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<-- The Filter --> September 2006
Your regular dose of public-interest Internet news and commentary from the
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.
FILTER CONTENTS:
[0] From the Center
[1] Features
[2] Networked: Bookmarks, Webcasts, Podcasts, Tags, and Blogposts [3] Global
Voices: Digital Dose of Global Conversations [4] Community Links [5]
Upcoming Conferences [6] Staying Connected [7] Filter Facts
[0] From the Center
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As ever, the summer was not quite as relaxed as we expected, but thanks to
the efforts of our top flight group of interns (along with faculty, staff,
and fellows), we saw great progress on a range of projects including
StopBadware, the OpenNet Initiative, and Interoperability. As unique
andirreplaceable as our summer interns were, the time has come to find new
students to build upon their fine work. Enter: September. The month is both
exciting and hectic around the Center, with the start of classes,
thedefinitive test of our new offices, and above all the return of students-
and all the energy and ideas they bring. In addition to working with
student researchers, Berkman faculty are teaching a host of classes this
fall, most notably Charles and Rebecca Nesson's course
"CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion,"
<http://the-court-of-public-opinion.com> which represents the convergence of
innovative Berkman teaching and involves the Law School, Extension School, a
virtual world, and community accesstelevsion. It's already garnered
tremendous attention from the media and an enthusiastic response from the
extended Berkman community - so keep your eyes open.
It's fall in New England, and things are happening - we very much hope you
can join us!
~ Colin Maclay, Berkman's Managing Director
[1] FEATURES: a bit of what's going on at Berkman and where to read more
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"Spam Works"
"Spam Works: Evidence from Stock Touts and Corresponding Market Activity,"
published by Berkman Prof. Jonathan Zittrain and Prof. Laura Frieder
atPurdue University, examines the relationship between stock touting in spam
and stock prices. Published this past month on SSRN, "Spam Works" has been
covered by Technology Review and the New York Times.
From the paper -- "We find a significantly positive return on the day of
heavy spam touting of a stock, along with the day preceding our detection of
such touting. Volume also responds positively and significantly to heavy
touting. Returns in the day following touting are significantly negative.
Though we have no way of directly knowing if the spammer actually has
holdings in the spammed stock apart from the spammer's own admission,when it
appears, and the surmise that some pecuniary motive inspires sending the
spam, the evidence accords with a hypothesis that spammers tout stocks in
order to increase trading activity and price enough to unload their
positions at a profit. Selling pressure on the part of the spammer then
results in negative returns following heavy touting. Our results are
consistent with the model of Hong and Huang (2005) that suggetss that,
inhighly illiliquid markets (like Pink Sheets), traders with significant
liquidity needs have an incentive to make costly investments that would
increase liquidity and decrease the impact of their trades...."
To read "Spam Works," visit the Social Science Research Network here:
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract-id=920553>
"Good companies sometimes release bad applications"
~ Prof. John Palfrey
The following is excerpted from a blogpost written by Prof. John Palfrey
following the release of StopBadware.org's report on AOL 9.0. Palfrey is a
principal investigator of StopBadware.org, the Berkman Center's
consumer-oriented project working to find collaborative solutions to the
badwareproblem.
"A few days ago, at StopBadware.org, we released a report on AOL 9.0,
thefree software on offer from one of the giants of the Internet industry.
The back-story on this matter is that we wrestled hard with the right wayto
release this report. We followed our research process rigorously, following
tips and leads from dozens of users who submitted reports to us via
StopBadware.org about AOL 9.0, and found that the application didn't meet
our guidelines on multiple fronts. (And yes, we have tested the appsof other
big, mainstream tech companies; we are not just "picking on"AOL.) We tested
AOL 9.0 many, many times; we shared the draft with a number of trusted
advisors and with AOL itself; and we are confident that the results of our
testing are accurate. But we also didn't want to mislead users into thinking
that AOL is malicious, when we plainly think they are not.
