Archive: Technology & Information Policy
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OMG! (Organizational Media Goods)
How intentional are we in our communication media choices? I would venture to guess that the average person (communication students aside) does not spend too long pondering over whether to use a lapto
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Conflicts of Interest in the Cloud: Technology, Politics and “Virtual” Ethics
Start talking about the MPRE and you will immediately be met with groans and eye rolls from aspiring attorneys in the 47 of 50 states that require passage of this ethics exam for admission to the Stat
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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On Piracy and Patronage
Just how harmful is online piracy? That’s the question put to readers by a recent New York Times piece in which both sides of this contentious issue are given their fair shake. “The fundamental issue
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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"You're late." Thanks Google…
Easily imaginable: you’ve dutifully updated your calendar with emailed information about the meeting’s start time. Thirty-minutes prior, you’re hungry. You think: just enough time to squeeze in a bit
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Are we thrown into prison cell?
In China, with the development of Internet, the public has more opportunities to make themselves heard, which can promote the social democracy. However, unexpected consequences come along with the ad
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog
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Through a Cloud, Clearly
In the medical literature, the vocal “cord” is a mere “fold,” a piece of gristle that strives to reach out and touch its twin, thus producing the possibility of sound effects. But I feel that there m
Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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Napster Part II?: The MPAA, a Former Senator, and You
It was announced Tuesday that Chris Dodd, the former five-term Democratic Senator from Connecticut, will be taking over as head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the trade organization that oversees the nominally voluntary MPAA ratings system. Dodd had recently announced his retirement from government, declining to run for a sixth term in office. At his new post, the former senator’s main concern will be curtailing internet piracy.
Category: The Gnovis Blog