Since it’s birth the Internet has relied upon the interaction of its users for content – now social media and Web 2.0 technologies have propelled user generated content to the forefront, and concern is mounting over...
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September 17, 2010
Facebook’s new ‘places’ application has sparked another debate over privacy. The new feature, which arrived today for UK users, encourages people on Facebook to share their location with other members of the...
An increasing number of people are getting their news online rather than from newspapers, or television. Mobile devices, and the proliferation of wi-fi have made it easier than ever for the tech-savvy to stay on top of current...
September 27, 2010
In a competitive market setting your products apart from other people’s is key to maintaining an edge. Product design is often an important characteristic of a brand. It could even be the USP of the business.
Where,...
October 11, 2010
Google has recently won a case in Spain against Spanish broadcaster Telecinco regarding its video sharing site YouTube. Telecinco claimed that YouTube was responsible for copyright infringement when its users posted material which...
October 11, 2010
Recently, nearly a year after the latest French anti-piracy law reached the statute books, the French government agency HADOPI began to see the first batch of notices sent out to ISPs identifying IP addresses allegedly...
October 14, 2010
Shireen Smith will be speaking at the London School of Economics on the 27th of October. The talk is part of a series of sessions run by the university for their students.
October 14, 2010
Shireen Smith will give a talk to entrepreneurial students from a variety of disciplines at the London School of Economics on the 1st of December. The talk will last two hours, and cover subjects and experiences relevant to people...
October 18, 2010
Shireen Smith will be speaking on the impact that Web 2.0 and Social Media have had on the business world. The talk will also cover the risks associated with taking a business online, how these can be managed, and the...
October 25, 2010
A trade mark can be refused where it is descriptive of the goods and services it covers. This could be where the mark ‘designates the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value or geographical origin’ of the...
October 29, 2010
It’s easy to forget about things as you focus on the look and feel of the website and a good privacy policy could quite easily be one of them. But a privacy policy is essential for your website, as data protection and other...
November 1, 2010
In September, the Swiss Federal Court ruled that an anti-piracy company in Switzerland, Logistep, must cease collecting the IP addresses of users sharing files on peer-to-peer networks.
IP addresses are used to route...