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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #585: February 7, 2011
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; communications-related Pollstream poll now on FIR site; diary reminder for next FIR Live on Feb 19; two new FIR Book Review podcasts posted; upcoming FIR Interview with Laura Thomas of Dell about #tradesecrets; congratulations to Pete Blackshaw who joins Nestlé as Global Digital Chief; good luck to Claire Thompson with her new venture, SEO PR Training; listener comments discussion; News That Fits: will AOL and Huffington Post become a ‘next-generation American media…
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Full story: Al-Jazeera’s coverage of Egypt protests may hasten revolution in world news
Al-Jazeera English is enjoying new-found global popularity in the wake of the chaos in Egypt
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Full story: Now you can find Android apps on the web
If you have a mobile device running the Android operating system, you’ll like this news from Google a few days ago – the launch of the Android Market website. Now you can browse or search for apps in the Android Market right from your web browser rather than only from your mobile device. You can still do that as well but now, you have two great choices. According to Google, you can send apps directly to your Android device from…
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Full story: FIR Book Review: The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov
The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, by Evgeny Morozov FIR Book Reviews editor Bob LeDrew reviews Evgeny Morozov’s The Net Delusion. Malcolm Gladwell, in his review of the book, wrote, "Evgeny Morozov offers a rare note of wisdom and common sense, on an issue overwhelmed by digital utopians." Amazon’s description of the book says, "In this spirited book, journalist and social commentator Evgeny Morozov shows that by falling for the supposedly democratizing nature of the Internet, Western…











