Category Archives: Book Link

Link Ch. 10 – How ARPANet Grew

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

ARPANet was the joint military/academic computer network that would eventually give birth to the Internet.  Here are a series of maps that show how ARPANet slowly grew in size and complexity from its founding in 1969 until 1977.

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Link Ch. 10 – Zhao Jing: Blogging in China

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Zhao Jing, who writes under the pen name “Michael Anti” was one of the first Chinese bloggers to come to world attention when Microsoft took his blog down from their servers following complaints from the Chinese government: Washington Post: Philip P. … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Who plays video games?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Who likes to play video games?  Just about everyone.  Here are a pair reports on the topic from Pew’s Internet & American Life Project: Adults and Video Games More than half of all American adults play video games of one … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – UbuWeb

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

UbuWeb has collections of avant-garde films, music, and audio recordings.  Please note that this site can contain material some people would find offensive.  This may contain some of the longest of the long-tail media…. UbuWeb This is the overall site. … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Mobile Internet Access

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The Pew Internet & American Life project has looked extensively at how Americans are using mobile devices to access the Internet.  Here are links to a couple of their studies that are particularly interesting: Digital Differences Who is going online, … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 15 – Remembering Photographer Tim Hetherington

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chis Hondros were killed in an attack in the city of Misrata while they covering the rebellion there.  Hetherington was known for his photographs and for serving as co-director of the Oscar-nominated war documentary Restrepo. Vanity … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 15 – Global Press Freedom Report From Reporters Without Borders

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Every year the group Reporters Without Borders for Freedom of Information issues a report on the state of press freedom around the world. In it, the organization analyzes the degree of freedom that “journalists, news media and netizens” have in … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 15 – The Danish Cartoons

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In 2005, Flemming Rose, the culture editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, became concerned about what he saw as acts of self-censorship in Europe to avoid offending Muslims. In response, he commissioned a dozen cartoonists to portray the prophet Muhammad … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 15 – The BBC

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The British Broadcasting Corporation started out as a radio service with a  global reach.  It’s still all that, but it also has a big presence on television and on the Internet.  Here are links to just three of its host … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 15 – How Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez Controls Country’s Media

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In 2007, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez made heavy use of authoritarian media control by denying the country’s oldest and most watched television network , Radio Caracas Television, a broadcasting license.  In doing so, silenced the government’s sharpest critic.  You can … Continue reading →

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