CBC Radio's Search Engine with Jesse Brown
A blog and podcast about the Internet. But not boring.
Search Engine is produced in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Gov't 2.0 has yet to happen and Obama has sided with Bush on warrantless wiretaps. Is it too soon to question the President's transparency? I ask Micah Sifry
Google plays it coy with regards to their new throttle-tracking "Glasnost" app, and a new study shows that kids have nothing to fear but kids themselves.
With two days left in the Bush Administration, a federal court has ordered every White House staffer to turn over every email they have written or received on the job, so that millions of mysteriously missing documents can be recovered.
Iran's "Blogfather" is missing in Tehran and presumed arrested. But how can we be so sure? A look at Hossein Derakhshan with journalist Cyrus Farivar. Plus, the final word (I pray) on "wee-kee".
Tuesday, November 4,2008 was a historic day....for the Internet. The FCC voted to allow "white space" devices. Today I figure out what they are and what they mean.
It sounds like a bad sci-fi plot, but it's true: Ontario is about to stamp all new licenses with RFID chips, readable by anyone within a 30-foot radius.
Just one story this week, but it's a good one. Spore, the "Ulysses" of video games, has spawned an online revolt against the games' DRM. After driving down the Spore's Amazon rating, disgruntled players are now suing Electronic Arts. I talk to their lawyer (and to myself).
Thanks for the awesome reception last week! This week: why blogs are more ethical than the news, music "pirate" sues music industry, and my challenge to Gabe Carini, candidate for PM.
