[LINK] various - note the first one about government-level filtering

[Jan Whitaker]

Fwd: APO Weekly Briefing - 31 March 2011

>WEST CENSORING EAST: THE USE OF WESTERN 
>TECHNOLOGIES BY MIDDLE EAST CENSORS 2010-2011
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/west-censoring-east-use-western-technologies-middle-east-censors-2010-2011
>
>The OpenNet Initiative
>29 March, 2011 | In this paper, the authors 
>analyse the use of American- and Canadianmade 
>software for the purpose of government-level 
>filtering in the Middle East and North Africa.
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>THE INTERNET AND CAMPAIGN 2010
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/internet-and-campaign-2010
>
>Aaron Smith | Pew Internet & American Life Project
>24 March, 2011 | More than half of all American 
>adults were online political users in 2010, far 
>surpassing the 2006 midterm contest. 
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>WHO SAYS WHAT TO WHOM ON TWITTER
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/who-says-what-whom-twitter
>
>Shaomei Wu | Yahoo! Research
>29 March, 2011 | The authors study several 
>longstanding questions in media  communications 
>research, in the context of the microblogging 
>service Twitter, regarding the  production, 
>flow, and consumption of information.
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>THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND FAMILIES
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/impact-social-media-use-children-adolescents-and-families
>
>Kathleen Clarke-Pearson, Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe 
>| American Academy of Pediatrics
>29 March, 2011 | Pediatricians are in a unique 
>position to help families understand social 
>media sites, and to urge parents to monitor for 
>potential problems with cyberbullying, 
>“Facebook depression", sexting, and exposure to inappropriate content.
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