Off -Line, I Reconnected
Juan Rodriguez joins Facebook but discovers that disconnecting from the social Web is as important as being a part of it.
Microsoft’s Street Slide, Better Than Google Street View
Microsoft Research demonstrated a new street-level image viewing option that knocks the socks off of Google Maps Street View this week at the SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles. Called Street Slide, the technology allows users to zoom out from the fish-eye pannable photos you see on standard street view options and instead see a series of flat panoramic photos stitched together like a timeline.
How Dictators Watch Us on The Web
quote: The internet is meant to help activists, enable democratic protest and weaken the grip of authoritarian regimes. But it doesn’t—in fact, the web is a boon for bullies.
A discussion.
Cyberwarrior Shortage Threatens US Security
quote: Gosler estimates there are now only 1,000 people in the entire United States with the sophisticated skills needed for the most demanding cyberdefense tasks. To meet the computer security needs of U.S. government agencies and large corporations, he says, a force of 20,000 to 30,000.
