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Impaired Social Mobility
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:07 AMLeading e-mail providers like Gmail and Yahoo Mail have introduced open protocols for copying e-mails offline through Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but popular social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc generally do not allow the user to backup their own data. Sunil Abraham through this article points out that if competition and technological development does not rectify the situation then the government needs to intervene for the sake of its citizens.
Wiki's worth, on a different turf
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 23, 2012 08:33 AMAn Indian duo–a programmer and a mathematician–have developed a tool to expose anonymous writers and cleanse Wikipedia of rogue editors
Time Out Bengaluru - Software Patenting
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 16, 2013 06:39 AMAn article by Akhila Seetharaman published as a precursor to the national public meeting on software patents held on 4th in Bangalore.
Openness, Videos, Impressions
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:23 PMThe one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of Open Video. Nishant Shah, who participated in the conversations, was invited to summarise the impressions and ideas that ensued in the day.
When the virtual world gets a room
— by Prasad — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:09 PMWikipedians have found a permanent abode, and the comfort of increasing numbers, at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society, a research and advocacy organisation.
Watch what you read on that website
— by Prasad — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:10 PMGoogle has decided to give newspapers better control over their content appearing on the search engine but netizens don’t seem too pleased about it, says an article by NT Balanarayan of DNA on December 9, 2009
Mozilla Open Web Talks
Dec 16, 2009 from 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM — TERI, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage Bangalore, — by Radha RaoGive a talk, or just listen - On December 16 in Bangalore, Mozilla and The Centre for Internet and Society are holding an evening of talks about the future of the open internet.
Present, tense: Future classrooms
— by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:11 PMAn article by Nishant Shah in the December issue of Teacher Plus - the magazine for the contemporary teacher.
Creative Commons Casestudies, Featuring Status.Net
— by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:08 AMThe Centre For Internet and Society and JAAGA organised a CC Salon on 02nd December, 2009 at 7.30pm.
Free Culture Roadshow
from Dec 07, 2009 04:30 AM to Dec 22, 2009 10:00 AM — IIT-B, TISS, Anna University, IIT-M, Mount Carmel College, NLS, CEPT, India International Centre-Delhi, Jadavpur University , — by Radha RaoThe Free Culture Roadshow from 07th December, 2009 to 22nd December, 2009: A presentation on The Right to Share and The Promise of Open Video.
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