http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-la-he-capsule10-2009aug10,0,3857451.story
Facebook can threaten relationships, study says
A Canadian report finds that postings on the social media site can trigger escalating feelings of jealousy between romantically involved individuals.
By Melissa Healy August 10, 2009
Never mind the perils of cyber-stalking, cyber-bullying and posting photos that could endanger your future job prospects: Facebook could be ruining your relationship and driving you toward compulsively jealous behavior.
Social psychologists from the University of Guelph in Canada queried college students who were in romantic relationships about their Facebook use. Their preliminary findings, described in the journal CyberPsychology & Behavior, suggest that rather than enhancing communication between romantic partners, Facebook use may be fueling wild flights of jealous investigation, as users in relationships perceive hints of potential infidelity and then scramble to find evidence of a partner's unfaithful thoughts or behavior.
Interesting legal question. Can I “contract” my way out of lawsuits?
AT&T Makes Its Terms of Service Even Worse, To Discourage Lawsuits
Posted by timothy on Sunday August 09, @07:06PM from the even-more-fine-print-to-read dept.
techmuse writes
"AT&T has changed its terms of service (including for existing contracts) to prevent class action suits. Note that you are already required to submit your case to arbitration, a forum in which consumers are often at a substantial disadvantage. Now you must go up against AT&T alone."
This post on David Farber's mailing list provides a bit of context as well.
(Related) Are the telecoms shooting themselves in the foot? Note that Google saw 'lock ins” as a business opportunity.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/09/how-i-learned-to-quit-the-iphone-and-love-google-voice/
How I Learned To Quit The iPhone And Love Google Voice
by Michael Arrington on August 9, 2009
At the end of July I declared my intention to quit the iPhone and AT&T, port my mobile phone number to Google Voice and use any mobile device that I pleased (or lots of them at once) in the future. Like others
, I will no longer blindly follow all things Apple. Today I’m pleased to report a status update on those efforts: complete. I am no longer a member of the Cult of iPhone.
… If I want to start using a new phone, I can make a switch in the settings at Google Voice and calls will ring through to that instead. no carrier will ever have a stranglehold on me again.
… Want to port your mobile number to Google Voice and do what I’ve done? You can’t just yet, but porting will be released later this year publicly. Prepare yourselves, and don’t sign any new long term contracts with your carrier. Life will soon be good for you, too.
(Related) I'm also seeing lots of article ilke this one.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-sites-to-find-free-unlocking-codes-for-mobile-phones/
3 Sites To Find Free Unlocking Codes For Mobile Phones
Aug. 9th, 2009 By Dean Sherwin
Early days yet, but this could be interesting.
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022016.html
August 09, 2009
Media Cloud: A new tool to track how news gets covered
Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School: "Media Cloud is a system that lets you see the flow of the media. The Internet is fundamentally altering the way that news is produced and distributed, but there are few comprehensive approaches to understanding the nature of these changes. Media Cloud automatically builds an archive of news stories and blog posts from the web, applies language processing, and gives you ways to analyze and visualize the data. The system is still in early development, but we invite you to explore our current data and suggest research ideas. This is an open-source project, and we will be releasing all of the code soon... Eventually users will be able to compare the top 10 news events covered by Fox News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the BBC, for example, or chart the terms that appear most frequently in The New York Times, compared with leading blogs, or create a world map showing which countries receive the most media attention, or follow the path of a particular report to see if it dominates the news or dies out."
Interesting. Might be useful in Statistics, Spreadsheets or Small Business Management.
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022015.html
August 09, 2009
New online database detailing land and property values in the U.S.
News release: "Filling a major gap in the availability of residential property data, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business announced a new online database detailing land and property values in the United States. Located in the Resources and Tools section of www.lincolninst.edu, Land and Property Values in the U.S. provides separate price indices for land and structures, in addition to the more common price indices for property -- land and structures combined. Information on the values and rents of residential properties in the U.S. cover three dimensions:
Rent-Price Ratio: The ratio of rents to prices for the stock of all owner-occupied housing
Aggregate U.S. Land Prices: Values and price indexes for all land, structures, and housing in residential use
Metro Area Land Prices: Values and price indexes for land, structures, and housing for single-family owner-occupied housing units in 46 major U.S. metropolitan areas."
Related postings on financial system
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