UK Web Content to be archived
The Legal Deposit Libraries of the UK and Ireland are to archive UK web content for the benefit of future researchers. More information from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22028738 and the British Library http://www.bl.uk/100websites/index.html Curators of the web archive has selected their top 100 websites: http://www.bl.uk/100websites/top100.html
Opengendertracking project
A project which aims to build software to track gender content in online news stories. The website provides an explanation of the project. This launch page http://opengendertracking.org/ includes details about bias and the under-representation of women in news stories. It includes stories measuring women in UK news.
Google Reader
Plans to discontinue Google Reader (the RSS feed reader) have been announced. Articles on this available here http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/14/google-reader-rss-retired and What Does the Demise of Google Reader Tell Us About Open Web Standards? This brief article is followed by blog posts suggesting alternatives to Google Reader: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/poll/2013/mar/14/google-reader-will-you-miss-it-alternatives-poll Feedly is coming out as a strong alternative: http://www.feedly.com/ Netvibes […]
Who uses social media?
The latest Pew report (covering the USA) provides a snapshot of the social democgraphics of Internet users by categories such as age, race, gender and income: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Social-media-users.aspx For similar accounts relating to the UK try the Oxford Internet Surveys: http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/oxis/databases For another good starting point for free data, often with a focus on consumer usage […]
Global voices advocacy
A report on the internet firewall in China. Surveys the 2013 battle between Chinese netizens and China’s Great Firewall: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2013/01/31/netizen-report-great-firewall-edition/
Twitter transparency
https://transparency.twitter.com/information-requests An official site set up by Twitter reports on how many requests they have had from governments for removal of information and account details. It is also adding data on where sites are blocked.
Net Children Go Mobile Project
http://www.netchildrengomobile.eu/ A new project funded by the Safer Internet Programme of the European Commission has been launched. It will study data on children and the mobile internet in Denmark, Italy, Romania and the UK. This will produce both quantitative and qualitative data and research reports. The website has project specifications and news.
Use of technology
2012 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR)http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html#~2012 Covers Generation Y 18-30 use of technology includes infographics on online friendship, smartphones, internet security (note complete report not yet in full online). Compare with earlier reports from 2010 onwards. The latest Pew Global Attitudes Project Report also charts the rise of social networking across the globe. It […]
Syria’s internet blackout
Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications. Go to the site for examples of messages left.
ITN Productions launches citizen journalism channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/truthloader A new initiative to encourage citizen reporters to help shape news stories called Truthloader. See the mission statement video via YouTube. It aims to highlight stories bringing investigative and citizen journalism together. There is also a reddit discussion board associated with it. CNN iReport also seeks to highlight citizen journalism. The Guardian has recently […]
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