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Does google make libel easier?

By alex | Published: 7/17/2005
One of the elements of libel is that you have to clearly identify the person you are talking about. Traditionally, this meant naming them, or otherwise indicating who they were in a way that was identifiable by a large number of people. In the Style section of the New York Times today is an essay […]
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Ceci n’est pas un blogue?

By alex | Published: 7/16/2005
Rubel points to a posting on the BuzzMetrics blog about whether blog readers know they are reading blogs. It turns out they may not, according to a survey by Neilsen/Netratings. As the entry notes, anyone that works with blogs already knew that, but it’s nice to see it backed up with data. I remember talking […]
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Cameron Marlow’s survey

By alex | Published: 7/10/2005
I finally got around to taking Cameron Marlow’s Weblog Survey, and I’m glad I did. I had seen his request on his blog, but initially resisted because I wasn’t sure about the anonymity issues. Still not sure about the sample (since it will reflect the networks of people who know him and know people who […]
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Mood Maps

By alex | Published: 7/9/2005
Coates has a post up about tracking livejournal moods. I suspect a lot of people have been thinking about this lately. I’m always a little reluctant to post about work at its earliest stages, but before the summer is out, I hope to have a “mood map” running and be able to compare regional attitudes […]
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