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“CourtListener (Beta) was created by Michael Lissner as part of a masters thesis at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. Michael was advised by Assistant Professor, Brian Carver. The goal of the site is to create a free and competitive real time alert tool for the U.S. judicial system. At present, the site …
“Can digital journalism be profitable? What’s making money, what isn’t, and why? A new report from Columbia University faculty members Bill Grueskin, academic dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and Ava Seave, principal at Quantum Media and adjunct professor at the Columbia Business School, addresses these questions about the financial state of digital …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that the Commission is committed to protecting consumers privacy in the mobile sphere by bringing enforcement actions where appropriate and by working with industry and consumer groups to develop workable solutions that protect consumers while allowing innovation in this growing marketplace. In Commission testimony before the …
The Presidents Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System, May 2011 “The President wants to have a civil and constructive debate on this issue so that we can fix our broken immigration system. To help us reach this goal, the Obama Administration is releasing a Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System. The …
Managing for Results: GPRA Modernization Act Implementation Provides Important Opportunities to Address Government Challenges, GAO-11-617T, May 10, 2011 TARP: Treasury’s Exit from GM and Chrysler Highlights Competing Goals, and Results of Support to Auto Communities Are Unclear, GAO-11-471, May 10, 2011 Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Internal Control Weaknesses Need to Be Corrected to Help Achieve …
Internetnews.com: “Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is buying Internet communications provider Skype for some $8.5 billion in cash — the largest acquisition in the company’s history. The two companies said the deal was the result of an unsolicited offer from Microsoft and, if it passes regulatory hurdles, will make Skype a division of the software …
News release: “Third parties, in particular advertisers, have accidentally had access to Facebook users accounts including profiles, photographs, chat, and also had the ability to post messages and mine personal information. Fortunately, these third-parties may not have realized their ability to access this information. We have reported this issue to Facebook, who has taken corrective …
CRS – Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations, February 28, 2011 “As technology continues to advance, what was once thought novel, even a luxury, quickly becomes commonplace, even a necessity. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is one such example. Generally, GPS is a satellite-based technology that …
“The Quarterly Coal Distribution Report (QCDR) provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data by coal origin State, coal destination State, mode of transportation, and consuming sector. Quarterly data for all years are preliminary and will be superseded by the release of the corresponding Annual Coal Distribution Report.o Highlights fr the 4th Quarter of 2010: Total …
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