As I've said in every interview I've done on this topic, AOL does notbelong
in the company of the most malicious of spyware and malware providers. No
question about it, AOL has been a leader for the past several years in
working to fight spyware, whether through its involvement in the
Anti-Spyware Coalition that Ari Schwartz of CDT runs or any number of other
initiatives overseen by Jules Polonetsky. On his blog, AOL Vice-Chairman Ted
Leonsis, the senior executive who has been with the company the longest,
wrote, "No company on the Internet has done more to protect usersfrom the
dangers of spyware and adware." That strong statement may or may not be
true, but it is certainly the case that AOL has been on the side of the
angels in this matter in many ways and on many occasions. It's important
that the nuance is captured, by putting this report in a newly-created
category of "open inquiries" on our reports page, rather than issuing a
final statement, especially while the company is working to improve the
application and says it intends to meet the standards set in the guidelines
we've published. I admire many people who work at AOL, including one of my
oldest friends, from high school. And it's essentialthat we make clear that
AOL has stepped up to the plate to make changes,many of which they say are
already in the works, destined for a new release next month...."
Later in the post Palfrey describes core principles for identifying badware.
To continue reading his blogpost, please go here:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2006/08/30/good-companies-sometimes-re
lease-bad-applications/>
For StopBadware's AOL 9.0 report, go here:
<http://www.stopbadware.org/reports/reportdisplay?reportname=aol082706>
[2] NETWORKED: PAPERS, BOOKMARKS, WEBCASTS, PODCASTS, TAGS, AND BLOGPOSTS
Links to Berkman conversations happening online
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Internet Politics, Governance, and Regulation:
[REPORT] "Internet Filtering in Vietnam," OpenNet Initiative:
<http://www.opennetinitiative.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=arti
cle&sid=79>
[BLOGPOST] David Weinberger transcribes and partakes in MA Network
Neutrality Debate:
<http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/mtarchive/massnetcomms_net_neutrality_pa.ht
ml>
Citizen Media and the Future of Journalism:
[PODCAST] Center for Citizen Media podcast featuring "YourHub.com":
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/audioberkman/2006/08/17/center-for-citizen-medi
a-conversation-with-travis-henry-of-yourhubcom/
[BLOGPOST] Jake Shapiro maps relationship between listnership and
fundingfor public radio stations:
<http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2006/09/05/ooh-it-makes-me-wonder/>
[BLOGPOST] Rebecca MacKinnon defends citizen journalism:
<http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2006/08/real_journalism.html>
[BLOGPOST] Bill McGeveran contemplates bloggers and freedom of the press
issues:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/07/31/lithwick-on-privacy-and-blo
gs/>
Digital Media:
[ARTICLE] Harvard Political Review, "The Trials and Tribulations of the
Global Music Industry" featuring Professors William Fisher, John
Palfrey, Jonathan Zittrain, and Urs Gasser, along with former Berkman
student fellow Derek Slater.
<http://hprsite.squarespace.com/revolution-in-sound-062006/>
[BLOGPOST] Prof. Urs Gasser weighs in on Swiss-DRM Protection Bill:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ugasser/2006/08/25/testifying-on-swiss-drm-pro
tection-bill/>
[BLOGPOST] Prof. John Palfrey examines benefits of software patents:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2006/08/03/what-should-web-20-entrepre
neurs-do-about-software-patents/>
Internet, Education, and Knowledge:
[PODCAST] Produced by AudioBerkman - "Bloggership: How Many Faces of Law
Professor Blogs": <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/bloggership/agenda>
[PODCAST] Produced by AudioBerkman - "The Digital Learning Challenge":
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/audioberkman/2006/08/10/the-digital-learning-c
hallenge/>
[BLOGPOST] Bill McGeveran responds to his "Digital Learning Challenge"
white paper:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/08/14/web-braille-and-cautious-ga
tekeepers/>
Security and Anonymity:
[FORUMS] Prof. Jonathan Zittrain responds to questions about
generativity: <http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060731223301384>
[BLOGPOST] Prof. John Palfrey discusses StopBadware.org AOL report:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2006/08/30/good-companies-sometimes-re
lease-bad-applications/>
[3] Global Voices:
Digital Dose of Global Conversations
====================================
David Sasaki, Global Voices Latin America Regional Editor, put together
the monthly digest below, a collection of links to the most interesting
conversations happening in the global blogosphere. Please check out
Global Voices at
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org>
While the mainstream media's gaze was focused intently on Lebanon,
Ethiopian bloggers kept a nervous eye on yet another volatile border:
their own. Andrew Heavens gives the context and gathers the quotes on a
renewed conflict with neighboring Somalia.
