Search Engine with Jesse Brown
The audio podcast that predicts the present: host Jesse Brown and guests explore the Internet's impact on politics and culture.
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Video Podcast #1: Does the Internet Make You Dumber?
What does the Internet do to your brain? Intellectuals and ...
What does the Internet do to your brain? Intellectuals and writers such as Doris Lessing, Brian Cathcart and Nicholas Carr argue that the web is making us stupider, killing our attention spans, and filling our brains with inanities. Jesse Brown proves these points by arguing against them. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Filesharing on Trial
Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson fought the music industry and ...
Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson fought the music industry and lost. This week, a candid interview with Nesson on why he pissed off the judge, and what he's going to do next. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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No Such Thing as a Journalist
The Supreme Court of Canada's recent libel ruling isn't just ...
The Supreme Court of Canada's recent libel ruling isn't just a victory for journalists - it unshackles every voice on the Internet, and reminds us that in the eyes of the law, journalists don't actually exist. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Sympathy for the Record Industry
The music labels are sued for pirating music and the ...
The music labels are sued for pirating music and the video game industry embraces pirates. It's a topsy-turvy Search Engine Christmas. God Bless us, everyone! Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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ACTA-Tag!
Industry Minister Tony Clement won't talk about the secrets of ...
Industry Minister Tony Clement won't talk about the secrets of ACTA. Instead, he's pointed curious critics to Michael Geist's website. This week, Michael explains why he's the wrong man for that job. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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MicroFOX?
If Rupert Murdoch pulls his news empire's content from Google ...
If Rupert Murdoch pulls his news empire's content from Google and sells exclusive "searchability" to Microsoft, what will happen to the web? All outcomes considered in an interview with The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Madoff's Geeks
Only five people have been arrested for Bernie Madoff's giant ...
Only five people have been arrested for Bernie Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme: Madoff himself, two top business associates, and now, two computer programmers. Can fraud exist anymore without geeks in the inner circle? This week, questions about the role of IT in financial crisis and collapse. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Uncle Spam Wants You!
American military recruiters have moved online, using web quizzes, Xbox ...
American military recruiters have moved online, using web quizzes, Xbox shooters and sophisticated data mining to woo young recruits. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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ACTA: WTF?
Between secret talks and leaked docs, word has spread that ...
Between secret talks and leaked docs, word has spread that U.S.-made copyright laws are headed to Canada through the back door. Is it true? A call for answers. Plus: why cops can't solve cybercrime (and how they could). Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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The Blogfather, Part II
Canadian Hossein Derakhshan brought blogging to Iran, reversed his politics, ...
Canadian Hossein Derakhshan brought blogging to Iran, reversed his politics, made enemies on both sides, got arrested and hasn't been heard from since- until now. While "Hoder" remains in a Tehran prison, his brother Hamed brings news, breaking his family's silence. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
