Category: Future of News

• Livestream Calls Out Ustream and Justin.tv for Profiting Off of Piracy

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• The pros and cons of newspapers partnering with ‘citizen journalism’ networks

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• This is why copyright is so wrong today. I watched the Lessig piece, and it was brilliant. It was fact-based, interesting, and made something like copyright seem vital to those who care about intellectual and academic freedom. Now, because of a few seconds of music that he was using as any academic would, to illustrate a point, like a footnote, the whole audio stream is gone. The content conglomerates are using the legal system to produce a chilling effect on free speech.

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• Bad credit? No credit? No problem. With Illinois’ unemployment rate at a staggering 11 percent, employers can afford to be more selective in whom they hire. But a new bill could give job seekers…

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• The Rink at Wrigley closed its gates for the season on Feb. 28, and it may not return next year. Over 12,000 people this winter visited the ice rink, which was located for the first time this…

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• As Illinois struggles with a $13 billion deficit — one of the worst in the country — human services groups and tax watchdog organizations pushed state lawmakers last week to raise taxes. The Center…

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• Comics can be academic material, providing literary insight and perspective on times, current and past according to Chicago Nerd Social Club. Nerds of all kinds (history, literary, academic) are…

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• Dave Winer changes his thinking.

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• Recommendations that combine what you know with novel suggestions

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• Can you tell random from real data? Here is an interesting test.

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