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/03/ethiopian-blogs-focus-on-somal
i-tension>
Some Indian states are banning Coke and Pepsi or, as one blogger refered
to the soda, "Pesticola." Kamla Bhatt explains why. Meanwhile, is it
worth blanketing Bangalore in Wi-Fi? Ravi Kumar of Bangalore
Metroblogging doesn't seem to think so.
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/09/india-in-blog-posts>
Mother + Modern = "Mothern". It began as a Brazilian blog, started a
movement, turned into a book, and, as Jose Murilo Junior explains,
willsoon launch as a television show. Find out why MommmyBlogging is a
"radical art".
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/11/mommy-bloggers-achieve-communi
ty-and-empowerment-in-the-lusosphere>
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent membership to the
selectclub of blogging heads of state has caught the mainstream media's
eye.But what do long-time Iranian bloggers think about their president's
dive into the blogosphere?
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/18/ahmadinejads-blog-and-fidel-ca
stro>
Oi wan Lam helped sort the wave of cyber-coverage on Ipod subcontractor
Foxconn's legal action against two journalists from China Business News
who helped break the now-infamous iPod sweatshop story.
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/29/china-chain-effect-on-ipod-mak
ers-legal-action-against-journalists>
Facing an surge of violent deaths, Salvadoran artist Mayra Barraza
created a new weblog titled "100 Days in the Republic of Death" to
documentevery day and every death in her country. But support for the
project isnot unanimous among Salvadoran bloggers. Tim Muth explains why.
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/09/09/what-salvadoran-bloggers-are-s
aying-100-days-in-the-republic-of-death>
When Housing Minister Yusuf Asy'ari followed the lead of Minister of
Defense Juwono Sudarsono and decided to start his own weblog, he sought
outa well-known member of the Indonesian blogging community for advice.
Theblogger, Harry Sufehmi, used the occasion to better understand the
Indonesian government's newfound enthusiasm for blogging.
<http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/09/09/another-indonesian-minister-bl
og-and-a-mourning-week>
*** Global Voices, a non-profit global citizens' media project, was
launched from the Berkman Center by Berkman Fellows Rebecca MacKinnon
and Ethan Zuckerman and is sponsored by the Berkman Center, the
MacArthur Foundation, and Reuters. ***
[4] COMMUNITY LINKS:
Featuring our friends and affiliates
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Center for Social Media, "The Future of Public Media":
<http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/public_media/>
Electronic Frontier Foundation, "Action Center":
<http://action.eff.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ADV_homepage>
Center for Democracy & Technology, "Evaluating DRM: Building a
Marketplace for the Convergent World":
<http://www.cdt.org/copyright/20060907drm.pdf>
Cambridge Communication Television (CCTV), "Citizen Journalism: From
Pamphlet to Blog": <http://blip.tv/file/60931>
Chilling Effects Weather Reports:
<http://www.chillingeffects.org/weather.cgi>
[5] UPCOMING CONFERENCES
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* September 17-22: 10th ECDL (European Conference on Research and
Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries) @ Alicante, Spain:
<http://www.ecdl2006.org>
* September 18-22: Shared Services Summit 20006, USA @ Scottsdale, Arizona:
<http://www.sharedservicessummit.com/na-183-18/2020>
* September 19-20: Learning on Screen @ Birmingham, United Kingdom:
<http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen>
* September 21: Making e-learning More Fun @ London, United Kingdom:
