Category Archives: Current Events

A writing invitation post about events currently happening (within the past 2 weeks) that pertain to issues of information production, access, and control.

How Do We Fit In?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Andrew Battista

The two articles we are covering for this week seem to agree with each other, even though they come from publications that are known to be in direct ideological opposition to one another. Poor education is more a product of … Continue reading →

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Taking it too far? Current Events and Links on Copyright Law

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Katie Saunders

According to our reading, The Privatization of Public Knowledge, the constitutional purpose of copyrights were to “advance and diffuse knowledge”. What it has turned into is a monopoly and exclusive ownership  of intellectual property that extends longer than it was … Continue reading →

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What is happening near Montevallo?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

A woman from Maylene, Al is charged with murder for leaving her child in her burning car after a car accident. If you would like to know more about the story you can watch http://www.abc3340.com/story/24852203/toddlers-remains-found-in-burnt-out-car?autoStart=true&topVideoCa This current event goes perfectly with … Continue reading →

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Getty’s Contribution to Linked Open Data

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I wrote a slightly different version of this post for Catherine Walsh’s #ART327 Collection Management class, but I wanted to share it here as well. You may have seen the news that the Getty has announced the release of its Art … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s $16 Billion Purchase of WhatsApp & the Age of Data Mining

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

When I first learned of the filter bubble, a result of Google’s data mining abilities, I felt internally conflicted. Part of me loved the fact that today’s technology is so advanced that we can track people’s moves online to tailor … Continue reading →

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Comcast Buyout of Time Warner and the Digital Divide

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Andrew Battista

The recent news that Comcast bought out Time Warner for $45.2 billion in stock happened relatively quietly, but the acquisition has major implications for our country’s growing digital divide. The New York Times blog post describes the inner workings of the deal. … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality No More?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Hannah Gentry

On January 14, 2014, a federal court ruled against Federal Communications Commission regulations protecting net neutrality. You’re probably asking yourself two questions at this point: “What does that mean?” and “Why should I care?” I’ll answer the second question first, … Continue reading →

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