Oakland University Dept. of Communication and Journalism
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Kevin Driscoll published a paper exploring some of the key events in the history of databases in society. Here’s the abstract: Since the diffusion of the punched card tabulator following the 1890 U.S. Census, mass-scale information processing has been alternately a site of opportunity, ambivalence and fear in the American imagination. While large bureaucracies have […]
Hector Postigo just published a new article, “Cultural Production and the Digital Rights Movement,” in the journal Information Communication and Society. Below is the abstract. The Digital Rights Movement is an effort by activists and advocacy organizations to expand consumer rights in media content use. A central argument for legitimating those rights pivots on a view of culture […]
Much has been written about the recent patent infringement case between Apple and Samsung. (Or should I say cases?) But, I’ll give a quick overview. Apple sues Samsung for a variety of patent infringements relating to the design and the user interface (e.g., the icons and how to interact with them). Samsung counter sues arguing […]
It’s interesting to read the contrasting articles by Venkatesh Rao and Kurt Eichenwald. In both articles, they offer differing views on why exactly Microsoft experienced a “lost decade.” That is, both articles tried to explain why Microsoft fell so far behind the innovation curve during this past decade to Google and Apple. Eichenwald extensively interviews many, I […]
What do Facebook’s less than stellar IPO and Bankia’s downgrade by S&P have in common? If you’re uncertain, you’re right. Facebook’s IPO was marred by uncertainty. In the days leading up to its public offering, the talk surrounding Facebook was quite optimistic. Yet, somehow uncertainty crept in. My guess is that it had something to do […]