My name is James. James Del actually. I work at a place called Gawker Media, something I find myself explaining to my parents every time I see them. They'll get it one day. I don't believe in Twitter, but I do believe in Facebook and LinkedIn. There's a Myspace page out there too, but never mind that. Questions, concerns, and comments can be directed to James, At-Sign Gawker, Period Com.
Ms Dupre may have never expected journalists and bloggers to pore over everything she had ever uploaded to the web. In the past, the media would have turned to family or friends to find personal photos of people who suddenly find themselves in the headlines. The growth of social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook has made it much easier to get hold of this material. Since it is digital, it is easy to copy and replicate across the web. And it all gets indexed and cached by Google, making it easy to find. The way the media feeds on the personal material on social media sites raises questions about what can be considered public or private in an Internet age.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | The web, the politician and the prostitute (via melissa)
I CALL BULLSHIT, BBC! I said all of this days ago, without the swarmy English-ness.
