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- GuttenPlag: ‘Cognitive Surplus’ bei der Arbeit"Das Mit-Mach-Recherche-Netz hat hier die Recherche-Leitmassenmedien überflügelt. So sieht es zumindest derzeit aus. Die Nutzer-Massen waren zu mehr imstande als das einst so enigmatisch-allwissend erscheinende Spiegel-Archiv."
- Why Google’s One Pass Could Be a Ticket to Nowhere"Google’s service is essentially designed to handle the payment processing for multiple subscription sites, so users can theoretically sign up for dozens without worrying about being nickel-and-dimed by each one. There’s just one problem: There’s no sign that users have any interest in doing this — or at least, not in large enough numbers to make it work for anyone other than perhaps The Economist and the Wall Street Journal. Those who have put up new paywalls, including The Times of London, have seen the vast majority of their readers disappear into the wind."
- How Google Can Beat Facebook: No, Its Not on the Web"Ability to interact on an ongoing basis anywhere, any time and sharing everything, from moments to emotions – is what social is all about. From my vantage point, this is what Google should focus on. If not — you know it very well — Facebook will."
- Twitter’s Battle for Control of its API"Personally, the only logical option is leveraging the API has the business model, along with contextual advertising. The API is the gasoline that’s fuelling an amazing ecosystem. Twitter needs to support and monetize it so it creates a win-win scenario for everyone."
- Facebook Adds hCalendar and hCard Microformats to Millions of Events"As of today, Facebook has marked up all events with the hCalendar microformat including marking up their venues with hCard as well. According to a simple Google search, that’s millions of public events now with microformats"
- Am Ende der Guttenberg Galaxis"bis dato konnten sich politiker sicher sein, spätestens mit allen anderen zu erfahren, was die masse wissen kann; sie konnten ihre statements also dementsprechend anpassen. jetzt wissen sie noch nicht einmal, dass sich (ab und an, da muss einiges zusammenkommen) zumindest teilmassen formieren können, die ihnen quasi aus der zukunft zuschauen können."
- Watching Bahrain through a friend’s eyes, heartbroken"It’s the opposite of the end of history – everything is happening so fast that it’s hard to stop to reflect without missing the next chapter."
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- Stephan Noller, die Liebe zu Daten und der digitale Mob
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