The Singapore Internet Research Centre
The SIRC Visiting Scholars Programme supports research by individuals who are
undertaking research projects related to information technology in Asia,
especially Singapore. It is open to practicing scholars or advanced graduate
students. The Programme is fo
Apart from the technology itself (described in the first part), it is really interesting to see how designers are trying to figure out privacy/ public policy best practices.
Mobile tracking devices on trial
By Spencer Kelly
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/travel/26bangalore.html?ei=5088&en=d3b
a5dc70a5a4c17&ex=129861&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
February 26, 2006
Next Stop
In India's Silicon Valley, Partying Like It's 1999
By SETH SHERWOOD
TO the untutored eye, nothing seemed amiss in the buzzi
http://www.gethuman.com/
This site is the forefront of an anti-tech consumer backlash against
Automated Voice Response systems
"Welcome to gethuman.com; a consumer movement created to change the face of
customer service. This free website is powered by over one million
consumers, and the site is
> Subject: Vending Machines as Location Markers for Calling Taxicabs
>
> [1]K-cab is a SMS-based service for calling taxicabs, which is available in
> Iwate prefecture. The service can also be used with QR codes that encode
> location information. Vending machines that bear such location-encoded
> Plug-In Internet Connection to Get Test on Long Island
>
> By KEN BELSON
> The New York Times
> February 17, 2006
>
> Customers love to grumble about their phone and cable companies, and
> residents on Long Island are no different. But for those unhappy with
> their service from Verizon or Ca
