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27 October 2012
The Economist
Mark Graham's work on the geoweb, online information used by digital mapmakers, is highlighted in an article about how digital maps are created. The geoweb is thickest in the Nordic countries and thinnest in the poorest areas.
26 October 2012
The Guardian
NYT's little problem in big China
When the New York Times accused the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao of accumulating massive wealth the authorities closed down the Chinese language site. However Bill Dutton says it is more a symbolic reaction than a political stance.
26 October 2012
Oxford Internet Institute
OII News: Award Winners, Big Data, Lapsed Users, Teaching, Webcasts, Events
"We are now a few weeks into the new term, with 26 new students on the MSc in Social Science of the Internet and five new DPhil students settling into the department. The application process has now started for 2013 entry, and we will be (...)"
19 October 2012
Tages Anzeiger
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s ground breaking work on the right to forget is referred to in an article about the ‘unforgiving memory’ in the German language magazine Tages Anzeiger .
10 October 2012
BBC Technology
Barak Obama Facebook campaign sees 'likes' soar
Both candidates in the US Presidential race are using social media heavily to promote their cause. Commenting on evidence that this is not welcome to many voters, Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon says they must be wary of intruding on private digital lives.
1 October 2012
Corriere della sera
Mark Graham is quoted in an article about geomapping, explaining how digital maps are created and the discrepancies between the richest and poorest countries.
1 October 2012
Oxford Internet Institute
Yonatan Moskowitz is Awarded the 2012 OII MSc Thesis Prize
Masters student Yonatan Moskowitz has received the 2012 OII MSc thesis prize for his thesis which analyses the broader negative social consequences of giving away personal information.
28 September 2012
CNN
Cell phone culture: How cultural differences affect mobile use
What is common practice in one culture is bad manners in another. In Japan phones are always switched off in the cinema but in Africa, according to Abdullahi Arabo, the only place where people don't pick up a mobile phone is the mosque or church.
27 September 2012
Zeit Online
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger's recommendation that the 'right to be forgotten' be incorporated in EU regulation is referred to in an article on Internet data retention and loss.
16 September 2012
BBC World Service
In the Balance: Are we all smartphone users now?
Mark Graham and others discussed whether increased connectivity changes lives and if business people must have smartphones. The panel agreed that connectivity does change lives but was less convinced about smartphones, especially in Africa.
14 September 2012
Die Zeit
Bettina Wulff v Google. Neutrale Suchergebnisse sind eine Fiktion
Germany’s former first lady is suing Google after searches for her name reinforced rumours about her private life. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is interviewed by Zeit online on why the concept of neutral search results is a fiction.
27 August 2012
Speigel
Max Mosley is suing Google in an attempt to get intimate pictures of him, removed from the site. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, authority on forgetting in a digital age was asked for an expert opinion. Filters can and should be installed he says.
20 August 2012
BBC Radio 1
UK 'too heavy-handed' with Twitter and online trolls
In the aftermath of an abusive tweet aimed at UK Olympic diver, Tom Daley, Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1 took a look at reactions in the UK and other countries to online trolls. Bernie Hogan said the UK is 'incredibly heavy handed'.
15 August 2012
Bloomberg TV
Inside the Internet's Most Important Building
Ian Brown talks about London's Internet Exchange, a keystone of Internet structure linking 50 different countries and three continents.
14 August 2012
Oxford Internet Institute
OII News: Political Protest, Big Data, IGF, SDP, Webcasts
"Despite all the buzz currently surrounding 'Big Data', little is in fact known about its potential for advancing social science research. We are therefore very pleased to have secured funding from the Sloan Foundation for a multi-year project (...)"
10 August 2012
BBC News
Open-source project to get gadgets talking via the net
Commenting on Webinos, an open-source platform which allows digital devices to communicate with each other, Ian Brown points out that many open-source projects don't attract a community. Just because anyone can look doesn't mean they will, he says.
9 August 2012
Consumer Focus
Head of Sustainability and Consumer Futures at Consumer Focus, the statutory Consumer Champion, blogs about digital regulation and introduces a video by Ian Brown highlighting the fast changes in the digital world and the implications for regulators.
1 August 2012
Oxford Internet Institute
Geography, Big Data, and Augmented Realities
New digital dimensions of place profoundly affect the ways that we interact with our urban environments. Dr Mark Graham leads a research project to interrogate these virtual layers of the city, asking what they are, where they are, and why they matter.
31 July 2012
Daily Telegraph
London 2012 Olympics: the first Twitter Games opens debate of athletes using social media
Olympic athletes have been interacting with sports fans and the general public via social media and in particular Twitter. But there is divided opinion among athletes and coaches as to the benefits. Mark Graham comments.
31 July 2012
The Atlantic
Statistical Probability That Mitt Romney's New Twitter Followers Are Just Normal Users: 0%
OII MSc students Alexander Furnas and Devin Gaffney find that it is virtually impossible that the former governor's recent spike in Twitter followers resulted from normal activity on the social network.
29 July 2012
Sunday Times Magazine
Google's influence over our online lives is waning as more people turn to mobile phones and tablets in place of laptops. Ian Brown is quoted in an in-depth feature on the company and possible threats to its future.
23 July 2012
BBC UK China
A report on rising numbers of Asian graduates refers to the OII Geographies of the World's knowledge maps and quotes Viktor Mayer-Schönberger saying that the distinct geography of the information age will be about universities and innovation.
22 July 2012
The Observer
Cloud control is key to the future of the Internet
The Oxford Internet Surveys are the only studies that come anywhere near OfCom's annual communications report market says John Naughton. Among findings he notes, is a significant rise in smartphone use and in internet access among 65–74 year olds.
19 July 2012
BBC News
Rural Chinese get online as mobile overtakes desktop
Mobile phones are now the most common way for people in China to connect with the Internet. These findings are consistent with the trend noted in other parts of the world says Bill Dutton. "We're moving to what we call next-generation users."
17 July 2012
The Atlantic
Map of the Day: The Geography of Klout
Coverage of an OII map of the geography of Klout, the online service that attempts to gauge social media influence. The map was produced as part of OII research on the geography of Twitter.
Last updated on: 17 May 2013
