BBC News has an interesting article on the increasing use of YouTube videos as criminal evidence. Source: law.librarians
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Google Can Translate Entire Web Pages
Here’s another nifty new Google tool: Google Translate. It can translate selected text or an entire web page. I could see this being really useful for viewing foreign laws on the Web when English translations …
Law Library Podcasts – Experiences and Insights
There is an interesting article entitled “Are You Podcasting: Current Uses of Podcasts in Law Libraries” in the May issue of AALL Spectrum. Although they haven’t caught on as quickly as blogs have (there are …
Uses for Twitter?
I’ve been reading a lot about Twitter lately. NYT explains: For anyone unfamiliar with the latest trends in technology, “Twitterers” send and receive short messages, called “tweets,” on Twitter’s Web site, with instant messaging software, …
"E-mail is for Old People"
E-Mail Is Out With Today’s Younger Web Users reports Information Week. For most of us in the business world, e-mail is an integral part of our work lives. But for the millenials — the generation …
NYT on Why Spam Has Increased Lately
The New York Times has an interesting piece on the increase in spam in the last six months. According to the NYT: – Spammers are “conscripting vast networks of computers belonging to users who unknowingly …
Track Web Site Changes
From WSLL @ Your Service: Keep Track of Competitors and Clients Looking for a free and easy competitive intelligence tool? Trackengine.com is a free service that can be used to track changes made to websites. …
Judge Posner Comes to Second Life
Boing Boing reports that Judge Richard Posner is coming to Second Life. [What is Second Life?] From the New World Notes blog: … Judge Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for …
Throw-away E-mail Addresses
From Library Stuff – Throw-away e-mail address generators: Spamhole – “SpamhOle.com allows you to create a temporary email address; nameyoupick@spamhole.com. For the number of hours that you choose, all email to nameyoupick@spamhole.com address is automatically …
Article: Parents Legally Liable For Kids' Internet Misconduct?
Many parents have worried about their children spending too much time online, viewing Internet content that might be inappropriate, or being contacted by unsavory characters in Cyberspace. However, very few parents likely have considered the …