2 posts and columns on academics

Twitter Firehose Too Intense? Take a Sip From the Gardenhose or Sample the Spritzer

in Social on November 10, 2010 at 11:21 am PT

Twitter is well-known for carefully metering out access to its Firehose, or the real-time stream of all its users’ tweets. Last year, Google reportedly paid $15 million for access to the Firehose, Microsoft $10 million, and Yahoo joined later with a cash and revenue-share deal.

Nov. 9 Deadline Set for Amended Google Book Deal

in News on October 7, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

November 9. That’s the day on which Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are to submit an amended version of their book settlement, one that addresses concerns that it might give them unfair advantage over other digital libraries or violate copyright laws abroad.
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