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Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:04

Internet Observatory Report
Another piece on Arbor's 2009 research on the emergence of "hypergiants" in terms of internet traffic
(tags: internet research architecture filtering freespeech arbor intermediary)

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:03

Why We're Giving Away Our Reporting Recipe – ProPublica
Pro Pubica decides we can't go it alone – offers the recipe for a particularly effective piece of journalism, asks other journalists to help them replicate the reporting elsewhere.

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:04

Why We're Giving Away Our Reporting Recipe – ProPublica
Pro Pubica decides we can't go it alone – offers the recipe for a particularly effective piece of journalism, asks other journalists to help them replicate the reporting elsewhere.

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 18:05

Raph's Website " Are virtual worlds over?
Fascinating article from a 3d virtual worlds pioneer arguing that much lighter-weight games have stolen some of the momentum for virtual worlds by appearing to be standalone places with an ongoing existence… even when they're not. A very interesting analysis of the ways psuedonymity, tie formation and the notion of independently existing place differ between Facebook games and virtual worlds… ending with a conclusion that momentum has shifted towards these simpler spaces.

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 18:03

Foursquare in SF: The Quest for Mayorship | 7×7
nice riff on the competitive dynamics behind foursquare, and the ways in which the game mechanics – tacked on to a social search tool – ate the main product
(tags: foursquare GPS location geolocation mobile sanfrancisco

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 18:10

Booking a Flight the Frugal Way – Frugal Traveler Blog – NYTimes.com
What I'll send to friends and family the next time they ask me for advice on how to book a cheap airline ticket online
(tags: internet travel airlines tips tickets nytimes)

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 18:04

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 18:04

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 18:04

Submitted by EthanZuckermanBlog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 18:03

Still Counting? 27 More Websites Opened in Xinjiang | Xinjiang: Far West China
The internet in Xinjiang opens up a little bit… but as a constrained, whitelisted network. Is this the shape of things to come?