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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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Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on February 22, 2011Every 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 an Egyptian man naming his first born "Facebook", a Facebook timestamp being used in a...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on February 21, 2011Every 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 morning we discussed the week in federal politics (including asylum seeker policy and the flood levy), some Queensland state politics, protests spreading throughout the...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 20, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the canberra times has an update on what's happening with #twitdef: not much ... "Legal threat chilling: academic" http://bit.ly/eAJhZo "Tech is ready to redefine news" says @davewiner http://bit...
Courts and Twitter
Posted on February 19, 2011This time last week I was attending a conference at Bond University on The Courts and the Media in the Digital Era (you can download the program here). I spoke about this conference on my radio segments with Andrew Bartlett and Spencer Howson during the week and you can also...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 19, 2011These are some of the things I tweeted about yesterday: but maybe having a .ly domain wasn't so smart after all ... "No, Libya's Internet Shutdown Won't Kill Bit.ly" http://read.bi/igUZNf this is interesting and encouraging ... "Egyptian flock to buy previously banned books" http://flpbd...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 18, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a fascinating read ... "Why HuffPo Succeeded -- and I Failed" http://bit.ly/fxF2Id it has been five years since justice thomas has asked a question ... "Questioning Justice Thomas? Lack of Questions" http://j...
The Colbuffington Re-Post
Posted on February 18, 2011Over the last week or so the internet has been buzzing about AOL buying The Huffington Post for $315 million. In part this has been controverisal because of the unusual business model The Huffington Post has adopted. The Huffington Post doesn't pay most of its contributors, it relies heaving on...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 17, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i know this is controversial, but still go #glee! ... "'Glee' Cast Tops Elvis Presley for Most Hot 100 Hits" http://bit.ly/dYhFvX very excited at william shatner coming to brisbane ... "Kirk, Crane & Beyond ? William Shatner Live" http://bit...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 16, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: smart move ... "Ubermedia's UberCurrent Twitter Client Really is 'Twitter for Everyone'" http://j.mp/gJXu87 this is a clever move ... "Warner Bros. launching 'Dark Knight,' 'Inception' as iPhone apps" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 15, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a must read ... "Egypt: A teaching moment? What lessons can the Palestinian masses learn from the events in Egypt" http://aje.me/eJceTU from @RWW ... "From #Jan25 to Tahrir: What Comes Next for the Internet Revolution?" http://rww...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 14, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the atlantic proclaims "The Twitter Revolution Debate Is Dead" http://bit.ly/h0Pwie i'm on @zerply, check out my profile http://zerp.ly/peterjblack more seriously, @AltLJ is a great journal that is provocative, pertinent & progressive - definitely worth subscribing http://on...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on February 14, 2011Every 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 morning we discussed the week in federal Parliament (including Tony Abbott's "shit happens" remark and the Government's health deal coming out of COAG), another...
Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on February 14, 2011Every 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 accidentally sending a text message to the wrong person (like Graham Quirk did last week)...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 12, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i can't believe she asked for it back ... "Woman Who Mailed Puppy Won't Get it Back" http://j.mp/f8AXcx the wall street journal law blog asks "Is Law School Losing its Mojo?" http://j.mp/gs6HVk the hollywood reporter on the "Mad Scramble...
The Courts and the Media in the Digital Era
Posted on February 11, 2011Tomorrow (Saturday 12 February) I am attending a conference at Bond University on The Courts and the Media in the Digital Era. They have an impressive line up of speakers (you can download the program here) and hopefully I will be able to get in a few questions abouts social...
Controversy in the Australian political blogosphere
Posted on February 11, 2011Over the last week there has been an unfortunate saga playing out in the Australian blogosphere surrounding the withdrawal of advertising by some businesses to the Domain, which is a loose collaboration among several Australian blogs to spread the benefits of the advertising to a broader pool of quality blogs...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 09, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: nice move from twitpic (but i'll keep using posterous) ... "Twitter Photo Sharing Platform TwitPic Adds Video Support" http://j.mp/dG7BBT this is cool ... "R.E.M. Stands For R.E.M.I.X. (The SoundCloud Singles)" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 08, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: bad luck for hussey and hauritz ... "Hussey, Hauritz out of World Cup squad" http://bit.ly/eNaMKD /cc @eggplanthero at the drum @annabelcrabb on "Reconstructions of politics" http://j.mp/eJvNdK the hollywood reporter has a great list of the "Top 10 Legal Disclaimers...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on February 07, 2011Every 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 Parliament resuming this week, some issues in online media (including the launch of The Daily and the advertising boycott of...
Technology and the way it frames our world 8 February 2011
Posted on February 07, 2011Every 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 Safer Internet Day, some web alternatives to PowerPoint, a new site for Valentine's Day called...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 07, 2011These are some of the things I tweeted about yesterday: mmm coffee ... "Aussie flat white is the toast of the trendy coffee set in London and Berlin" http://bit.ly/eDxdHQ an interesting post at search engine land ... "Bing: Why Google?s Wrong In Its Accusations" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 06, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a thoughtful post from ben shepherd asks "Is Hulu coming to Australia? And if so, what are the challenges?" http://j.mp/gF8GrJ this looks alright but only if you are a couple #foreveralone ...
Everything Is a Remix
Posted on February 06, 2011Last year New York filmmaker Kirby Ferguson started project called Everything is a Remix, which looks at "remix" within our culture. His first video looked at remix remix within music: Everything is a Remix from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. And now he has released his second video, which looks at...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 05, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting today: here is a good "Super Bowl Preview For People Who Don?t Know Football" http://j.mp/gfwHgL you would hope they would do this happily ... "Request to Drop Dishonorable for Troops Discharged as Gay" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 03, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting today: i really need to get into reddit ... "Reddit Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Pageviews" http://j.mp/eMGerj from techdirt ... "Perfect 10 Aiming To Lose Yet Again; Sues MegaUpload" http://j.mp/f3p3GJ it was bound to happen sooner or later ...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on February 02, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is very interesting indeed ... "US peer-to-peer traffic lower than world average" http://j.mp/f7Ue9T i always tweet while watching tv ... "The Rise of Digital Multitasking" http://j.mp/f0lt1l no surprises here ...
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