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Wu pointed out that the iPad has a significant amount more in common with television than the personal computer, and most of that is from a medium/delivery standpoint. Content gets created by someone and whoever is using the device gets served it. It’s broadcast to a passive media – it’s anti-social media. As Wu put it perfectly, “With the iPad, you do nothing yourself.” And that’s why old media will love it. - Damien Van Achter

haven;t bought an ipad yet, because I live in Canada ; ) - Young Mullins

Google has just made yet another acquisition: web video platform Episodic. Late last year, it was rumored that Google was interested in acquiring Episodic competitor Brightcove, but that deal never materialized. - Damien Van Achter

Le média social "Owni.fr" a lancé, vendredi 2 avril, une application permettant aux internautes de localiser les lycées de métropole et d'outre-mer équipés de caméras de surveillance. "Il n'existe pas de recensement des lycées vidéo-surveillés. Il s'agit en premier lieu de compenser un déficit d'information", explique Jean-Marc Manach, initiateur du projet et journaliste auteur du blog Bug Brother. - Damien Van Achter

Excellente initiative open-source pour faire du "curating" de data en tant de crise. A downloader d'urgence et à tester au plus vite ! - Damien Van Achter

Aux alentours de 6h36, ce lundi matin sur France 2, un étrange code-barres est apparu dans la chronique «Météo de l’emploi» de l’émission «Télématin». Incrusté à l’écran, le QR Code (QR, pour «quick response», «réponse rapide») est une première à la télé française - Damien Van Achter

Trying to control, or even manage, your online reputation is becoming increasingly difficult. And much like the fight by big labels against the illegal sharing of music, it will soon become pointless to even try. It’s time we all just give up on the small fights and become more accepting of the indiscretions of our fellow humans. Because the skeletons are coming out of the closet and onto the front porch. - Damien Van Achter

Magazines and newspapers aren't the only media eying big benefits upon the iPad's arrival: TV is poised to use the device in new ways, including creating interactive, social apps designed to be used while watching live programming. MTV Networks, for example, is developing a "co-browsing app meant to be used while watching live TV," said one executive familiar with MTV's iPad plans. "This means the iPad could be the appendage that makes interactive TV a reality." - Damien Van Achter

The Times and The Sunday Times will start charging for their websites from June, it was confirmed today. News International, the newspapers’ parent company, announced that readers will be offered a day’s use for £1, or £2 for a week’s subscription. Readers who have a seven-day subscription to the print editions will not be charged extra for access to the websites. International pricing has been set at $2/€1.5 a day or $4/€3 for a week. - Damien Van Achter

Startup incubator  Y Combinator is hosting its semi-annual Demo Day today. Twice a year, the Mountain View, Calif.-based incubator parades its latest batch of companies onstage to present before potential investors. This afternoon, 26 companies will pitch their business plans. Approximately half of them have not yet launched. We’ll be in Mountain View to cover the ones that catch our fancy. - Damien Van Achter

With the help of reporting readers the political blog Talking Points Memo revealed the political pattern behind the sudden departures of United States attorneys in the Bush era, as readers accumulated evidence from around the country on who the axed prosecutors were. - Damien Van Achter

Following the introduction of the Choice Screen in Europe, Opera Software is experiencing a dramatic uptake on downloads of its latest browser, Opera 10.50. After the Choice Screen launch in early March, on average, more than half of the European downloads of Opera’s latest browser come directly from the Choice Screen. - Damien Van Achter

The 4chan site is a jumble of content, hosting anything from pictures of cute kittens to wildly disturbing images and language. As Gawker’s Nick Douglas described in 2008, areas of the Web site involve people hoping to “shock, entertain, and coax free porn from each other.” One of the largest Web forums in the United States, the site continues to influence mainstream culture. Here is an edited and condensed version of my chat with Mr. Poole: - Damien Van Achter

There’s another gadget to add to the ever-growing and busy list of Google Android-based devices. But this one is a bit bigger than a handheld. About to make its official launch at the Beijing Auto Show next month, the Roewe 350 hosts a system that will keep drivers and passengers connected to the web while on the open road. - Damien Van Achter

“Partant du constat qu’il n’y a pas de contrôle technologique possible en terme de dissémination des informations en ligne, la loi et les chartes des réseaux sociaux doivent se recentrer sur le fait de protéger l’édification de la vie privée en tant que dignité – une notion de “vie privée en réseau” d’ores et déjà embrassée par les utilisateurs de réseaux sociaux.” - Damien Van Achter

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