Over the last ten years individuals, businesses and society have shifted. The rapid technology changes have opened the door to change. The way we socialise, how we shop, the way we search for information, the way we study, and the way we work have to some degree altered. It is argued that fundamental shifts in […]
It is argued that fundamental shifts in technology are activating massive changes in business particularly around how information is accessed, captured, managed and shared. These changes have implications for everyone in all aspects of our lives. We are now wired 24 hours a day with everything at our finger tips. The Internet connects us like […]
The recent announcements of both Fairfax and News Limited about job cuts in their respective newspapers has crystallised the reality of offline/online media. The offline media in the way of newspapers has been struggling for a long while and Fairfax in particular has been slow to react to the certainty of the Internet. Although I […]
You can’t approach social media with a traditional media mindset, or you’ll never see a return on your investment in the medium. Here’s how social media users expect you to connect with them. Technology is rapidly evolving and growing and history shows that as new technology emerges, old techniques are applied because this is all […]
A recent Fair Work Australia decision shows that all businesses must have a social media policy. In the decision involving a Linfox employee, the Fair Work Australia Commissioner said that it was “not sufficient” for Linfox not to have a social media policy in this current digital age. Read more about the decision: “Not good […]
There has been a lot in the news lately about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) which is an anti piracy bill put before the USA House of Representative. The Senate equivalent is Pipa (Protect Intellectual Property Act). Read more about it in this article: Q &A: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). What seemed assured […]
I’m back after the summer break and hoping to bring you some interesting thoughts this year on the current issues of the Internet, starting with Internet tracking. It seems that Internet users are becoming savvier about covering their tracks while online. It is common place for users to be tracked anonymously as they visit websites. […]
Here are two articles you might enjoy reading if you are interested in the online environment! Why Online Anonymity is an Illusion and Court says ISPs can’t be Forced to Monitor Illegal Downloads These articles provide many discussion points: whether anonymity online should be allowed and how it is problematic for defamation, and whether ISPs […]
There was a great article in yesterday’s The Age, Facial Recognition: The Case for and against ‘Total Surveillance’. Facial recognition technology is about to become the most significant technology that we have seen for a long time. It is state of the art in terms of recognising and identifying people and this will be particularly […]
Privacy means different things to different people. When it comes to modern technologies, this impacts on our privacy. GPS navigation, smart cards, electronic transport tolls all have some elements which affect our privacy. In the online environment it is even more complex particularly when it comes to personal information, which is only one aspect of […]
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