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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 November 21, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is fascinating and something i would never have thought of ... "Efforts to provide a kosher Internet" http://j.mp/bScsUe a sign of the times ... "Photoshopping Now Common in School Portraits" http://j...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on November 21, 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 federal politics, including the NBN, gay marriage and Afghanistan, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the upcomg first Ashes test,...
A full orchestra plays John Cage's 4'33"
Posted on November 20, 2010Here's video of a full orchestral performance of John Cage's famous 4'33" composition, in which none of the performers plays his or her instrument; it's four minutes and thirty-three seconds of ambient noise. You're not going to think it's worth it, but watch the whole performance...
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Posted on November 20, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: gps makers like australian accents ... "Australian Karen: The Voice of GPS Systems from Garmin, Tom Tom, NavMan, and Mio" http://j.mp/9efzsr a study on "Boy Meets Girl: How Facebook Functions in Modern Romance" http://j...
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Posted on November 19, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: henry blodget on "Here's Why Google Needs To Raise Its Offer For Twitter..." http://j.mp/bhiupT this is a real problem that will only get worse ... "Court suppression stymied by Facebook" http://j...
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Posted on November 18, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is cool ... "Bit.ly Bundles Multiple Links Into One Short URL" http://j.mp/ct3N6G thoughtful piece on the new all twitter blog ... "What #IAmSpartacus Says About Free Speech On Twitter" http://j...
Professor freaks out over a yawn ... and it goes viral
Posted on November 18, 2010Watch and cringe as this professor freaks out over a yawn: via www.liveleak.com I hope the video or audio of one of my classes never ends up on the internet like this ...
Is cable news actually news?
Posted on November 18, 2010David Carr and Brian Stelter of The New York Times discuss news, opinion and cable news:
Other writing
Posted on November 17, 2010Just a quick heads up to let you know that I piece in yesterday's Courier Mail, "When your love life goes viral" (it's not online unfortunately), and a piece on New Matilda today, "How To Make Laws For The Internet". Now that teaching is over for the year, I hope...
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Posted on November 16, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: salon explains "How Hollywood killed the movie stunt" http://j.mp/9Vqaap the boston globe on "The case for total failure: Why flops are good for the movies" http://j.mp/cIZ3rX an interesting list ...
A video explaining Facebook Messages
Posted on November 16, 2010via www.youtube.com I've never really used Facebook Messages but I am quite excited to see how this all comes together.
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Posted on November 15, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: interview with tim wu ... "One on One: Tim Wu, Author of 'The Master Switch'" http://j.mp/a5Q4JN no surprises here ... "Study shows Facebook's hold on Australia" http://j.mp/cszWkh i'm not sure path is going to take off ...
Technology and the way it frames our world 16 November 2010
Posted on November 15, 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 the return of @can_do_campbell, a Twitter joke gone wrong, Facebook takes on email, search alternatives...
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Posted on November 14, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: an interesting gamble from nine ... "Ben Elton to host live comedy variety show for Nine" http://j.mp/ddvNle always insightful @antonygreenabc ... "Implications of the Liberals putting the Greens last in the Lower House" http://j...
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Posted on November 13, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: thousands of tweeters have repeated the bombing joke in support of paul chambers, who lost his appeal against conviction http://j.mp/9jZKcG i think this is compliment of chris christie ... "Chris Christie, the Justin Bieber of Political Media" http://j...
Cee-Lo Green sings his new hit "Fox News"
Posted on November 13, 2010As soon as Cee-Lo Green's hit single "F*** You!" dropped on the Internet it became a viral sensation, generating two million plays on YouTube in the first week alone. Tuesday night, viewers of the Colbert Report were treated to a special rendition of the song rewritten by Colbert...
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Posted on November 12, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: another for the "be careful what you tweet" file ... "Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers loses appeal against conviction" http://j.mp/ci7eQP very interesting legal issue ... "Lawsuit Tests Whether Twitter Pictures Are Free For The Taking" http://j...
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Posted on November 11, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: google tv thwarted by old media ... "Fox.com joins NBC, ABC and CBS by blocking Google TV" http://j.mp/cFno5y alaska is definitely a race still worth watching ... "Race Hinges on Write-in Count" http://j...
From sketch to animation: how an editorial cartoon is made
Posted on November 09, 2010A behind-the-scenes look at Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes's process to complete an animated cartoon. Check out her animations at http://wapo.st/telnaes (Anup Kaphle/The Washington Post) via www.washingtonpost.com
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Posted on November 09, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: champers for the cause: raising money for ms research on 17 november http://j.mp/cRBjKD /via @sleemol the answer is always an app ... hollywood studios are turning to mobile apps and online games to offset movie costs http://bit...
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Posted on November 08, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the guardian investigates investigative journalism ... "Investigative journalism 'dying a death'" http://j.mp/afBo3J a review of the social network ... "A Movie About 2.0 People Made By 1.0 People" http://j...
Technology and the way it frames our world 9 November 2010
Posted on November 08, 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 what Facebook knows about us (our likes and loves), Facebook UnFriend Day and an Easter...
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Posted on November 07, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: some thoughts from @stilgherrian on bloggers vs journalists ... "Senate to re-open Bloggers versus Journalists" http://j.mp/bnFfF4 parts of george w bush's book are beginning to leak out .....
Larry Lessig calls for WIPO to lead radical overhaul of copyright law
Posted on November 07, 2010On 4 November, Professor Larry Lessig Lessig gave the keynote address at the WIPO Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities ? Facilitating Access to Culture in the Digital Age, where he called overhaul of the copyright system which will "never work on the internet": Intellectual Property Watch offered this...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on November 07, 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 this week's midterm elections in the US, Hillary Clinton's visit to Australia, the Brisbane International Film Festival, banking reform and Longreads:
Jimmy Kimmel announces National UnFriend Day
Posted on November 07, 2010On Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel announced a new holiday, National UnFriend Day, during which users should delete all their Facebook friends who aren?t actually friends. In the video below he highlights the rationale. What do you think? Should people participate in this holiday? via www...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on November 06, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @Regator_Tech the daily beast on the curse of reality tv ... "The Sad, Strange Rash of Reality TV Star Deaths" http://j...
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