<http://www.elearningage.co.uk/go2.htm>
* September 25-26: 2006 Communications Policy & Research Forum @ Sydney,
Australia:
<http://www.networkinsight.org/events/cprf_2006.html/group/6>
* September 25-27: E-Learning 2006 @ Atlanta, Georgia:
<http://www.iqpc.com>
* September 27-28/29: Moving towards open access: A JISC conference for
research funders, authors, publishers and librarians @ Oxford, UK &
Logan,UT:
<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=event_oaconf_0906>
* September 27-29: ICL2006 - 9th International Conference on Interactive
Computer aided Learning @ Villach, Austria:
<http://www.icl-conference.org>
* September 28-29: Podcast and Portable Media Expo @ Ontario, California:
<http://portablemediaexpo.com>
* September 29-30: SSCEL @ Macon, Georgia:
<http://sscel.maconstate.edu>
* October 8: Global Learn Day X (online):
<http://bfranklin.edu/gldten>
* October 8-10: Words to Deeds: Collaboration in the Realm of Digital
Preservation (iPRES 2006) @ Ithaca, New York:
<http://ipres.library.cornell.edu>
* October 9-11: LAWTECH 2006: The Fourth IASTED International Conference
on Law and Technology @ Cambridge, Massachusetts:
<http://www.iasted.org/conferences/home-545.html>
* October 9-12: Educause 2006 @ Dallas, Texas:
<http://www.educause.edu/e06>
* October 10-12: FuturePlay @ London, Ontario, Canada:
<http://www.futureplay.org>
* October 11-14: Idea Festival @ Louisville, Kentucky:
<http://www.ideafestival.com>
* October 11-14: ACCESS 2006 @ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
<http://www.access2006.uottawa.ca>
* October 12-13: Governing the Knowledge Society @ Hamburg, Germany:
<http://www.cgg.uni-hamburg.de/english/knowledgesociety>
* October 13-14: ConvergeSouth @ Greensboro, North Carolina:
<http://www.convergesouth.com>
* October 13-17: E-Learn 2006 @ Honolulu, Hawaii:
<http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn>
* October 16-17: Internet Librarian International 2006 @ London, United
Kingdom:
<http://www.internet-librarian.com/overview.shtml>
* October 17-19: Technology Connected Futures @ Sydney, Australia:
<http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/pid/305>
* October 18-20: Open Scholarship 2006: New Challenges for Open Access
Repositories @ Glasgow, Scotland:
<http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/openscholarship>
* October 18-20: Europe-China Conference on Intellectual Property in
Digital Media @ Shanghai, China:
<http://www.broadcastpapers.com/EventItem.cfm?objid=171>
* October 22-25: HighEdWebDev 2006 @ Rochester, New York:
<http://www.highedweb.org/2006>
* October 23-25: Internet Librarian 2006 @ Monterey, California:
<http://www.infotoday.com/il2006>
* October 25-27: eChallenges 2006 @ Barcelona, Spain:
<http://www.echallenges.org/e2006>
* October 25-27: Building Communities: Strategies for Collaborative
Learning Online @ Orlando, Florida:
<https://www.academicimpressions.com/conferences/1006-collaborative-communit
ies.php>
* October 30 - November 4: The e-volution of Information Technology in
Cultural Heritage: Where Hi-Tech Touches the Past: Risks & Challenges
for the 21st Century @ Nicosia, Cyprus:
<http://www.vast2006.org>
[6] STAYING CONNECTED:
How to find out about Berkman's weekly events
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harmony.law.harvard.edu/webcast.sdp>. You can participate live in our
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<irc://irc.freenode.net/Berkman> or onour island in Second Life:
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* If you are unable to tune in to one of our events, please check out
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The Berkman Center's audio and podcasts are also available through
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