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The complete November 2006 issue is available at www.llrx.com There are 15 new articles in total, so please visit the homepage for links to and abstracts of all this month’s content. Many thanks to all the authors, and have a safe and happy holiday. Leveraging Blogs, RSS, News Alerts and Different Search Engines to Expand …
Chicago Tribune: Lawyers face right to blog – “Online journals that contain legal discussions and background information are challenging traditional practices on attorney advertising.”
U.S. News reports on a range of new programs sponsored by DHS that leverage innovative technology applications (wikis and blogs) and educational programs to expand and improve the effectiveness of homeland security goals and objectives. Reuters: Gov’t unveils a Wikipedia for spies – Analysts can add and edit content on government’s classified Web site
Via Official Google Blog: “…the new Blog Alert, which notifies you about new blog search results. We’ve also added a Comprehensive Alert, which can show results from multiple sources (including Google News, the web, and blogs) so you get fuller information whenever your favorite topics appear online.”
Press release: “Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released tips for bloggers who want the inside story on government agencies. The Bloggers’ FAQ on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) outlines how to use open government laws to get access to records kept by federal agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the …
“One Day in History is a one off opportunity for you to join in a mass blog for the national record. We want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary which will be stored by the British Library as a historical record of our national life. You can enter your diary of …
The Boston Herald reported on new policies that have been implemented to monitor and limit the content of military blogs published by personnel in Iraq, in the interests of operational security.
Business Week: Europe’s Politicians Embrace Web 2.0 – “Seeking new ways to engage with voters, European politicians have taken to blogging and podcasting to get their messages out.”
Institute for Policy, Democracy and the Internet: The Audience for Political Blogs: New Research on Blog Readership, by Joseph Graf, October 20, 2006. (14 pages, PDF)
Press Release, October 18, 2006: “Microsoft Corp. today released to the public Windows® Internet Explorer® 7 for Windows XP, the latest version of the worlds most popular Web browser. Customers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and works …
Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation, Public DRAFT September 21, 2006, R. David Lankes, Joanne Silverstein. Produced for the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy. Information Institute of Syracuse. Syracuse Universitys school of Information Studies. There are three ways to provide comments on the public draft: Read and E-Mail; Read and Join the …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a blog to provide information and a forum for feedback about its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” to be held November 6-8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The public hearings will examine how evolving technology will shape and change the habits, opportunities and challenges …
