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June 2008
- Blogger Busts Tripled Last Year: Report
  
  Ars Technica | Jun 16, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The number of blogging "citizen journalists" arrested worldwide in political crackdowns tripled in 2007 from the previous year, Ars Technica reports. Over half of last year's 36 arrests occurred in Egypt, Iran, and China, according to a new survey, which sorted arrests into six categories, most related to stirring up political controversy. More »
- Online Readers Have No Attention Span
  
  Slate | Jun 14, 08 6:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Web readers are fidgety, so writers have to serve up the goods fast, Michael Agger writes in Slate. For example: Online readers are “ selfish, lazy, and ruthless ,” according to theorist Jakob Nielsen. They are informavores hunting for information at all costs. They like text short , scannable , and occasionally bold. And especially love lists . More »
- House of Lords Fishes Where the Fish Are: YouTube
  
  Associated Press | Jun 13, 08 5:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The House of Lords is vaulting into the 21st century, hosting a YouTube channel dedicated to dispelling its upper-crust image. The appointed branch of Parliament rolled out several videos today, full of legislators explaining to clueless young people how the system works, the AP reports. "We hope that they will help to combat some of the outdated stereotypes of members of the upper house," said the Lord Speaker. More »
- Smart Software Programs Write Your To-Do Lists
  
  MIT Technology Review | Jun 12, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Busy? A new kind of online organizer works like a personal assistant, interpreting loose statements—like “have brunch with Margaret on Sunday"—and turning them into scheduled events on users’ calendars. Free programs like Presdo, IWantSandy and reQall use natural language processing to organize casually written, and sometimes even spoken, commands, reports Technology Review . More »
- Icahn Again Skewers Yahoo
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 9, 08 1:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Investor Carl Icahn broadened his attacks on Yahoo today, targeting not only the recent failure of a Microsoft takeover deal but longtime performance issues, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Why did you permit Google to leave you in the dust?" he wrote to the board. More »
- Internet Killed the Video Star That Killed the Radio Star
  
  Independent (UK) | Jun 7, 08 9:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The MTV generation is pushing middle age, and its favored video-delivery system is falling victim to YouTube, the Independent reports. Younger audiences–those key 16- to 24-year-olds–turn to the Internet for the hottest new music, and MTV's attempts to reconnect have failed. They include stabs at social networking and user-generated content. More »
- Surfers Beware: Danger Could Lurk at .hk, .cn
  
  Associated Press | Jun 4, 08 3:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A study by antivirus software firm McAfee warns Web surfers to be cautious of sites on certain domains, the AP reports, with corner-cutting registration companies often skipping security precautions. The domains .hk, .cn and .info were found to be riskiest. More »
- 'Sketchy' Plane Parts For Sale Online
  
  BusinessWeek | Jun 4, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spare Boeing and Airbus parts of dubious origin have been found for sale on Internet sites such as Craiglist, BusinessWeek reports. The parts, including vital valves and gears, are being sold by at least 24 vendors—mainly in China and the US—without FAA approval or documentation that they've been inspected for airworthiness. More »
- 'News Fatigue' Is Symptom of Youth's Shift
  
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