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Comment on Citizen Journalism Not a Luxury in Russia, Egypt by Steve O'Keefe

Steve O'Keefe — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:17:17 +0000

Thanks for covering this story, Rachelle.

I note with some concern that India is requiring Google to locate their servers inside India so that they can be monitored by the state.

It’s sad that freedom of speech gets so little support in the world. Those who exercise it risk not only their freedom but also the freedom of their families.

Comment on USA Today Shifts Focus to Digital Content by Steve O'Keefe

Steve O'Keefe — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:56:14 +0000

Rachelle,

Thanks for yet another example of the decline of the print media. I’ve long felt that print advertising is declining because it’s not trackable — not because it doesn’t work. Now the print media are embracing online advertising, which is highly trackable but not very profitable.

It appears the only way to make news coverage pay is to crowdsource the content — no more paying reporters, photographers, editors, illustrators, or fact-checkers. Just shape what is given to you and present it, with all its flaws, along with an ad.

SixEstate may end up as one of the few companies that still employs journalists and editors.

Comment on From Orwell to Foursquare – Comfort, Privacy, and Geolocation by Facebook and the New Age of Privacy

Facebook and the New Age of Privacy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:04:58 +0000

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Comment on Apps Help Children With Developmental Disabilities by David Reich

David Reich — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:20:51 +0000

Janine,

We should be thanking you for your work developing such amazing apps. We hope to continue covering this here at SixEstate.com.

Thanks!

Comment on Apps Help Children With Developmental Disabilities by J Boleda

J Boleda — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:42:56 +0000

Thank you so much for you article highlighting using the iTouch as support for those with developmental disabilities. It is so important that parents know that there are ways that they can help their children. I am the developer of the First Then Visual Schedule and My Choice Board. I was inspired to create them to support my own son who is non-verbal and severely impacted by Autism. The iTouch and iPad have allowed him to learn and access his world in a way that we never dreamed possible.

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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:08:41 +0000

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Comment on The Righthaven Lawsuits Multiply, to Scrutiny Online by George Williams

George Williams — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:18:58 +0000

Under Section 230 of Title 47 of the United States Code (47 USC § 230), it is understood that readers’ comments, entries written by guest bloggers, tips sent by email, and information provided via an RSS feed or other sources are all considered information provided by another content provider.

Comment on uReport Expands YouTube’s Citizen Journalism Concept by Rachelle Matherne

Rachelle Matherne — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:21:04 +0000

Good questions. I haven’t been able to find the answers upon re-examining the site.

Comment on Righthaven on the Copyright Warpath by Rachelle Matherne

Rachelle Matherne — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:15:51 +0000

I’m not a lawyer, obviously, but my understanding of Fair Use is that the length of the quoted material can and does factor in. Something about the ratio of quoted material in relation to the entirety of the original source, I believe.

No matter. The personal guideline of 3 – 5 sentences that I mentioned in my post above has less to do with Fair Use and more to do with what I think constitutes better blogging.

Comment on uReport Expands YouTube’s Citizen Journalism Concept by Steve O'Keefe

Steve O'Keefe — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:18:54 +0000

KGO-TV is getting a lot of love from us here at SixEstate. See yesterday’s post with a another ABC-7 clip.

I’d be curious to know who owns the copyright to the video once it’s uploaded? Does KGO-TV get all rights to the video? Do they compensate people whose video they use?