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Finland has become the first country in the world to declare broadband Internet access a legal right.

Starting in July, telecommunication companies in the northern European nation will be required to provide all 5.2 million citizens with Internet connection that runs at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.

The one-megabit mandate, however, is simply an intermediary step,… Continue

Because advertising is about telling stories, I give you a recent story of remarkable journalism. A popular viral youtube video today.

Meteor crash caught on camera

In retrospect to Dan Gilmore talking about amateur (open source) journalism, this is an interesting testament to the power of the average fool in the street having great collective power.

Along a different wavelength again, I'd like to share some lyrics to a song I'll be performing soon. The tangent won't come immediately, but I think that all of us can benefit and in this social collaboration anology. A theme song for Huddlemind itself? :P

Enjoy

Alanis Morissette - Utopia

we'd gather around all in a room fasten our belts engage in dialogue
we'd all slow down rest without guilt not lie without fear disagree sans judgement

we would stay and respond and expand and inc… Continue

Facebook has been awarded $873 million in damages against a Canadian man accused of sending spam messages to its members.

The default judgment was issued in federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Friday against Adam Guerbuez, of Montreal, and his company, Atlantis Blue Capital. The ruling also forbids Guerbuez from using Facebook or interacting with its members ever again.

Facebook doesn't expect to necessarily collect the money because "it's unlikely that Geurbez and Atlantis Blue Capital coul… Continue

Electronics manufacturers in the Chinese market consumed more than one-third of semiconductors produced globally for the first time ever, industry-focused advisor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.

According to China's Impact on the Semiconductor Industry: 2008 Update, a PwC annual review of the semiconductor industry in China, the nation has in 2007 become the dominant consumer of semiconductors, with the total consumption estimated at US$88 billion in 2007, driven largely by China's growth in… Continue