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Blog examines rumors, conspiracy theories
This blog has been around for at least a year, but I hadn't seen it till recently. It looks worth a bookmark:
- Rumors, Myths, and Fabrications. Blogs at America.gov.
Examining rumors, conspiracy theories and false stories. Todd Leventhal, a State Department expert on these issues, discusses deliberate disinformation, unintentional misinformation, cautionary tales known as "urban legends," and widely believed conspiracy theories.[Note to grammarians: Yes, I added the comma after "Myths" in the title. Could ... not ... control ... inner ... comma ... fanatic....] Continue reading
Consequences of government outsourcing Web 2.0?
Red Flags Raised By Web 2.0 Contracts, National Journal, "Tech Daily Dose" (August 10, 2009).
The U.S. government's contracts with Internet companies for video, photo sharing and other Web 2.0 services may have ignored key privacy obligations of federal agencies, according the Electronic Privacy Information Center.Continue reading
LJ interviews LoC
Library Journal has an interesting set of interviews with Library of Congress staff Michelle Springer (on Flickr Commons, Twitter, and blogging), Sally McCallum (on Linked Data and SKOS [Simple Knowledge Organization System]), and Bill LeFurgy (on cloud storage and preservation).
- Stacking the Tech: The Library of Congress Talks Digital Initiatives, by Ellyssa Kroski, Library Journal (8/6/2009).
Q.) What type of an impact do you think cloud computing could have on the library field? A.) It has great potential. Cloud computing offers the prospect of a distributed preservation infrastructure, which is vital because no single institution can handle the job alone. Most cultural heritage organizations lack the resources and the capabilities to preserve large amounts of digital content—and the volume of data worthy of preservation is growing by the day. Libraries will need to work together as part of a collaborative network to achieve the necessary economy of scale. Services like cloud computing fit nicely within this collaborative concept.Continue reading
Transparency at the Supreme Court
When it comes to transparency, Supreme Court's Web site is dark, by Aliya Sternstein, NextGov, (08/07/2009).
To find searchable and comprehensive databases of Court documents, the public must consult unofficial Web sites such as SCOTUSblog, Thomson Reuters' free legal information service Findlaw and its paid-subscriber service Westlaw.Continue reading
Marines did NOT ban Twitter!
NextGov says they goofed in reporting that Marines banned Twitter: Marines and Social Nets: We Goofed, By Bob Brewin, NextGov, (08/07/09)
...the AP misconstrued the meaning of the Marine administrative instruction issued on Aug 3, which reinforced a longstanding directive released by the Defense Information Systems Agency in 2007 banning access to social Web sites on Defense networks to conserve bandwidth for operational requirements. The instruction issued on Monday, he said, actually made it easier for Marines whose jobs require access to social nets to get waivers to use Defense nets to connect with Twitter, YouTube etc.Continue reading
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