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Facebook’s plan to offer free internet in developing countries ended up costing users, WSJ reports

The Verge

Facebook partners with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pakistan to give users free access to Facebook and a few other websites, but users have been unknowingly getting charged by their cellular providers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

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Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2 - CIO Musings

CIO Musings

Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2. Internet Availability. Growth in the use of the internet is an international trend. The International Telecommunication Union (2010) reports that 71% of the population in developed countries are online. Adoption of Social Media. Sunday, May 26, 2013. Barry Condrey.

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Twitter’s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward

The Verge

Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The review follows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussing Bluesky earlier this month, when he called it a “standard for the public conversation layer of the internet.”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Social Media and Public Employees - Conclusion

CIO Musings

The rapid growth of social media and internet access are two such trends. The use of popular social media sites by public employees is creating an environment where first amendment rights may be restricted. The courts have just begun developing frameworks (Ryan 2012) for analyzing employee’s first amendment protection claims.

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AI and Web3 move up the agenda for SKT and NTT Docomo

TM Forum

Ryu presented three strategic initiatives that will infuse AI into the operator’s services and processes: transforming its core fixed and mobile, media, and enterprise businesses; expanding AI-based services; and developing new AI use cases. report emerged this week. report emerged this week. Docomo joins Web3 revolution.

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Researchers develop ‘smart’ touch-responsive internet-enabled newspaper

Trends in the Living Networks

In a post on BBC College of Journalism website Paul Egglestone of University of Lancaster’s school of journalism writes: We are developing an entirely new platform for community news and information by connecting paper to the internet to create what is believed to be the world’s first internet-enabled newspaper.

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Why social networks need better blocking tools

The Verge

million to launch Block Party , an anti-harassment startup that helps people filter abuse out of their social media experiences. On Monday, Block the New York Times , a tool to block 800 Times reporters on Twitter at once, materialized via a satirical website. Last month, Tracy Chou announced that she had raised a little under $1.5

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