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between generations, within families and communities… 1 hour on 27 Nov.
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The International Metropolis Project is a forum for bridging research, policy and practice on migration and diversity. The Project aims to enhance academic research capacity, encourage policy-relevant research on migration and diversity issues, and facilitate the use of that research by governments and non-governmental organizations.
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USC Annenberg project mapping a range of indicators related to internet usage in a wide range of countries. This is a v useful list of their research partners country-by-country.
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"Our mission is to understand the transformation of urban community under the forces of globalization, new communication technologies, and population diversity so that our research can inform practitioner and policy maker decisions. Our site of study is Los Angeles and its many ethnic communities of both new and settled immigrants." USC Annenberg initiative.
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How many people bookmarked this after reading the Facebook interview?
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An insight into the inner workings of Facebook, and how privacy is a fast disappearing illusion. According to this anonymous interview, which the site owner asserts is genuine, FB has shifted to analysing who your best friends are by whom you click on, message, etc etc – i.e. it saves and analyses your entire browsing/usage history. Info about an alleged master password for staff to get into any profile of any user – open to abuse, and possibly still active. Some about the post of Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly. Insights into how eye-tracking feeds into design, and into performance improvements. Insights into how they got the Farsi FB site up-and-running in 36 hours during the Iran protests.
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List of useful tools to keep secure and backed up when travelling.
Filed under: Human Rights
