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Freedom to Differ 
A blog that speaks freely about legal issues facing the media and the internet. It mainly covers issues relating to the legal regulation of the internet and the media, but at times Constitutional law issues and politics are discussed. While the focus is on Australia, developments in other nations around the world are considered as well.
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Posted on December 22, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: very impressive ... "Against All the Odds: Instagram Gets 1 Million Users in 10 Weeks" http://j.mp/fbH0BJ an overdue review ... "National Classification System review requested" http://j.mp/eipdta in the wall street journal robert m mcdowell discusses internet neutrality ...
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Posted on December 21, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: "The Story Behind the Book Behind the Movie" ... @thecarpetbagger on "the social network" http://j.mp/g6epNn the atlantic wire on "The Secret to Apple's Success: Bad Grammar" http://j.mp/e9sjqj the end of an era (i guess) ...
JibJab's 2010 Year in Review: So Long To Ya, 2010
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JibJab's 2010 Year in Review: So Long To Ya, 2010
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Posted on December 20, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a must read ... "A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist" http://j.mp/g1pWea from @theinquisitr ... "9 awesome cakes to sweeten a geek?s heart" http://j.mp/ihQuMY ... but i'd add this one http://yfrog...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on December 20, 2010Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed US politics, WikiLeaks, the Christmas Island tragedy and asylum seeker policy, Time's Person of the Year, and some cricket:
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Posted on December 19, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: after the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell?" maureen dowd wonders about "A Gay Commander in Chief - Ready or Not?" http://j.mp/f0nxZk john naughton in the guardian ... "Live with the WikiLeakable world or shut down the net...
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Posted on December 18, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: what is the australian up to? ... "The Australian's war on everything" http://goo.gl/fb/ndLQd you can once again ask me questions at http://www.freedomtodixer.com/ask i hope so ... "Apple Prepping for iWork '11 Mac App Store Launch?" http://flpbd...
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Posted on December 17, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: an interview with "Flipboard's Mike McCue: Web format has 'contaminated' online journalism" http://j.mp/hnRO42 from techdirt ... "Australia Realizes That Including Intellectual Property In Trade Agreements Makes No Sense" http://j...
IP Words
Posted on December 17, 2010Google?s Ngram viewer provides endless amusement. (The project is explained here, with a bonus WKRP reference for good measure!) I searched the database for ?intellectual property,? ?copyright,? ?patent,? and ?trademark? to see what I could find about word-frequency...
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Posted on December 16, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: in the uk - just like everywhere else i imagine - "Illegal downloading 'on the rise'" http://flpbd.it/bL7V a more nuanced view from naomi wolf ... "Naomi Wolf on rape, justice and Julian Assange" http://flpbd...
The Drum 15 December 2010
Posted on December 16, 2010On Wednesday night I was on The Drum again on ABC News 24 for a special episode focusing on Twitter and social media in 2010: The Drum 15 December 2010 from Peter Black on Vimeo.
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Posted on December 15, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: australian medical association launches an iphone app ... "Find A Doctor iPhone App Launched" http://j.mp/eyZgFq looks like wunderlist might be worth checking out ... "Elegant Task Manager Syncs To-Do Lists Across PC, Mac and iPhone" http://j...
Media Convergence Review
Posted on December 15, 2010The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy today released draft Terms of Reference for a comprehensive review of Australia?s communications and media regulation. Senator Conroy said technological innovations were rapidly leading to a converged media age and it was time to review current media and...
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Posted on December 14, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: not surprising really ... "Political tragics a tiny audience, media researcher finds" http://j.mp/haQFvN anne applebaum in slate on "Why Brits finally started freaking out about government cuts" http://j...
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Posted on December 13, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: roger ebert (@ebertchicago) writes about movie ratings ... "Getting Real About Movie Ratings" http://j.mp/ih3Fb2 the latest edition of ms life magazine is out now! download your copy here http://ow...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on December 13, 2010Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed WikiLeaks, banking reform, riots in the UK, the google Zeitgeist 2010 and the Ashes cricket:
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Posted on December 12, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is very concerning ... "HIV study reveals alarming trend showing younger men are more willing to take risks" http://bit.ly/haAx7G this is cool ... "Introducing Trippy: An App to Give You *Just* Enough to Read on Your Commute" http://j...
Some academic humour ...
Posted on December 11, 2010What Academic Jargon Really Means http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/jokes/jokes_academic.htm 'IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN' ... I didn't look up the original reference. 'WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS' ... An unsuccessful experiment but I still hope to get it published...
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Posted on December 11, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a more detailed, critical look at the assange rape charges ... "What the Assange case reveals about rape in America" http://j.mp/gyqB8V this could be cool ... "Microsoft Introduces Montage, a Magazine-Like, Topic-Based Web App" http://j...
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Posted on December 10, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about: a cool illustration of who joined twitter this year http://j.mp/hkfXBt somehow glenn milne thinks that "Julian Assange is Gillard's Hicks blunder" http://j.mp/h0f7IX the mobile photo sharing battle heats up ...
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Posted on November 26, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: mashable takes an early look at diaspora ... "Hands-on With Facebook Alternative Diaspora" http://j.mp/fK33AR a good write up of ubertwitter for iphone http://j.mp/fo9wOo from silicon valley insider ...
mUmBRELLA: What?s worse than ?no comment?? ?I?m eating my cookie?
Posted on November 26, 2010Here?s a brilliant example of what happens when a chief executive who?s not been media trained meets the press. News.com.au reports that the chief exec in question ? the Australian Dr Stephen Duckett ? has been let go by the Canadian health service as a result of the bizarre cookie-fixated...
At the Gabba for Peter Siddle's hat trick
Posted on November 25, 2010Today I was lucky enough to be at the Gabba for the First Test of the Ashes series against England. The highlight of the day was Peter Siddle's hat trick after tea. I was filming on my iPhone as the Gabba went berserk in celebration of Siddle's hat trick wicket:
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Posted on November 24, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is just silly ... "Google Fans Throw Eggs At Houses Blurred In Google Street View" http://j.mp/gYD5gz haha i think the answer is yes ... "Does Twitter Put the Smug into Journalism?" http://j...
Technology and the way it frames our world 23 November 2010
Posted on November 24, 2010Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. In the segment this week we talked about whether the internet could kill the jury system, Facebook and modern romance and Angry Birds:
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Posted on November 23, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: does anyone want an invite to twimbow? it's a great (and colourful) web twitter app http://www.twimbow.com/ more on megyn kelly ... "5 Things You Didn't Know About Megyn Kelly" http://j.mp/dZC3pp this is a good question ...
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