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Wikiroma: nasce il cityblog network della capitale
Condividere con gli altri le nostre personali agendine di posti ed eventi, la mappa privata della città che ci siamo costruiti in anni di vita nella capitale. E passare buoni indirizzi a quelli che, come noi, in questo momento vogliono sapere se c'è in giro un concerto degno di questo nome, o se ci sono negozietti cool dei quali non avevano mai sentito parlare.
Insomma, una capitale che canta gli stornelli con affetto, ma che ci può offrire drum'n'bass e breakbeats, dove poter tradire il "bujaccaro" sotto casa con buon sushi o una paella degna di questo nome.
Cosa altro dire? Prendete un blog, iniziate a scrivere e a raccontare, e proviamo a creare un network dedicato a questa città che possa diventare un (non)luogo caro, utile, stimolante! Condividere con gli altri le nostre personali agendine di posti ed eventi, la mappa privata della città che ci siamo costruiti in anni... more -
New war zone is the internet
While conflict continues between Russia and Georgia, there is also something of interest that could be a precursor to a new style of warfare – or at least a new front to be exploited by those looking to start wars. It really stated last year with a massive web attack against Estonia by what are assumed to be Russian based hackers. That attack was due to Estonia moving a WWII monument but resulted in many of the Estonian government sites being taken offline.
Now as things escalate between Georgia and Russia there appears to be a concentrate attack against Georgian sites by hackers located in Russia and in parallel with troop movements. This has resulted with many of the Georgian government sites being re-located to other countries. Currently the Georgia Foreign Affairs is being hosted on servers in Estonia and Civil.ge the Georgian news site has moved its online operations to Google Blogspot domains. Along with this for the first time ever Estonia is sending cyberdefense advisors into Georgia to help battle the cyber attacks.
It is easy to see that warfare is changing but this increasing use of attacks over the Internet against your enemies is a whole new arena we are only beginning to see being exploited. This should be seen as a really worrisome trend and one that should be talked about much more than it is. After all as we move forward in our increasing use of the Internet in our everyday lives one has to wonder just how safe we would be if our own countries became the newest target in a war that is fought online.
While the importance of security against computer attacks as they relate to our real world social infrastructure in crucially important one has to wonder what is being done to protect our online lives. As we move increasingly towards a cyber lifestyle with things like our social networks and data storage on cloud computing platforms is anyone asking how safe these will be from concentrated attacks. After all there isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t hear about some sort of data breach or some new vulnerability is how we use the web being found. Then there are the ones that we don’t hear about until months later.
Where is the assurance from all these startups that are trying desperately to get us to make them a part of our daily online life that they have safety measure implemented that can withstand concentrated attacks? Can we feel safe knowing that these web services have been developed with security in mind (and I don’t mean just the superficial send me my password by email type of security)?
There is no doubt that with our ever increasing reliance on the internet as a part of our daily lives that a country’s Internet infrastructure is going to become a prime target – especially in times of war. What worries me is that none of this is being discussed with the tech blogosphere. No one seems to be concerned with any possible repercussions should concentrated attacks from hackers backed by foreign powers. Just how safe will our online lives and data be in such a case of a cyber world war? Will we find ourselves just as bloodied and damaged there as we would on the streets of our real world? While conflict continues between Russia and Georgia, there is also something of interest that could be a precursor to a new style of w... more -
New Testament v2.0
The story of the Codex Sinaiticus Bible, the oldest complete copy of the New Testament in existence, reads like a script from an Indiana Jones film.
Ever since a German explorer controversially removed it from an Egyptian monastery, four countries have fought for control over the ancient manuscript.
From today, extracts from the 4th-century Greek original can be viewed online. Behind the scenes, however, “harsh and negative” discussions continue between Britain, Russia, Egypt and Germany to establish who has the right to the priceless artefact.
The relic was discovered in 1844 at the fortress-like Monastery of St Catherine by Constantin von Tischendorf, a professor at Leipzig University. Tischendorf claimed to have found it in the monastery's rubbish bins and arranged for its quick transfer out of the country. The Egyptian authorities and many scholars believe that he duped the monks into handing the manuscript to Tsar Aleksandr II, who had paid Tischendorf to recover it.
In 1933 it found its way to the British Library after the Government paid Stalin £100,000 for 347 pages - more than £5million in today's money. Smaller sections remain at libraries in Leipzig and St Petersburg and at St Catherine's monastery.
For the first time the British Library will bring all the extracts together. The entire Codex will be available to web users by next July but the Book of Psalms and the Gospel of Mark go online today.
“Being able to access the world's oldest New Testament at the click of button is of huge value,” said Professor David Parker, a historian involved in transcribing the text for the website. “Hopefully it'll heal some wounds and move away from the kind of resentment and animosity which has gone on for a terribly long time. For a scholar that was very hard to witness.”
