Here is a recent article from NewsWeek that shows just how important Web 2.0 blogs and social networks are becoming to law enforcement and legal professionals when conducting investigations. Law enforcement officials are increasingly turning to social network sites like MySpace and FaceBook to help solve crimes and bring wrongdoers to justice. From the article […]
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Qwika is a search engine that indexes wikis and makes their articles searchable for internet users. Qwika’s goal is to eventually index every wiki that is available online. At the time of this posting, the Qwika search engine has indexed 1,158 wikis containing 21,964,380 searchable articles. This is a great search engine for journalists and […]
The “Little Brother” phenomenon continues. According to the UK Times, students are using mobile cell phone cameras to film teachers losing their tempers in the classroom and then send the videos to their friends for entertainment. Some students are even posting these short film takes online at one of the numerous video sharing sites. From […]
Here’s a unique story from The Korea Times. Korean courts are testing the idea of trying court cases through online blog postings. The issues, arguments and facts of each case would be posted online in blog format, saving everyone involved the trouble of entering a courtroom. From the article — Weblogs, or Internet diaries, are […]
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Sprint Nextel have filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida-base private investigation firm that allegedly used unlawful practices to obtain confidential cell phone records of subscribers. From a recent article in the St. Petersburg Times — Sprint Nextel has filed a federal lawsuit against a private investigation firm in St. Petersburg, claiming it stole confidential […]
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