Live coverage of the day of action as Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and others join protest against Sopa – the Stop Online Piracy Act.
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Sopa blackout and day of action – live
Live coverage of the day of action as Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and others join protest against Sopa – the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Trefor Davies aims to get more than 100,000 comments by 0600 on Friday – and he needs your help A Briton is attempting to set a new world record for the most comments on an online news article, in a scheme aimed at raising £100,000 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Trefor Davies, chief technology officer of Timico, began the attempt at 0600 GMT and is attempting to get around 100,000 unique comments – more than 1 per second – in the 24 hours. His post, at http://www.trefor.net/2012/01/05/world-record-attempt-for-most-comments-on-an-online-news-item-in-24-hours-has-started-comment24-rnli/ , is also intended to raise money for charity: for every comment that people leave, Davies aims to raise £1 for the RNLI
Trefor Davies aims to get more than 100,000 comments by 0600 on Friday – and he needs your help A Briton is attempting to set a new world record for the most comments on an online news article, in a scheme aimed at raising £100,000 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Trefor Davies, chief technology officer of Timico, began the attempt at 0600 GMT and is attempting to get around 100,000 unique comments – more than 1 per second – in the 24 hours. His post, at http://www.trefor.net/2012/01/05/world-record-attempt-for-most-comments-on-an-online-news-item-in-24-hours-has-started-comment24-rnli/ , is also intended to raise money for charity: for every comment that people leave, Davies aims to raise £1 for the RNLI
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Briton seeks commenters to held set record and raise £100,000 for RNLI
The spirit of fun is alive in the White House, even as debt ceiling negotiations go down to the wire Twitter and the White House might seem like a dry combination, but even with the debt ceiling coming perilously close to crushing everyone beneath it, the leader of the free world – or at least the people in charge of the White House Twitter feed – found time to have a bit of fun on Wednesday.
The spirit of fun is alive in the White House, even as debt ceiling negotiations go down to the wire Twitter and the White House might seem like a dry combination, but even with the debt ceiling coming perilously close to crushing everyone beneath it, the leader of the free world – or at least the people in charge of the White House Twitter feed – found time to have a bit of fun on Wednesday.
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White House rickrolls Twitter user who complains of ‘dull’ feed
On this week’s programme, we’re reporting on the smartphone market, a handset ecosystem that’s set to reach critical mass in the next 23 months. Once more than half the UK population has access to all the features, what will this mean for how we consume online content, and for trends in the UK software development market? Also, David Cameron launched the UK’s latest open data initiative, releasing a new tranche of public data for use by developers
On this week’s programme, we’re reporting on the smartphone market, a handset ecosystem that’s set to reach critical mass in the next 23 months. Once more than half the UK population has access to all the features, what will this mean for how we consume online content, and for trends in the UK software development market? Also, David Cameron launched the UK’s latest open data initiative, releasing a new tranche of public data for use by developers
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Tech Weekly podcast: New government data, smartphone explosion
On May 24, 2011, In Technology, Uncategorized, by lsderotes
Ashley Highfield, Microsoft UK’s managing director of consumer and online announces the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone 7, and debates with Charles Arthur whether it has been successful. Then Aleks speaks to Jonathan Todd, the European commission spokesperson for digital affairs at the EC, who tells us about new rules as part of their digital agenda
Ashley Highfield, Microsoft UK’s managing director of consumer and online announces the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone 7, and debates with Charles Arthur whether it has been successful. Then Aleks speaks to Jonathan Todd, the European commission spokesperson for digital affairs at the EC, who tells us about new rules as part of their digital agenda
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Democratic senator tells SXSW audience to fight back against Comcast and other companies lobbying for two-speed internet Democratic senator Al Franken has has issued a rallying cry to “innovators and entrepreneurs” at SXSW to fight back against Comcast and other companies lobbying to pave the way for a two-speed internet.
Democratic senator tells SXSW audience to fight back against Comcast and other companies lobbying for two-speed internet Democratic senator Al Franken has has issued a rallying cry to “innovators and entrepreneurs” at SXSW to fight back against Comcast and other companies lobbying to pave the way for a two-speed internet.
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SXSW 2011: Al Franken warns of ‘outright disaster’ over net neutrality
Panel session reveals shocking statistics about levels of personal debt among working Americans – but few real solutions A half-empty ballroom at the Hilton Hotel was the venue for a discussion about the estimated 30 million working Americans who can’t make their pay cheques last to the end of the month.
Panel session reveals shocking statistics about levels of personal debt among working Americans – but few real solutions A half-empty ballroom at the Hilton Hotel was the venue for a discussion about the estimated 30 million working Americans who can’t make their pay cheques last to the end of the month.
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SXSW 2011: The future of consumer lending
On March 8, 2011, In Technology, Uncategorized, by Lobo
Aleks Krotoski is joined by Guardian Technology editor Charles Arthur and Guardian Apps Blog editor Stuart Dredge in the studio this week to forecast how the recently launched iPad 2 will transform our web consumption habits. Is the browser dead? Are apps the way we’ll surf the web from now on?
Aleks Krotoski is joined by Guardian Technology editor Charles Arthur and Guardian Apps Blog editor Stuart Dredge in the studio this week to forecast how the recently launched iPad 2 will transform our web consumption habits. Is the browser dead? Are apps the way we’ll surf the web from now on?
The US and the UK might get all the attention but should we be looking to Canada for innovative open data initiatives?
The US and the UK might get all the attention but should we be looking to Canada for innovative open data initiatives?
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How Canada became an open data and data journalism powerhouse
Banks are failing all over the US – it’s the equivalent of $2,000 for every man, woman and child in the country in bad debt. See where they are and download the data • Download the data Failed banks in the US have become such a regular event that many have stopped noticing them.
Banks are failing all over the US – it’s the equivalent of $2,000 for every man, woman and child in the country in bad debt. See where they are and download the data • Download the data Failed banks in the US have become such a regular event that many have stopped noticing them.
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Failed banks in the US: mapping the crisis