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Pew Internet & American Life Project press release: “A December 2006 survey has found that 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. On a typical day online, 7% of internet users say they tag or categorize online content.”
Federal Citizen Information Center: 2007 Consumer Action Handbook (178 pages, PDF): “This everyday guide to being a smart shopper is chocked full of helpful tips about buying a car or home, preventing identity theft, understanding credit, resolving problems after a purchase, and much more. Consumer Topics: This .pdf includes all of the Consumer Topics (63 …
Press release: “The Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT), which is jointly chaired by Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Josette Sheeran, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, will host its first conference on Global Internet Freedom on January 30, 2007 in Washington, D.C. This event is a follow-up …
Press release: “Internet access revenue for cable and other program distribution increased 18 percent, from $9.4 billion in 2004 to $11.1 billion in 2005, while access revenue for Internet service providers decreased 13 percent, from $14.1 billion in 2004 to $12.2 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Revenue for Internet publishing and …
Library Workflow Redesign: Six Case Studies, by Marilyn Mitchell, editor, January 2007. 81 pp. Supplemental Information (these documents are not in the published report): Appalachian College Association, supplements (PDF) The Libraries of The Claremont Colleges, supplements (PDF) The Robert W. Woodruff Library of the AUC, supplements (PDF)
From Politico.com, “a dossier [126 pages, PDF] of confidential Giuliani campaign documents of which the campaign lost possession in early November [2006]. The documents appear to have been prepared by Giuliani’s chief fundraiser, Anne Dickerson. Some personal information, largely cellular phone numbers, was redacted.” The Giuliani Dossier: A Brief Tour
“Center for Democracy and Technology today urged lawmakers to adopt an approach to Internet-related policymaking that protects fundamental civil liberties, reestablishes meaningful privacy protections and paves the way for the United States’ continued leadership in technological innovation. In its Congressional Agenda for the 110th Congress, CDT offers both a broad overview of the challenges associated …
Follow-up to previous postings on ex-Rep. Foley and the Congressional page scandal, released today by the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General; a Special Report, A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Initial Response to Representative Mark Foleys E-mails to a Former Page, January 2007, PDF (Full Report) and HTML version. Press …
Press release: “A diverse group of companies, academics, investors, technology leaders and human rights organizations announced today its intention to seek solutions to the free expression and privacy challenges faced by technology and communications companies doing business internationally. The process which aims to produce a set of principles guiding company behavior when faced with …
Progress & Freedom Foundation released a Tech Agenda for 2007
Pew Internet and American Life Project press release: “The number of Americans who cited the internet as their primary source of campaign news in 2006 doubled since the last mid-term election. Twice as many Americans used the internet as their primary source of news about the 2006 campaign compared with the most recent mid-term election …
WSJ free feature: Revisiting the Early Net – A Slate of Predictions Made for 1995 Reveal What Has and Hasn’t Changed
