Blog Archive 2008

Twitter is a "free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length" (Wikipedia ).

Unlike a blog, Twitter users frequently update through short posts. Many Twitter users "tweet" through their mobile devices.

Judy Estrin, long-time technology leader and former CTO of Cisco, will be speaking as part of the CITS Distinguished Speaker Series on October 27, 2008 at UCSB. Stay posted for more details, but check out this New York Times Bits post from today on her new book.

While taking the short walk from a parking and bus area to the majestic lower falls, I saw a college-aged woman totally engaged in text messaging while sitting on a rock fence on the side of the trail.

The World Information Access (WIA) project has just published a report that includes data on the arrest and prosecution of political bloggers around the world.

Last week, Rob Patton, the Program Manager for CITS, gave a talk on Facebook and interactivity. A video of his talk, which focused on findings from his Master’s research on Facebook, is now available online.

The UCTV version of the recent 2008 CITS Distinguished Lecture by Lawrence Lessig is now online. This recording will begin airing on Santa Barbara local cable Channel 21 and across the DISH Network Channel 9412 in the near future. Why wait -- watch it today! Professor Lessig's talk on Changing Congress outlines some fundamental procedural reforms necessary to bring about substantive changes in the nature of the U.S. political system.