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Do You Ever Miss the "Old Internet"?
Yesterday, the good folks who run the venerable group/community blog Metafilter announced that it was in financial trouble. Founded in 1999, Metafilter has always devoted itself to a text-and-intelligence based approach to online discussion. Evidently, that's barely profitable these days.
gawker.com
Feindbild Google: Rhetorische Kraftprotzereien statt kartellrechtliche Klarheit
Sigmar Gabriel und andere Schwergewichte des Merkel-Kabinetts überbieten sich zur Zeit mit martialischen Wortmeldungen, um zu demonstrieren, wie man einen amerikanischen Konzern an die kurze Leine nimmt. Der Wirtschaftsminister erwägt gar die Zerschlagung oder Entflechtung von Google. [...] Aber gerade vom Bundeskartellamt und den Wissenschaftlern der Monopolkommission kommen ganz andere Töne.
ichsagmal.com
The Bahamas Wants to Know Why the NSA is Recording Its Phone Calls
Government officials in the Bahamas want their U.S. counterparts to explain why the National Security Agency has been intercepting and recording every cell phone call taking place on the island nation.
firstlook.org/theintercept
Facebooks New Weapon:
Facebook Adds Shazam-Style Audio Recognition To Help You Automatically Tag Posts With TV Shows And Songs
techcrunch.com
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