Posted in 5 March 2010 ¬ 21:10h.Jean-François Grenier
The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.
McConnell’s not dangerous because he knows anything about SQL injection hacks, but because he knows about social engineering. He’s the nice-seeming guy who’s willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate [...]
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Posted in 21 February 2010 ¬ 12:39h.Jean-François Grenier
Introduction
Dans cet essai, nous discuterons de la convergence du numérique vers les téléphones intelligents. Nous commencerons par présenter cette technologie, puis nous expliquerons les liens entre celle-ci et le monde des communications publiques. Par la suite, nous critiquerons la situation avec le regard du public. Nous conclurons ce document en nous questionnant sur ce que [...]
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Posted in 12 February 2010 ¬ 17:19h.Jean-François Grenier
1. Nodar Kumaritashvili crash at the Vancouver’s Olympics.
A horrific crash during training for the Olympic luge competition, which is scheduled to begin Saturday, killed Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili.
The 21-year-old was thrown from the track and smashed his head on a metal pole at the Whistler Olympic Park.
Officials immediately closed the controversial track, which is known [...]
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Posted in 29 January 2010 ¬ 23:38h.Jean-François Grenier
Qu’est-ce que le déterminisme technologique?
Le déterminisme technologique (DT) est une théorie sociale réductionniste. Le réductionnisme étudie les systèmes complexes en les réduisant à des éléments simples et à leurs interactions, dans le cas présent la technologie et son influence. Il considère la technologie comme moteur principal du développement de la structure sociale et des valeurs [...]
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Posted in 23 January 2010 ¬ 15:49h.Jean-François Grenier
La Presse diffuse du contenu digne d’un statut Facebook et on peut obtenir une couverture politique de grande qualité sur un blog. Le professionnalisme ne se définit plus par les diplômes ou l’institution. Le fossé est rempli.
Bonne chance à ceux qui espèrent que le passé des médias traditionnels sera utile encore longtemps.
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Posted in 27 November 2009 ¬ 11:49h.Jean-François Grenier
Being a french quebecer today’s the first time that i read about Black Friday, the “SHOPPING SPREE TIME” call so popular in America. Coverage of the event in incredible, just look at sites like blackfriday.info, it has a 3-days lifetime each year! That’s specialization at its best. This “holiday” presence in Canada so far seems [...]
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Posted in 19 November 2009 ¬ 12:30h.Jean-François Grenier
It’s a Free Country, so why can’t I pick the technology I use in the office?
At the office, you’ve got a sluggish computer running aging software, and the email system routinely badgers you to delete messages after you blow through the storage limits set by your IT department. Searching your company’s internal Web site feels [...]
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Posted in 14 November 2009 ¬ 17:30h.Jean-François Grenier
You don’t know why people tweet? This guy doesn’t know either. And i’m still not sure what’s the point.
The Case Against Twitter
In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.
Despite this, I can’t begin to add up how many times, as a member of the media, [...]
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