The issue of Internet copyright laws has been front-page news since the famous Napster lawsuits of the early 2000s. Since then, high-speed Internet connections have increased the ease with which copyrighted material can be traded online and sites that engage in file sharing have proliferated. This has made the situation even more complicated. Introducing SOPA… Continue reading Implications Of SOPA And PIPA
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Interesting Sites That Are Nearly Useless
The internet is many things to many people. An incredible resource no doubt, a highly useful tool, but also a comment on humanity. The internet is like holding a mirror up to mankind and seeing what’s really on our minds. And it seems that the answer is… quite a lot of nonsense. There are dancing… Continue reading Interesting Sites That Are Nearly Useless
On SOPA and PIPA
If you have tried opening the English site of Wikipedia last January 18, you would have gotten a black window explaining the reasons why the content you requested for can’t be displayed. Wikipedia was unavailable for 24 hours starting 5 AM of January 18 to show their protest against the proposed legislation in the United… Continue reading On SOPA and PIPA
Orange Offer Free Access to Wikipedia in Africa and Middle East
Mobile phone network provider Orange have joined up with the Wikimedia Foundation to offer mobile access to Wikipedia in Africa and also the Middle East – and the good news is there will be with no data charges. What this means is totally free usage of Wikipedia for almost Seventy million cellular telephone users that… Continue reading Orange Offer Free Access to Wikipedia in Africa and Middle East
A User Review of WikiDroid for Wikipedia, for the Android
This app for Android is intended to provide access to the ever popular Wikipedia for Android users, wherever they might happen to be. WikiDroid is a completely free app, and does a terrific job of achieving its goal of having Wikipedia’s power constantly available on Android phones. You get full access to all the content… Continue reading A User Review of WikiDroid for Wikipedia, for the Android
Wikipedia Alternative | Cuba to Launch EcuRed Encyclopedia
The government of Cuba is all set to launch its own online encyclopedia with features and search facilities similar to Wikipedia, aiming to present its leftist view of the world and world history. An official launch of the new Spanish language website ( which is already up and running with 20,000 entries under name ecured.cu)… Continue reading Wikipedia Alternative | Cuba to Launch EcuRed Encyclopedia