Juan Garces, curator of the Codex project at the British Library, admitted that the manuscript's ownership was a sensitive issue. “The whole Tischendorf story is in dispute,” he told The Times. “We are now trying to clarify the murky history of the manuscript. No one is sure 100 per cent what happened. Some relevant documents have not been assessed. We are hoping to do that.”
He added: “These disputes, like the Elgin Marbles, tend to be quite harsh and negative.”
Biblical scholars were thrilled at the news that the Codex, divided since 1844, was finally being put back together, albeit virtually. In the past, anyone wishing to examine the document first hand would have had to approach the British Library “on bended knee”, said Christopher Tuckett, a professor of New Testament studies at Oxford University. “To have it available just at the click of a button is fantastic. You could do in two seconds what would take hours and hours of flicking through the leaves,” he said.
The surviving copy of St Mark's Gospel, handwritten in Greek more than 1,600 years ago, ends abruptly after Jesus's disciples discover the empty tomb. Mark's last line has them leaving in fear and makes no mention of the Resurrection.
“It cuts out the post-Resurrection stories,” Dr Garces said. “That's a very odd way of ending a gospel.”
The Codex's parchment, which is probably made of cow hide, is arranged in booklets called quirers, which were numbered in sequence. “It was the cutting edge of technology in the 4th century,” Dr Garces said.
The British Library bound its quires into two volumes after acquiring them from the Soviet Union. One is kept on show in a climate-controlled bulletproof display case. Visitors can peer at the ancient book but see only two pages at a time.
Visitors to www.codexsinaiticus.org, however, will be able to browse the full text as well as access translations and the thousands of corrections that were made to the Bible. The story of the Codex Sinaiticus Bible, the oldest complete copy of the New Testament in existence, reads like a script from an India... more -
Interview 2.0 - Employers switching to interrogation tactics
In today’s ultra-competitive business environment, people have the resources available online to present their qualifications and knowledge in the best light. They can learn through experience or research what questions will be asked and how best to answer them. For today’s top executives needing to hire managers and leaders for their organization, it is important to have some questions that cut through the normal responses like a scalpel.
They need to master Interview 2.0 techniques.
It’s okay to get personal
One of the biggest mistakes that employers make is that they do not get personal enough in an interview. There are boundaries depending on the law of the land that define what one can ask — anything that stinks of discrimination has to be avoided. Still, it’s possible to get personal without asking “What church do you attend?”
When starting with personal questions, always precede it with a disclaimer. “The questions I am about to ask you may get personal. If at any time you feel that you do not want to answer, just let us know and we will skip the questions.”
Once the disclaimer is out of the way, find out what you can about the person. What do they like to do when not at work? Do they have a blog? Do they prefer to cook or go out to eat? What did they do last weekend?
These questions may seem frivolous, but it isn’t in these answers that you are judging them. From their responses, you will find something that you can latch onto. It’s the follow-up question that makes the difference.
Say, for example, that they like to play video games when not at work. What is their favorite game? Have them describe the game to you. Ask them how often they play it? Do they play online?
What about cooking? Does someone else cook for them? What is their favorite meal? Favorite restaurant? How do they handle it when their order doesn’t come out properly?
Blogging - do they have one? Many? Do they read blogs? What are some of their favorites? Do they write for any others? Share photos? Are they involved with social media or social network sites? Do they have a Facebook account? LinkedIn? Digg? YouTube?
Now, you’re probably wondering, what’s the point of all of this knowledge? If they’re into solo RPG’s, they’re likely more into strategy and independent. This guy will likely do well with a project that he’s solely responsible for. What if they always eat ready-made meals or have mom do all their cooking? They’ll likely lean on their teammates and be good at some things, but without a supporting team they aren’t going to shine. What does maintaining your own blog say about you? If you have a blog, I want to read it before giving the thumbs up. Bloggers tend to be passionate, team players and want to share, help others and connect.
When you get someone talking about something that is part of their daily lives, you have a better chance of gleaning how they will handle particular situations in their professional lives. Life happens every day. Interviews happen once in a while. Get them out of interview mode and make them talk about something they do normally. The way they react to normal situations is a closer representation of how they will respond in normal work situations.
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Tagazee: il web 2.0 si fa anche in Italia
Se vi sembra che nel mondo del 2.0 le novità arrivino tutte dall'estero forse Tagazee.com potrebbe darvi una piacevole sorpresa. E' un piccolo tentativo made in Italy di ritagliarsi un ruolo nel mondo vasto dei blog aggregators. Tagazee mixa una serie di contenuti tematici suddivisi per categorie, ad una piattaforma di discussioni legate ai contenuti.
