(This post has been updated below) I’m going to take an unpopular stance on the Digg fiasco – Digg moderators were right to take down the HD-DVD hex code. Why? The posting of the code was likely a violation of DMCA 1201. I’m not a lawyer, but does anyone remember the 2600 case? Digg’s hosting [...]
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More from the March 2007 issue of Wired – Annalee Newitz’s piece entitled Herding the Mob explores the influence of online crowds like Digg and eBay, and how the mobs themselves can be influenced, and in many cases gamed. “On the Web, we let strangers tell us who to trust, what to read, and where to [...]
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
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