Video: Interview with Wikileaks Founder
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange talks about the leaking of Afghanistan documents to his site. Wikileaks (http://www.wikileaks.com) is an interesting model. It’s content is routed thru ISP’s in country with a high level of privacy protection and the path is said to be roundabout to prevent tracking leakers. Assange himself keeps mobile as he feels that he is personally tracked by intel agencies.
Video: Copyright and Tech #4 – New Video
In this panel excerpt from Copyright and Technology 2010, panelists discuss how patterns are beginning to emerge from the chaos of multiple video formats playing on multiple video systems. There is still no standard but the dust may be beginning to settle.
Panel:
Moderator, David Leibowitz Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Mitch Singer CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment and President, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem
Dave Habiger CEO, Sonic Solutions
Florian Pestoni Principal Product Manger Adobe Systems
Sheau Ng VP Technology R&D, NBC Universal
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Growing Bible App Sales Hint at Shifting iPad Demographics
The Bible is the second top selling book for iPads, just behind Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. This is an indication that iPad ownership is not limited to urban hipsters.
Growing Bible App Sales Hint at Shifting iPad Demographics – Science and Tech – The Atlantic.
Digital Design: Redesigning the Boarding Pass
For all of you flying the friendly skies this summer. Here’s an interesting take on boarding passes.
Redesigning the Boarding Pass – Journal – Boarding Pass / Fail.
Tweeters Won’t Pay

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A new study by USC’s Annenberg Center for Communication and Journalism finds that O% of Twitter users would pay for the service. Pretty remarkable ramifications for social media paywalls, especially since 49% of those polled said that they have used microblogging services like Twitter. The study also finds that 50% of respondents never click on Internet advertising and that 70% find it annoying. Who’s going to pay the piper.
Coca-Cola Accused of Using Porn to Target Children on Facebook
Coca-Cola social media stunt backfires on Facebook in UK. Posts reference to a porn film on an underage girl’s “wall.”
Coca-Cola accused of using porn to target children on Facebook – Telegraph.
Apple Leads in Software Insecurity

Apple leads the software pack in software security flaws for the first half of 2010, according to a study conducted by Secunia, a software security company. The study does not indicate the severity of the flaws and points out that the problem is not in the operating system, OSX, but in related software like Safari, QuickTime, iTunes. Others have been introduced by third party vendors like Mozilla. Microsoft is in third place.
GreenTECH Video: Business of Green
This month, Gotham Media launched its GreenTECH series with a panel on the business of GreenTECH. Among the topics discussed by a panel of innovators and investors was the importance of creating a business plan (and a business) not dependent on government subsidies. The business has to stand on its own.
Moderator
Richard Nachmias Audit Partner, Technology Sports Media Practice, Eisner LLP
Panelists
Ron Gonen Founder and Chairman, RecycleBank
Howard Morgan Partner, First Round Capital
Micah Kotch Director of Operations NYC Acre
Nilda Mesa Assistant VP, Environmental Stewardship, Adjunct Professor Columbia University
Pat Sapinsley Principal, Good Earth, Inc.
Uri Zucker Manager, GreenDesk
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July 28, 2010 | Posted by Gordon Platt
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