Per adesso è disponibile solo in lingua inglese, ma anche grazie al vostro feedback, si potrebbe mettere in cantiere una versione in italiano. Se vi sembra che nel mondo del 2.0 le novità arrivino tutte dall'estero forse Tagazee.com potrebbe darvi una piacevole sorpresa. ... more -
20 giugno a Roma , al techgarage si parlerà di Futuro
Ecco i nuovi volti e le task force che vorremmo vedere sempre di più ma anche in settori governance non credete?
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IL SESSO? LO FACCIAMO 2.0
Se c'è chi dice che le videocassette si sono diffuse grazie ai film porno, in molti sostengono che anche Internet debba molto del suo successo alla possibilità di reperire facilmente e in modo anonimo contenuti espliciti.
Quello della pornografia, in effetti, è stato uno dei primi settori a diffondersi nelle rete, e proprio per la sua longevità ha intrapreso per primo le evoluzioni più significative. Se quindi oggi si parla di web 2.0, quando ci si riferisce al web interattivo nel quale sono gli utenti a generare i contenuti, da tempo esiste anche il porno 2.0.
Non a caso il 12esimo sito più visto in Italia è YouPorn, uno spazio web nel quale sono gli utenti a registrare i propri filmati a carattere sessuale, pubblicandoli on-line. Un modo per sentirsi delle novelle Paris Hilton, forse, con tanto di commenti per giudicare le "performance" di amici e novelle star a luci rosse. Nella classifica mondiale YouPorn è il 35esimo sito più "letto", con 15 milioni di visitatori al mese.
Non solo YouTube ha il suo cugino peccaminoso, in realtà tutti i siti più avanzati di web sociale hanno degli emuli, che provano ad abbinare erotismo alle loro idee. Così il sistema di condivisione dei siti preferiti Del.icio.us ha il suo corrispettivo in SocialPorn, MySpace si trasforma in xPeeps e Flickr in Eroshare.
La più grande casa di produzione pornografica americana, la Steven Hirsch, ha usato il web sin dalla prima ora, attraverso la promozione sui siti di peer-to-peer del suo volto più celebre, Jenna Jameson. Attualmente il fatturato dell'azienda è composto per il 30% dal web, il 30% dalla televisione, il 30% dal Dvd e il 10% dal wireless. Proprio l'uso dei cellulari, sempre a portata di mano, anche in quel momento, sta facendo proprio la fortuna di siti come YouPorn, dando vita a quello che già in molti definiscono voyeurismo di massa.
E se la pornografia esiste fin dai tempi più antichi, con quadri romani decorati dai consigli per il dopocena, c'è chi teme che la facilità di accesso offerta da Internet, oltre che da telefonini e iPod, possa più facilmente trasformare l'uso di pornografia in una vera e propria dipendenza. La dipendenza dalla pornografia è stata già diagnosticata negli anni '90, con sintomi quale la progressiva sfiducia in se stessi, la diminuzione dell'autostima, difficoltà di concentrazione, senso di colpa e, infine, la preferenza della solitudine rispetto alla ricerca del partner.
Secondo la più recente ricerca americana, il 15% degli utenti internet visita regolarmente siti di contenuto erotico, con una crescita sempre maggiore del fenomeno cybersex, cioè di sesso fatto a distanza. Anche in questo caso, però, l'approccio tra uomini e donne è differente: secondo lo psicologo del National Council on Sexual Addiction Robert Freeman la donne preferirebbero conversare e ascoltare, gli uomini punterebbero alla visione e all'atto pratico.
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Crea la tua tv creativa che parli di Roma
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Crea anche qui su current e in Roma 2.0
la tua tv creativa
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Governance 2.0
Il Futuro sta in un Governance che utilizzi al meglio i potenti mezzi messi a disposizione anche dalle nuove tecnologie.
Saranno stanziati grandi finanziamenti per i media, la comunicazione e il marketing. Il Futuro sta in un Governance che utilizzi al meglio i potenti mezzi messi a disposizione anche dalle nuove tecnologie. ... more -
Chi vuole una ROMA2.0?
bene noi si lanciamo proposte innovative? http://www.corriereromano.it/news/3429/prima/Entra-in-Current-e-crea-i-tuoi-video-pod.html
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NASA 2.0
NASA Lands on Mars...and Facebook...and Twitter...
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ortona: vino, olio e catrame
Il consiglio comunale di Ortona si pronuncia sulla decisione o meno di autorizzare l'ENI all'installazione della centrale di raffinazione del petrolio. E' l'inizio di cosa? Il consiglio comunale di Ortona si pronuncia sulla decisione o meno di autorizzare l'ENI all'installazione della centrale di... more
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