What is it about?
- Its about controlling the internet ever since the Internet became popular in 1993.
- WCIT-12 was nevertheless a significant event in the evolution of the internet because it demonstrated that the war to control the network not only goes on, but is increasing in intensity.
- The fact that Facebook brought Instagram and they had updated the T&C's and said that they can use people's pictures without their consent links to monetizing. This means that they some what 'own' users relates to control
- "There are probably 200 million people now who think that Facebook is the internet."
What do I think?
I think that the internet is going to take over everything we do, its happening already. Especially how people think Facebook is the internet. It just shows how dependant people are and at the end of the day, people like Zuckerberg only concentrate about updating their site in order to make money. The main objective is to be the most controlling network/business.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/23/internet-will-oligarchs-control-it
What is it about?
Twitter now has more than 200 million active users around the world, with some 10 million of those in the UK underlining its rapid growth as a social media tool. It has shot up from 140 million in May, with major events such as the presidential election in the US and the Olympics converting more people from passive to active users.
What do I think?
Twitter is a surprisingly a very addictive site, as all you do is post up the most irrelevant stuff about what you're thinking, what you've heard or what you're doing. But I'm not surprised that they have reached passed 200 million users
What is it about?
The BBC and ITV have apologised to Lord McAlpine at the high court for "disastrously" and falsely linking him to allegations of child sex abuse.The BBC and ITV have already agreed to pay the Tory peer damages of £185,000 and £125,000 plus legal costs respectively. McAlpine was not in court for a joint statement that concluded his action against the BBC and ITV.
What do I think?
What is this about?
This is about the newspapers facing a decline in 2013. The fact that there is an increase in tablets means that newspapers need to find a way of monetizing the tablets in order to survive. All newspapers are depending on tablets for survival but no one would want to pay for a news when they can get it online. Newspapers have been cutting 68 journalists as they are losing money. :(
What do I think?
I think that the newspapers are going to decline dramatically because everyone's online, but the people online dont want to pay for news which is available for free. So newspapers are having a bit of hard time finding the balance, unlucky that.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/16/print-2013-newpapers-cut-costs
What is it about?
This article is about "The Daily", which is Murdoch's invention of a newspaper (that you have to pay for) and is only available on iPads. However, Murdoch thought that he would sell "millions", matter of fact he only had 100,000 subscribers when he thought he would reach at least 750,000. Then "The Daily" moved to other tablets like the Android and even devices like the Kindle to reach a 'wider audience'. But Jeff Jarvis, the writer of this article, says that "The Daily" was doomed from the start because people wouldn't want to pay for news that they can access for FREE somewhere else. So Murdoch scraped "The Daily" because it was a total fail.
What do I think?
I think that Murdoch has too much money as it is, he owns practically everything and I'm glad that this plan failed because he's just being greedy. I find it funny how he is trying to be innovative and unique by only making this available on tablets but no one is really going to pay for news at the end of the day. People can access it from online, newspapers on the train and even television which is shown at different times of the day. This idea was planned to fail, sorry Murdoch.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/03/the-daily-closes-app-doomed-from-start
