mobile mapping

Life 360: Family Locator Apps-Mapping the Shades of Grey (Part 1)

October 15, 2012 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Oct. 15, 2012 Teens call them ‘trackers,’ parents call them ‘tools,’ and the telecom industry refers to GPS and LBS (location based services) as sheer “growth” in a mobile market that’s booming with … [Read more...]

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Is It ONLY ME? Disabling Facebook Places In Pursuit of Privacy

August 19, 2010 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

August 19, 2010 Today is World Humanitarian Day and I definitely needed this inspiring humanitarian video to gain some perspective on humanity. (fab 4 mins after the jump, and a how-to disable vid on … [Read more...]

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Glympse: Temporary Geolocation For Free Range Kids?

May 22, 2009 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

May 22, 2009 Aside from another botched spelling test via corporate branding with the clever name in "Pursuit of Happyness" style, I'd like to hear pros and cons from mobile maniacs, please... Mobile … [Read more...]

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26 Nov

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos says his network’s friendly interview with Trump, “put in doubt the independence of our news department.”

"We cannot... offer Trump an open microphone to broadcast his falsehoods and conspiracy theories."

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16 Nov

Out today! A driver's manual for staying sane on the internet. @holden

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16 Nov

As @jayrosen_nyu so clearly states, it's "not the odds, but the stakes"...Media and #journo can convey context without partisan pandering, clearly citing facts on autocracy objectively...@Sulliview is right, the public deserves to be informed. #NewsLiteracy #democracy

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16 Nov

Dangerous 🆘📢to see this, given they've once AGAIN just enabled their platform to post lies claiming a rigged election when it was not! This is how democracies are overthrown with #misinformation Have media learned nothing? #Journo pay attention! WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-allows-ads-claiming-rigged-2020-election-on-facebook-instagram-309b678d?mod=e2tw

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