Author: Craig
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‘Database state’ report
An interesting new report has recently been released from a senior researcher, Ian Brown, from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) . It charts the cost and scale of data collection and the methods used in data preservation and maintenance. As listed on the OII web site; the report has also been receiving a lot of…
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Live (ish) G20 protests…
Twitter news on G20 logistics…(link) Also, check out the Guardian’s Blog (link) Indymedia London (link)
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Alternative London Summit (Press Release)
Apparently the management of the University of East London have been trying to prevent an alternative to the London G20 Summit from going ahead (the University is in fact closed for 2 days). But the event will go ahead as planned. Here is a Press Release from the Summit’s web site. Some of the speakers…
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Where do I go if I want to protest at the G20?
Most of tomorrows activities will converge on the Bank of England. However there are lots of activities planned for all over London. There are the four simutaneous marches that will leave at various spots at 11.ooAM. Plus, there is a climate camp that will be set up in Bishopsgate. Some of the details can be…
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Communication Power in the Network Society
Manual Castells, who has a new book out in July called ‘Communication Power’ gave a lecture at the OII (Oxford Internet Institute), in October last year. Those kind folks at OII have provided a web-cast of it online. There are also a number of other noterieties with web-cast-lectures. Most notable Ted Nelson, Jimmy Wales, Steven…
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BUND: The British Universities Newsreel Database
The British Universities Newsreel Database (BUND) is another innovative service offered by the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC). Other important projects include BoB (Box of Broadcasts) and NFO (Newsfilm Online). The later contains more than 3000 hours of news stories available online (partly funded by JISC and available to subscribing Universities). The BUND…