Blogs from Lebanon

The recent tragedy of war in Lebanon has spurred Americans, as well as people from Israel and Lebanon, to turn to the Internet for support.  Groups of bloggers are publishing their struggles online.  These posts serve many purposes: providing a point of contact with family and friends, keeping others informed about what exactly is going on in daily life in the Middle East,...

Pew Charitable Trust Report on Bloggers

In an attempt to provide a “portrait” of American bloggers, the Pew Internet and American Life Center put out yet another study on the weblog phenomenon. Key takeaways are as follows:

• 12 million Americans keep a blog
• 57 million Americans read blogs
• 37% of Americans who blog use their lives and experiences as inspiration for entries
• 11% of American bloggers say they focus mainly on writing about politics and government
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Blogging Shut Down in India

The New York Times reported yesterday that in the wake of the bombings in Mumbai, the Indian government has effectively ordered ISPs to block a number of domains, including “*.blogspot.com” (Blogger),”*.typepad.com”(Typepad) and “geocities.com/*” (Yahoo! Geocities), citing that terrorists might use blogs to coordinate attacks. Yahoo! Groups has also been blocked....

Does MoveDigital Have Political Applications?

Techcrunch has a report today on MoveDigital, a site that gives organization a quick and easy way to distribute their videos in a variety of digital formats. I gave it a go and the site is very simple to use. The first step is to create an account and upload your video to the MoveDigital site....

Neurotechnology

Yesterday, the New York Times profiled an implantable neuromotor prosthetic that allowed a young man suffering from a spinal cord injury “to control a computer, a television set and a robot using only his thoughts,” offering hope to many who are in similar situations. The broader term for the connection of man and machine is brain-computer interface,...