The latest political showdown on Mumsnet looks like delivering a points victory for Gordon Brown. Apparently David Cameron, who answered questions on a live web chat on the site today, was criticised by some posters as taking too long to answer. Brown apparently answered 30 questions in his hour on the site (could have...
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Tags: Bbc, Biscuit, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Internet, Live Chat, Live Web, Mumsnet, Posters, Tory Leader, Victory, Web Chat
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Ever looked at Google News and thought - "I'm loving the content, I just wish it was presented in a more visual way"? No? Me neither, that would be quite a bizarre thing to think really. But someone at Google obviously has though this by the looks of Flipper - a Google labs project...
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Tags: Bizarre, Boffins, Bud, Crunch, Displays, Dolphin, Flipper Dolphin, Flipper The Dolphin, Google, Google Labs, Google News, Gordon Brown, Intense Scrutiny, Internet, Key Words, Launch, Sandy, Tunbridge Wells
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This is the second piece of government or state-related literature that in the past few days has equated Internet access with access to clean water and electricity. (The first was that French court ruling.) That Digital Britain report that I've been mentioning for the past few weeks finally came out today. The big headline:...
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Tags: Clean Water, Digital Britain, electricity, Executive Summary, Few Days, French Court, Gordon Brown, Internet Access, Internet Clean, Lookout, Prime Minister, Related Literature, Summary Pdf
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Don't expect every country in Europe to follow France in implementing a “three strikes” anti-piracy laws. A report called Digital Britain, which assess the UK's preparedness to enter the digital era, will be published next week, and inside are methods that the UK could use to combat Internet piracy. One such method: slowing down...
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Tags: 3 Strikes, Acquaintances, Anti Piracy Laws, Copyright Infringement, Digital Britain, File Sharers, Flickr, Garbage, Gordon Brown, Illegal Content, Internet Connection, Internet Piracy, Nastiness, Premier League Games, Preparedness, Running Water, Sky Sports, Slug, Telling The Truth, Three Strikes
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