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Friday, May 09, 2003
DJs Suspended
for Playing
Dixie Chicks
Country station KKCS has suspended two disc jockeys for playing the Dixie Chicks, violating a ban imposed after the group criticized President Bush.
Lead singer Natalie Maines told a British newspaper she was "ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas."
"We pulled their music two months ago, and it's been a difficult decision because how can you ignore the hottest group in country music," station manager Jerry Grant said.
He said there has been discussion about whether to reinstate the music, but the DJs, Dave Moore and Jeff Singer, became impatient.
"They made it very clear that they support wholeheartedly the president of the United States. They support wholeheartedly the troops, the military. But they also support the right of free speech," Grant said.
The station has received a couple of hundred calls and 75 percent favored playing the music.
more @ Washington Post.
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post by vasco on 1:49 AM
Rural Wireless
Made MIT Pulls Out
of Media Lab Asia
As the result of disagreements with India's new minister of education over the focus and management of Media Lab Asia's research projects, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is withdrawing from the collaboration it began in 2001 with India's information technology ministry. The disputes have been both philosophical and bureaucratic: the new minister, Arun Shourie, has been unhappy that the lab's salary structure does not follow that of the Indian civil service, and he apparently also disagrees with MIT's focus on developing rural wireless networks and building speech interfaces to make information more accessible to illiterate people. MIT Media Laboratory director Nicholas Negroponte said the dissolution of the relationship "will certainly make us think," because "90% of what happened was driven by the change of minister, very much outside of our control." Media Lab Asia will probably continue the use of that name, since MIT has never trademarked the term 'Media Lab'.
more @ New York Times.
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post by vasco on 1:32 AM
TV-Show Swapping
Catches Hollywood
by Surprise
The proliferation in European broadband Internet access is fueling a new trend -- TV-show swapping -- which enables European viewers to catch the latest U.S. sitcoms just days after they first air, rather than waiting months for a local network to broadcast them. Jacqueline Hurt, a lawyer specializing in media law, says, "Until now, the effect of the Internet on TV and film has been small because of the speed issues involved in downloading. But with the increased uptake of broadband, and if the quality was acceptable, then this could be a big issue for broadcasters and program-makers… The value of a program to broadcasters will go down if the program is readily available on the Internet." But broadcasters remain largely unaware of the threat. Yinka Adegoke, deputy editor of New Media Age magazine, says: "No one I know in the industry is aware of it and it is just not on the agenda… If this goes from being a niche activity to the mainstream it will be virtually impossible to stop. This is exactly what happened to the music industry. Once the genie is out of the bottle you can't put it back in." The range of shows available for downloading currently is focused on the most popular U.S. programs, such as "Friends" and "The West Wing," and programs with loyal fan bases, such as science fiction.
more @ BBC News.
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post by vasco on 1:20 AM
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Palm in Motion:
Wireless Connectivity
and Secure E-Mail
PalmSource, the software subsidiary of PDA market leader Palm, has forged an alliance with Research in Motion (RIM), maker of Blackberry devices, to make wireless data connectivity and secure e-mail available to Palm OS licensees. Palm has also cut a deal with RIM rival Good Technology, which will enable Palm to make available Good's
communications software and services on the Palm OS. The market for handhelds was down 20% in 2002, but PalmSource CEO David Nagel says a recent survey of 500 companies indicates that 90% of IT managers plan to spend as much as 15% more on IT this year than last year.
more @ CNet News.
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post by vasco on 2:05 AM
Gates on Microsoft's
New Security System:
Use it or Don't it
Microsoft's Bill Gates thinks people should have no fears about the company's new hard-wired security technology -- but reminds them that they don't have to use it unless they want to: "This is a mechanism that if people want to use, for example, to protect medical records, they can use it. It's a lot of work to do this stuff, and we think consumers will want those privacy guarantees. If they don't want them, then fine, ask me about our other work.'' Chipmakers Intel and AMD are working on the hardware aspects of the technology, which will provide the creators or owners of digital content a very high level of control over that content, allowing it to be viewed only by trusted employees or paying customers, and locking out snoops and vandals. Microsoft is calling its technology "Next Generation Secure Computing Base."
more @ San Jose Mercury News.
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post by vasco on 1:20 AM
Google Reachs
3 Billion Web
Pages Instantly
Google, the world's most-used search engine, is now able to instantly search more than 3 billion Web pages about virtually any subject, and quantity has become quality: "Google is altering social and business habits -- from dating to hiring," in the words of one analyst. Journalist Stewart Alsop, who writes about technology, says: "I didn't used to need to do this, but now I can't work effectively without being able to 'Google' someone.'' Examples of Google's new importance: One in three Americans online has searched on the name of a personal acquaintance into a search engine, and one in four had done a "vanity Google'' (typing one's own name into the search box to see what comes up). But as its global dominance grows, more and more people have been questioning Google on issues such as fairness and privacy. ) O'Reilly & Co. president Tim O'Reilly, who publishes computer- and Internet-focused books, says: "There are a lot of people who certainly worry about a Google backlash, if it gets too powerful, and Lynn Wedel, a frequent Google user, worries: "There's too much information, and it's too easy to find. I didn't know all these things were in the databases.'' People often find that their marathon finish times, club memberships and high school reunion photos online, because a friend, family member or organization has posted the information. Ben Edelman, a fellow a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, warns: "They are, after all, free to do what they want to. But make no mistake about it, if people aren't happy, Google could face regulation. People will want to pass a law.''
more @ San Jose Mercury News.
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post by vasco on 1:09 AM