Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Google Alert - internet

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HOW TO: Find The Fastest Internet Connection Near You
The Business Insider
For those shopping around for a new internet service provider, the FCC just
released a new site to help you out. The National Broadband Map is a
complete database of all broadband connections in the US and their average
speeds. ...
<http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-find-the-fastest-internet-connection-near-you-2011-2>
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Libya faces internet blackouts
CNN International
(CNN) -- Libya is the latest North African country to experience internet
trouble as democratic protests continue to sweep the region. The massive
Saharan country, long controlled by the dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has
suffered "rolling blackouts" of its ...
<http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/02/22/libya.internet/?hpt=Sbin>
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Q. & A. with Rebecca MacKinnon: Internet in China
New Yorker (blog)
Smack in the middle of that, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
delivered a speech on "Internet freedom" last week, and she singled out
China and other authoritarian countries for facing a "dictator's
dilemma" in their attempts to control the ...
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2011/02/internet-in-china.html>
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Libya reports filter out despite Internet clampdown (Live updates)
Washington Post (blog)
(Alaguri/AP) As Libya revolts against the government of Moammar Gaddafi,
reports from the African country have been few, in part because Western
reporters have only just reached the country, but also because access to
the Internet has been sporadic at ...
<http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/02/libya_reports_filter_out_despi.html>
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Faced with anti-government protests, China may raise its 'Great Firewall'
even ...
Digitaltrends.com
With anti-government protests percolating, Chinese officials call for
tighter censorship of the country's already-restricted Internet. In an
attempt to stifle a public uprising, China's leadership say they may begin
to impose stricter controls on the ...
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/faced-with-anti-government-protest-china-may-raise-its-great-firewall-even-higher/>
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Justin Bieber cuts hair, Internet explodes
Salon
By Drew Grant Justin Bieber cut his hair this weekend, and whether you like
it or not, this is going to be the big cultural news of the day. Sure, we'd
all like to discuss the closing of Barcelona's Liceu opera house or the
museums reopening in Egypt, ...
<http://www.salon.com/life/justin_bieber/?story=/ent/tv/feature/2011/02/22/justin_bieber_hair_cut>
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Amazon offers free online movies to Prime members
Bakersfield Now
By AP People who subscribe to Amazon.com's premium membership will now be
able to watch movies over the Internet, just as they can through Netflix.
SEATTLE (AP) - People who subscribe to Amazon.com's premium membership will
now be able to watch movies ...
<http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/technology/116666119.html>
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Google Hits Swiss Slopes as Street View Faces Legal Challenge
Bloomberg
By Leigh Baldwin - Tue Feb 22 15:14:44 GMT 2011 A Google Inc.
camera-equipped snowmobile is setting out to chart Swiss ski slopes on the
internet even as the company's Street View service faces a court challenge
over privacy concerns. ...
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-22/google-hits-swiss-slopes-as-street-view-faces-legal-challenge.html>
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