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Things worth reading for December 28th through December 29th: “The Future of Privacy: How Privacy Norms Can Inform Regulation” – Important October 2010 talk by Danah Boyd: “I’m not going to solve the definitional debate, but I do need to give you a sense of how I conceptualize privacy so that you can understand where…

Things worth reading for December 23rd through December 27th: JWT: 100 Things to Watch in 2011 – Terrific deck.  Well worth the time. Jon Stewart’s Advocacy Role in 9/11 Bill Passage – NYTimes.com – “Did the bill pledging federal funds for the health care of 9/11 responders become law in the waning hours of the…

Things worth reading for December 22nd through December 23rd: Hits and Misses From Madison Avenue – WSJ.com – Nice year-end review by Suzanne. IPhone and Android Apps Breach Privacy – WSJ.com – And people wonder why customers don’t trust big internet? “An examination of 101 popular smartphone “apps”—games and other software applications for iPhone and…

Things worth reading for December 21st through December 22nd: I m a g i n e >>>> t o m o r r o w: Driving behavior with game dynamics – Very useful piece by David De Boer (who I’m now tracking) on game dynamics. Didn’t hurt that he cites @christydena. New Poll: Americans Say…

Today’s Top Story? *definitely* Net Neutrality… with other goodies included: Net Neutrality Rules Are Imminent From the F.C.C. – NYTimes.com – New York Times has a dimmer view of today’s FCC act: “But a wide swath of public interest groups have lambasted the proposal as “fake net neutrality” and said it was rife with loopholes.…

Things worth reading for December 20th from 06:34 to 07:15: F2F in the Mediated Classroom: "Premiering in L.A.": the "New" MLA 2011 Jan. 6-9 – @kathiiberens takes apart the MLA's Flintstonian reluctance to adapt to social media and new levels of transparency. Go Kathi Go! No one’s neutral about net neutrality – Don't miss this…

Things worth reading for December 4th through December 17th: MediaPost Publications Finnegan Begins Again, This Time As Head Of Interpublic’s Geomentum 12/17/2010 – Big news for Sean! Making the transition from Delicious to Evernote « Evernote Blogcast – Nice try from Evernote, but without tags this is pointless. Time Inc. Magazine Unit Names First Digital…

Things worth reading for December 2nd from 07:06 to 07:35: Ignoring Internet Banner Ads – “Despite having come of age with the Internet, the survey’s 18-34-year-olds were about as likely as their elders to pick banner ads as the genre they ignore the most (42 percent made that choice). Likewise, 21 percent of the 18-34s…

Things worth reading for November 29th through November 30th: Jay Leno’s Tonight Show Ratings Lose To Conan’s Shows Past & Present – “Jay Leno’s Tonight Show adults 18-49 ratings again fell below those of Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show on a calendar week basis (2010 vs. 2009), and also fell below Conan’s new TBS show for…

Things worth reading for November 26th through November 29th: Mary Meeker, renowned tech analyst, leaves Morgan Stanley for venture capitalist firm | Technology | Los Angeles Times – “Mary Meeker, a renowned technology analyst and researcher, is leaving her longtime home at financial-services firm Morgan Stanley to become a venture capitalist. “Meeker has joined Kleiner…