/>
This is one of the most useful sites in Australia for researching 'big picture' Internet related 'governance' issues.
Caslon Analytics is an Australian internet research, analysis and strategies consultancy. We advise on electronic publishing, commerce, marketing and regulation. Our services include privacy audits, regulatory advice and market feasibility studies. We have met the needs of businesses, governments and individuals in Australia and overseas.
Bellamy C. Caslon Analytics Internet Research. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/caslon/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Caslon Analytics Internet Research. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/caslon/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Caslon Analytics Internet Research. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/caslon/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Caslon Analytics Internet Research, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/caslon/>
Bellamy C. Introduction to RSS Feeds. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/introduction-to-rss-feeds/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Introduction to RSS Feeds. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/introduction-to-rss-feeds/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Introduction to RSS Feeds. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/introduction-to-rss-feeds/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Introduction to RSS Feeds, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/12/introduction-to-rss-feeds/>
April 11, 2006 at 7:53 pm · Filed under key points
For many web designers the audience is elusive and is one of the last considerations that are made when designing a web page. However, the audience is paramount to the success of an online work as it is for any other work in any other medium.
And the success of a work can be measured in a number of ways such as how many people visit your site, how long they stay, and what you actually want them to do once they are there (or when they leave) (ie. do you want then to pay for a service or perhaps take a active role in their community in terms of a political action).
Many people propose to present their work to an audience called ‘everybody’. But I don’t think that there is an actual audience called everybody because every body is different and everybody sees ‘everybody’ or the idea of the ‘everybody’ in different ways. Or more succinctly as the famous sociologist Raymond Williams once said ‘there is no such thing as the masses only ways to see the masses as the masses’.
That said, what are some of the key understandings of an online audience? Who is the online audience in a networked medium, where do they come from and what are they looking for? How do they behave and what sort of reciprocal relationships do you as a designer have with your online audience?
Bellamy C. The Elusive Audience. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/the-elusive-audience/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). The Elusive Audience. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/the-elusive-audience/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. The Elusive Audience. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/the-elusive-audience/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, The Elusive Audience, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/the-elusive-audience/>
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. This technology uses XML and allows a user to “subscribe” to websites that have provided RSS feeds. Feeds typically are provided on web content that changes regularly. RSS is widely used by weblog and news organisations.
The major player in terms of governing the global Internet is a rather innocent sounding company called ICANN or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
ICANN has its headquarters in California and is a non-profit company that was created in 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks that were previously performed by the U.S. Government. The tasks of ICANN include managing the assignment of Domain Names and IP addresses. Although the Internet was designed to have no central point, and in theory, any node on the network could act as a centre point; the reality is that the Internet does have quite a lot of centralised controls (as we have seen through companies such as Google).
One of these controls relates to a core feature of the Internet being its Domain Name System. The Domain Name Systems is like the Internet’s directory and it does require centralisation otherwise we wouldn’t be able to find anything on the net. A domain name, as you probably already know, simply refers to the written address that you place in your web browser such as http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ that takes you to the University of Melbourne. The browser needs to know where the files for the University of Melbourne’s web site are held and the ICANN directory points the domain name to these files.
The Domain Name System (abbreviated DNS) is an Internet directory service and is how domain names (or the words that you place in the web browser) are translated into IP address (which is the unique number of each computer connected to the Internet) and DNS also controls email delivery. If your computer cannot access the DNS system, your web browser will not be able to find web sites, and you will not be able to receive or send emails.
And the DNS system is administers by ICANN. There are 13 root DNS servers around the world that hold all the Internet’s addresses that ICANN controls and they are nearly all in the United States (although there are servers in Europe and Asia).
So the politics of the Internet is not just about the content that it contains, but also about the politics of its ‘global’ architecture.
Bellamy C. Who Controls the Internet?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/who-controls-the-internet/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Who Controls the Internet?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/who-controls-the-internet/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Who Controls the Internet?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/who-controls-the-internet/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Who Controls the Internet?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/04/11/who-controls-the-internet/>
The explosion of people with their own websites (often called ‘blogs) has gone hand in hand with the rise of automated aggregation systems, which attempt to filter out the irrelevant majority so that the end user sees more content that is useful. The digital equivalent of separating the wheat from the chaff.
Sites such as Technorati have taken this concept further by introducing the concept of tags. A tag is a word or phrase that describes what a particular web page is about. It’s essentially a proprietary version of the HTML meta tag - this plugin manages both kinds of tags for you.
JOURNALISTS over the years have assumed they were writing their headlines and articles for two audiences — fickle readers and nitpicking editors. Today, there is a third important arbiter of their work: the software programs that scour the Web, analyzing and ranking online news articles on behalf of Internet search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.
...this blog is obsessively directed at profiling some of the 'Web2.0' developments (in a cultural, political and social sense and in terms of books, technologies, and applications)...it is an aggregation or 'meta' style weblog with the occasional commentary; the broad themes are online deliberative systems, eResearch, and the Digital Humanities...
Hi, my name is Dr Craig Bellamy and I am an Australian in London and I work at the Centre for eResearch at King's College. My task is to build, maintain, and promote a resource within the Digital Humanities called ICT Guides...and it is my goal to join every online social networking thingee in the whole damn world!...
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR LINKS...
