The ground is moving under Community libel legislation, one ruling at a time. The latest is a judgement from Justice Eady that Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel. Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by “give and take” and should be considered in that context.
In English law, [...]
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Internet Forums More Like Slander than Libel, Says High Court Judge Eady
August 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
How Do I Embed Google Lively 3D Rooms into My Site or Facebook?
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
UPDATE: Google Lively has announced that it is shutting down its service on 31 December 2008. More details here.
How to embed Google Lively 3d Rooms into your site or Facebook - I’m getting a lot of questions about this since I posted my article about the launch of Google Lively.
Embedding is really simple, so it [...]
“I Blog” group launched on Linked-In
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
A group for bloggers who also use Linked-in (or Linked-Inners who also blog) was launched today. Members display the “I Blog” icon on their profile:
The idea is to add a dimension to a person’s profile by declaring that they blog, and using the “I Blog” icon.
This is an interesting one for those using their profile [...]
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BBC shuts Today Programme discussion boards - Moderation on media sites
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Not so surprising news that the BBC has decided to close down its Today Programme discussion boards, in a similar way to how the Daily Mail closed their news and Sports forums (some now re-opened), and The Mirror closed their Maddie forum.
I still recall how the online editor of a tabloid newspaper rang me up [...]
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