Posts on ‘December 11th, 2008’

Via ARS Technica
By Nate Anderson | Published: December 11, 2008 - 11:07AM CT

The idea for a virtual world focused on the Islamic lifestyle began five years ago, when CEO Mohamed El-Fatatry moved from Dubai to Finland in order to attend university. Raised in Dubai, El-Fatatry wanted wider horizons and a chance to see more of [...]

Via Fast Company
8 Experts Predict How Web 2.0 Will Evolve In 2009
| posted by Allyson Kapin
2008 was the year that Web 2.0 became more mainstream. More ad agencies, businesses, and non-profits used Web 2.0 tools as a way to build community and relationships, cross promote products and issues, and integrate their online and [...]

Via Cnet news
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
From a MySpace-related suicide to hate speech on YouTube, the world of user-generated content has been plagued by plain, old nastiness since its early days.
That’s why, as part of the Family Online Safety Institute conference in Washington, D.C., YouTube parent company Google has unveiled an “Abuse and Safety” resource [...]

Via Kicking Sand
by Nicole Jordan
Last week I had the pleasure of once again joining Al Krueger, Jennifer Leggio and almost Brian Solis (something came up) for Comet Branding Radio to talk about potential threats to the PR industry-at-large if not able to grasp social media or how it incorporates into business strategies. The topic spawned [...]

Via ARS Technica
By Julian Sanchez | Published: December 11, 2008 - 05:10AM CT

The Center for Democracy and Technology issued a transition agenda for the incoming Obama administration Tuesday, outlining measures president-elect Barack Obama should take—both via immediate executive orders and longer term legislative reform—to restore privacy safeguards that have been eroded over the past eight [...]