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YouTube Video Awards
The Second Annual YouTube Video Awards just took place, honoring 12 internet video creators and their body of work. Fellow users voted on twelve different categories; music, sports, comedy, instructional, short film, inspirational, commentary, creative, politics, series, eyewitness and "adorable."
The envelope please... YouTube Annoucement of the Winners (includes links to winning videos) | Yahoo News Story
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March 21, 2008 in YouTube | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Twitter in Plain English
Once again, the creative folks at Commoncraft have produced a great "Paperworks Video" explaining a popular IT phenomenon. This time it is Twitter. [JH]
March 21, 2008 in Announcements | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The World's 50 Most Powerful Blogs
According to The Guardian. [JH]
March 20, 2008 in Blogosphere | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
New Edition of Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents Now Available
Reporters Without Borders has published a new edition of its Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents (pdf). It offers practical advice and techniques on how to start up a blog, how to blog for anonymously and how to circumvent censorship.
Here's the Table of Contents
- BLOGGERS, A NEW SOURCE OF NEWS by Clothilde Le Coz
- WHAT’S A BLOG ? by LeMondedublog.com
- THE LANGUAGE OF BLOGGING by LeMondedublog.com
- CHOOSING THE BEST TOOL by Cyril Fiévet, Marc-Olivier Peyer and LeMondedublog.com
- HOW TO SET UP AND RUN A BLOG by The Wordpress System
- WHAT ETHICS SHOULD BLOGUEURS HAVE? by Dan Gillmor
- GETTING YOUR BLOG PICKED UP BY SEARCH-ENGINES by Olivier Andrieu
- WHAT REALLY MAKES A BLOG SHINE? by Mark Glaser
- PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
• SWITZERLAND by Picidae
• EGYPT: “When the line between journalist and activist disappears” by Wael Abbas
• THAILAND : “The Web was not designed for bloggers” by Jotman - HOW TO BLOG ANONYMOUSLY WITH WORDPRESS AND TOR by Ethan Zuckerman
- TECHNICAL WAYS TO GET ROUND CENSORSHIP by Nart Villeneuve
- ENSURING YOUR E-MAIL IS TRULY PRIVATE by Ludovic Pierrat
- THE 2008 GOLDEN SCISSORS OF CYBER-CENSORSHIP by Clothilde Le Coz
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March 19, 2008 in Blogosphere | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Google White Paper on Business Communications Trends, Priorities, and Best Practices
From the executive summary of the 2008 Annual Google Communications Intelligence Report (Feb. 2008):
At the end of 2007, Google conducted an annual online survey of messaging professionals. Providing insight into the major communications trends in the past year as well as the pressing issues and concerns for the coming one, this survey is the result of 575 global interviews with CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs in large, multinational enterprises as well as small organizations. This report summarizes the key findings of the survey, including detailed statistical analysis of the key trends in business communications in 2007 and how these trends translate into priorities for business communications professionals in the year ahead. Following the summary of the research findings, the report touches on Google’s expectations for the coming year as well as defines some best practices in business communication to help organizations address the expected challenges in the industry in 2008.
Download google0802whitepaper.pdf [JH]
March 18, 2008 in Announcements | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Conference on University Policing of Facebook, MySpace and Other Social Networking Sites
Facebook, MySpace & On-Line Communities: What Your College Must Know
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Live, 60-Minute Audio Conference
Online Registration | Cost: $199
From the Conference Blurb: The misuse of online social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook can have serious consequences for your university. How are students improperly using these sites and what rights do your college administrators have to monitor student behavior? How do you create an effective policy for your college? Join us for a live, 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will learn:
- Drafting an Online Network Policy: Keys to Protect Your College
- The Monitoring Student Debate: Strategies to Avoid Common Pitfalls
- Keys to Effectively Utilize Public Safety, Staff, & Campus Community
- How to Use Social Networking Sites to Benefit Your Institution
Conference Presenter: Tomás Gonzalez is the Senior Assistant Dean at the Syracuse University College of Law. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of legal issues and on-line communities. His expertise includes legal issues in Higher Educations, leadership and community development, academic support programs, diversity education and student success/recognition programs.
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March 17, 2008 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack