October 2011
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What Wikipedia Deletes, and Why →
infoneer-pulse:
The researchers, Andrew G. West and Insup Lee, wondered what content on the enormously popular Web site could be so troubling that Wikipedia administrators would decide to remove it forever. “Wikipedia is at that paramount example of open-source transparency,” Mr. Lee said. “So when you see them behaving in a nontransparent manner, you want to see what motivates them to do...
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“The company’s recent, dark and confusing quarter resulted in a loss of 810,000...”
– Netflix lost around 810,000 subscribers over the last few months | Film | Newswire | The A.V. Club.
This is a shocking number. I know they had some losses, but I never would have thought it’d be so many people. LEARN YOUR LESSON, Netflix.
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Google+ Loses 60% of Active Users →
Despite users’ curiosity around Google+, it seems like most Google+ users just wanted to see the platform before returning to Facebook. ‘Google has lost over 60 per cent of its active users on its social network Google+, according to a report by Chitika Insights, raising questions about how well it is doing against its rival, Facebook. Despite the clear interest in an alternative to Facebook, it...
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“I love that when Occupy Wall Street was denied permission to use bullhorns,...”
– Eugene Robinson (via azspot). I love a good analog solution to a problem. I don’t really have a TON to say about the whole Occupy Wall Street thing. It’s a general sort of mish-mash of ideas the same way that the Tea Party is a general mish-mash of ideas. It’s maybe more fun, and...
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“Once you know this is where an artist is aiming, watching her get there can be...”
– Why We Fight: The Imagination of Lana Del Rey | Features | Pitchfork.
This really perfectly captures something I’ve found myself thinking pretty often when I think about my reactions to something new.
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“When you have little money, you buy second-hand books. Seen a second-hand ebook...”
– No Books Means “Poor People Need Not Apply”. Copyfight: the politics of IP.
I’ll leave this here with no comment. Click through for some more. 