October news

Music:
Allofmp3 is facing a crisis after credit card companies refuse to allow payments - a good example of how legal 'controls' can be used in cyberspace, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6065492.stm see also http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6062864.stm

Music:
In a bad week for file-sharers also see - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6058912.stm

Security:
A nice war of words develops between apple and microsoft after a virus was found on an apple device - it blames its competitor: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35199 see also http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6062074.stm

VideoGames:
The US congress is investigating MMORPG trading, with an eye to taxing income online ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6065534.stm

Internet:
Music companies start to sue video-sharing websites using copyrighted material: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6061974.stm The story includes the following: "The recording company cites a simple search of Grouper's website, which reveals a number of Mariah Carey videos available for download. One clip, for her hit single Shake It Off, has been viewed more than 50,000 times." At which point you realise that big business is dumb, complaining at all the free publicity with a key demographic. If it tried to reach them by mainstream media the advertising/video placements would cost a fortune. It doesn't see that user generated content is doing its work for it...

Internet:
An interesting story about web-rage... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6059726.stm

Music:
The origins of the ipod: http://www.wired.com/news/columns/cultofmac/0,71956-0.html?tw=wn_index_15

Music:
A story about the first release of a new single on memory stick - by Keane (so at least you can delete it more easily!): http://arts.guardian.co.uk/netmusic/story/0,,1926038,00.html

Internet:
Google is now offering persionalised searching (it's that new media push to the personalised yet again...), at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6079824.stm

Music / Security:
iTunes DRM cracked. A major story barely covered in the mainstream press: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6083110.stm

Internet:
Google's UK ad revenues to surpass those of terrestrial channels, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6108678.stm also at: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1937042,00.html

Internet:
Youtube's/Google's copyright nightmare:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6038116.stm

Internet / Security
Virus writers targetting web videos, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6100016.stm

Internet:
Youtube sued by UTube!: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6108502.stm

Internet:
Myspace to block illegal files, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6102276.stm

Security:
Fears of our 'surveillance society': http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6107764.stm
also at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6108496.stm and at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,1937192,00.html

Internet:
Tim Berners Lee worries about the web: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6108578.stm
and: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6109332.stm

Music:
The origins of the ipod: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/ipod.html

Internet:
The rise of the meganiche: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/meganiche.html

Internet:
Attack of the bots: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/botnet.html

Internet:
The internet now has over 100m web sites ...: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/11/01/november_2006_web_server_survey.html

Cinema /Television:
A good article on the rise of the DVD box set and it's effects: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1937229,00.html

Music:
Microsoft's Zune won't play tracks from its own MSN store: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6120272.stm

Internet:
Cyber-bullying in S Korea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6112754.stm

Security:
Virus writers using Wikipedia to trick PC users: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6120268.stm

Print:
On the rise of User generated content in newspapers: http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1940127,00.html

Music:
CD sales are falling and are expected to halve in the next three years: http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,,1940514,00.html

Television:
Digital TV sales top analogue TV sales: http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1940556,00.html

Video Games / Television:
Xbox to offer TV downloads ...: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6124042.stm

Security:
Rising online banking fraud through 'phishing': http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6122116.stm

Video Games:
Big Brother to go online in Second Life: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6122140.stm

Video Games:
And speaking of Second Life, it's just got its own newspaper ... http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1941621,00.html

Internet / Security:
Google says it will protect user's date against the US Government: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1942176,00.html

Internet:
The second internet goldrush: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1940641,00.html

Internet:
A story about Bebo...: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1939021,00.html

Internet:
And a story about Facebook and lecturers being abused by their students online: http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,,1940879,00.html (I recommend all lecturers sign up at http://www.facebook.com/ you can create an account with a University email address so there's no reason why you shouldn't. Then just go looking for your students...)