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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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Federal Court finds Brisbane man responsible for breaching Spam Act
Posted on November 06, 2010Justice Logan found that Mr Phillips had been involved in the Safedivert scheme which utilised false dating profiles posing as people seeking legitimate relationships. These profiles would then contact other dating site members, requesting their mobile phone numbers under the guise of wishing to meet in person...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on November 04, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: maybe i should check it out sometime ... "Goo.gl is the Fastest and Most Reliable URL Shortening Service" http://j.mp/c29jo1 the atlantic wire on "8 Weirdest Ballot Measures: So What Passed?" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on November 03, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: sounds like a must-have iphone app ... "Partial Flash Support Comes to iPhone via Skyfire Mobile Browser" http://j.mp/c5fZNh it's a dumb idea ... "iPad Owners FURIOUS That Apple Is Turning The Screen-Lock Switch Into A Mute Button"...
A very funny video of a mock entrepreneur/VC pitch
Posted on November 02, 2010via www.businessinsider.com
The Monkey Cage: Restoring Sanity, One Journal Article at a Time
Posted on November 02, 2010via www.themonkeycage.org
Best political ads of the 2010 midterm elections
Posted on November 02, 2010As Election Day approaches, Slate's John Dickerson chooses his favorite ads of the campaign in this episode of Damned Spot. via www.slate.com
Amnesia Razorfish?s Social Election: Insights
Posted on November 02, 2010Last night in Sydney, Karalee Evans, the Social Strategy Manager for Amnesia Razorfish, presented their insights on social media and the 2010 election: View more presentations from Karalee Evans. In addition to PowerPoint, there was Ben Thayer?s infographic:
Australian universities are "increasingly populated by the undead"
Posted on November 02, 2010In the Higher Education supplment in The Australian this morning there is a scathing opinion piece on the state of Australian universities as a result of corporatism and over-regulation: THE deadly hand of corporatism has drained all life from campus...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on November 01, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: new york times profile of evan williams ... "Why Evan Williams of Twitter Demoted Himself" http://j.mp/brX8FH this could be fun ... "YouTube Meets Formspring With Video Q&A Site VYou" http://j...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on November 01, 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, bank reform and the proposed merger of the Australian and Singaporean Stock Exchange, the...
Technology and the way it frames our world 2 November 2010
Posted on November 01, 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 Limewire shutting down, a new look Myspace, efficient aggregation of content online (using Google Reader,...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 31, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i vote no ... "Debate: should JK Rowling write another Harry Potter?" http://j.mp/bhJV0Q a new url shortener bu.tt ... "There?s Always A Bu.tt" http://j.mp/9qE5EF and about time too! ... "Turkey lifts its ban on YouTube" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 30, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: an unlikely headline in the economist ... "Pornography and politics: Rising to the occasion" http://slate.me/bu30hG the oatmeal's "8 Websites You Need to Stop Building" http://j.mp/a3HErL a fun list of the "Top 7 Greatest Cartoon Lawyers of All Time" http://j...
Andrew Sullivan's Best Practices for Bloggers
Posted on October 30, 2010Atlantic Monthly political blogger Andrew Sullivan takes on the issue of journalism rules for bloggers in this video. He says you can?t regulate or enforce, but that readers will discover who is honest and who isn?t. He believes that bloggers should not lie, should correct things when they are wrong,...
What attack ads would have been like if Thomas Jefferson had Final Cut Pro
Posted on October 30, 2010Hoping to prove that politics have always been dirty, Reason made these slick attack ads against Thomas Jefferson and James Madison based on actual statements made by their political opponents. Mostly, they prove that insults used to be way better. via gawker...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 29, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: good to see ... "iPads approved in new parliament paradigm" http://j.mp/9aRjS7 "After just six weeks, Turnbull has Conroy on the run" says @renailemay http://j.mp/9jz9ff good point ... "The pathetic state of Australian in-flight internet" http://j...
Discussing Limewire on the Televised Revolution Podcast
Posted on October 29, 2010Earlier this week a US judge issued an injunction forcing the file-sharing application LimeWire to disable "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" of its software. This ruling marked another victory for the entertainnment industry in its ongoing battle against copyright piracy...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 28, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: what i'll probably be watching next wednesday ... "Election 2010: Fox News & FOX-TV Midterm Election Coverage" http://j.mp/a9ghgv a good post by @stevehind ... "The new Question Time paradigm - not so new" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 27, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: barrie cassidy signed my copy of the party thieves with "if it's sunday, it's insiders" http://post.ly/17Yp5 media organisation jokes "You May Only Fake Laugh at Jon Stewart" http://j.mp/dAeQJl lol maybe in new york ...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 26, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i do love @longreads ... "The Perfect Content Companion For iPad + Instapaper, Longreads Gets A Website" http://j.mp/anzdYc politico needs money ... "Politico, Seeing A Market Need, Adds A Paid News Service" http://j...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on October 26, 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 sweeping spending cuts in the UK, the week in federal Australian politics, including the Walter Taylor by-election, James Packer's raid on...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 25, 2010For the last two weeks I've been slack and haven't posted any Daily Twitter Links. However, now that teaching is over for the semester, I will hopefully have more time and will be able to post them each night. Here are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:...
Funny social media parody video
Posted on October 25, 2010The local FOX station in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas recorded a segment satirizing social media called ?The Fox 4 DFW Roast of Social Media? and it?s pretty funny. Facebook, Foursquare, Skype and Twitter are all spoofed, and we have the YouTube video here...
Technology and the way it frames our world 26 October 2010
Posted on October 25, 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 using Google, the Facebook-Farmville privacy scare, The Social Network movie, one billion views for Lady...
What I'm going to see at the Brisbane International Film Festival
Posted on October 25, 2010Starting next week the Brisbane International Film Festival comes to town. So far I have tickets to see these movies: Kaboom Tribal Theatre 2 Sat 6 Nov 7:00 PM The Illusionist Tribal Theatre 1 Sun 7 Nov 2:00 PM Teenage Paparazzo Tribal Theatre 2 Wed 10 Nov 6:00 PM Joan...
Exam Consultation for Semester 2, 2010
Posted on October 25, 2010My consultation times in the lead to the end-of-semester exams are: Tuesday 26 October 2-4pm Thursday 28 October 2-4pm Tuesday 2 November 10am-12pm Thursday 4 November 10am-12pm Tuesday 9 November 10am-12pm Or you can ask me questions or arrange a time to see me on: Phone: 0421 636 496 or...
How the Movie Industry Works
Posted on October 25, 2010Click for an explanation. What they say is happening, what they say should happen, and what actually happens. via www.geordieguy.com
An animation of Virginia Thomas v Anita Hill
Posted on October 23, 2010The whimsical animators at Taiwan's Next Media offer their take on the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas seeking an apology from Anita Hill. via www.slate.com
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