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My vlog is at http://www.mindofmatty.blogspot.com.  RSS is set up, vidos are processing.

Matt’s VLOG (done the right way, thanks to Steve).

http://mindofmatty.blogspot.com/2009/12/great-train-movie.html

This is a link to my first PROPER vlog entry.

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Here are the links to my blogger videos:

http://tooblogtofail.blogspot.com/2009/12/final-movie-1.html

http://tooblogtofail.blogspot.com/2009/12/final-video-2.html

http://tooblogtofail.blogspot.com/2009/12/final-movie-3.html

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We The Media 4

By Adam Heller

Writing on the web is a dangerous thing. I myself am fearful of being sued sometimes for the stuff I post and write about. Having libel insurance is a great idea, but not very practical. I agree with the author about how great it is to be able to make changes, correct, or pull content off a site compared to print. I often find if you comply with users wishes, like taking something down they deem inappropriate or libel, then they usually leave you alone. I guess if you took the libel content down, then they really have no proof you ever posted it. Screen shots can be doctored in Photoshop.

The Intel incident was interesting to read. The Supreme Court ruled that sending anti-Intel emails to current employees was not a crime. I think they ruled that way because they equated the situation to the former employee breaking in and trespassing. Although this section of the chapter was interesting, I don’t think it is a great example.

Copyright  infringement is the biggest problem on the internet. I recently bought a pair of Jordan basketball shoes on the web and they shipped from China. They were replicas of the real thing. I did not know that when I bought them, so I put them up for sale on eBay and stated they were replicas. They took down my listing because of these infringement rights. I said somewhere in the text the words “Air Jordan” and they found that misleading.

I agree that big business and the copyright cartel will and have increased restrictions on grassroots journalism. I don’t think news will go 100% government. No one would believe it.

Cookies are totally network spy’s, but very useful to users too.

The author mentions peer-to-peer files sharing platforms. The problem with making them all illegal is that it will not stop the evolution of piracy. There are always new ways to burn CDs, Bluray’s and share files. Only people with moral standing will not choose to go this route. The numbers of people with high moral standard is growing. Not quite as much as the other side of the coin, but enough to make entertainment profitable.

I like the fact the author does try to get the readers politically active. He even gives ideas on how to user your power as a consumer.

Most of chapter 11 was information, not based on the author’s opinion. Most of it seemed out of date.

The Internet is the most important medium since the printing press. I totally agree with that. I also agree the Big Media is finally listening to the people because of this wave of media outlets that allow everyone to be a journalist.

I disagree with the author about public officials paying attention to the interests of their constituents. He does state that it is a hope, but politicians have one agenda, the politician.

Although the book is dated, the author has a deep understanding of technology and its evolution. A lot of what I read had a lot to do with what I am learning in my computer ethics class. I would love to see a revised version of this book.

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