Internet

Way to go, mums!

North Coast Voices - January 5, 2009 - 12:15am

According to GlobeLife on 31 December 2008:

They called it a "virtual nurse-in."

Earlier this week, 11,000 mothers who use Facebook changed their profile pictures to photos of themselves breastfeeding children to protest against the social networking site's decency standards. Read more »

Kevin Rudd is following 'no_filter Yamba' tweets?

North Coast Voices - November 22, 2008 - 12:15am

Hi, no_filter_Yamba.

Kevin Rudd (KevinRuddPM) is now following your updates on Twitter.

Check out Kevin Rudd's profile here:
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More on the 'no clean feed' pixies vs Kevin Rudd

North Coast Voices - November 18, 2008 - 12:15am

It was Petering Time who first alerted us to the fact that the 'no clean feed' pixies were targeting Kevin Rudd's Twitter site.
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Kevin Rudd discovers Blogotariat

North Coast Voices - November 21, 2008 - 12:05am
So much to see, so much to do - sometimes a poor blogger misses the most exciting moments.
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It was Clive Hamilton who launched the current attempt to censor the internet

Strange Times - November 17, 2008 - 4:47pm

Guess who really kick started the current push for mandatory ISP level filtering?  No, it wasn’t those wretched Christian fundamentalists, it was Clive Hamilton and the Australia Institute (of which Hamilton was executive director, until recently). Read more »

Senator Conroy's *@#**@* dodgy digital Xmas present

North Coast Voices - November 14, 2008 - 12:05am
The Register reports that the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy will start live trials of the Rudd-Conroy Great Firewall of Australia on Xmas Eve.
Just in time to b*gger the festive season for the blogosphere.
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