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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/technology/27friendster.html Friendster to Erase Early Posts and Old Photos] - Jenna Wortham, ''New York Times'', 26 April 2011 | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/technology/27friendster.html Friendster to Erase Early Posts and Old Photos] - Jenna Wortham, ''New York Times'', 26 April 2011 | ||
* [http://gizmodo.com/5878070/google-puts-the-hammer-down-on-three-more-services Google Puts the Hammer Down on Three More Services∂ - ''Gizmodo'', 20 January 2012 | |||
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* [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/09/29/28869/ Open access policy adopted] - Princeton University | * [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/09/29/28869/ Open access policy adopted] - Princeton University | ||
* [http://www.lisafederer.net/2012/01/research-works-act/ A Threat to Open Access: the Research Works Act] | |||
Revision as of 07:00, 23 January 2012
One of the things that I try to point out when asked why we shouldn't just use Facebook or YouTube instead of the M3P open system for storing text, images, audio, video etc. is that those closed systems are run by commercial entities (a)with different goals than ours, and (b) who will close down one day sooner or later and potentially leave all our content without a home.
Check out the following for some factual basis to this arguments:
- RIP Google Video: Download Your Videos by May 13 or They’re Gone Forever - Mashable, 16 April 2011
- Friendster to Erase Early Posts and Old Photos - Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 26 April 2011
- [http://gizmodo.com/5878070/google-puts-the-hammer-down-on-three-more-services Google Puts the Hammer Down on Three More Services∂ - Gizmodo, 20 January 2012
And sometimes you can see it coming ahead of time too:
- YouTube Founders Buy Delicious - The Guardian, 27 April 2011
- Facebook's share of UK social networking declines - The Telegraph, 11 January 2012
See also
- Open access policy adopted - Princeton University