Ozeconf – Social Media Trends and Citizen Journalism 18th June 2009 (Thursday) from 1:00pm until 2:00pm (AEST)

Ozeconf – Social Media Trends and Citizen Journalism
18th June 2009 (Thursday) from 1:00pm until 2:00pm (AEST)

TOPIC:
User generated content sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia and micro/macro blogging services (eg Blogspot, WordPress and Twitter to name just a few) have been driving record traffic demands and changing the landscape of social media and online interactions across the world. Join us for a panel discussion on how citizen journalists are driving traffic patterns across research and education networks such as AARNet.

PANEL MEMBERS:
Nate Cochrane (Editor in Chief: Haymarket Media), John Cokley (Academic Staff: UQ School of Journalism and Communication), Elizabeth Egan (Industry Fellow: UQ School of Journalism and Communication), Cameron Reilly (Founder: The Podcast Network)

WHERE:
At the University of Melbourne, the KLDC is registered for Active participation to connect via video and participate in interactive discussion.
The Kwong Lee Dow Centre is located at level 2 (ground floor) of the Alice Hoy building.

TWITTER:
A Twitter stream for questions will be established to allow for engaging with the panel. In your messages, be sure to include the hashtag #ozeconf. Alternatively, go to http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23ozeconf
Wireless networking is available within the KLDC to allow for participants to interact with the panel. Bring a laptop, or contact the ed-IT Help Desk to arrange for a loan laptop.)

URL:
http://tinyurl.com/ozeconf-social

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4/10.4 Release 9

Apple have released (15 June 2009) two updates for Java for Mac OS X.

• Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4
• Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9

These updates fix vulnerabilities in which accessing a web page with a specially crafted Java applet could result in arbitrary code execution on an affected computer system.

And why should you patch this ASAP?

As we noted earlier, there’s a rather large security hole with Java in Web browsers in all versions of OS X. Because of the way Java applets work, you can be attacked by simply visiting (not even clicking a link on, or downloading a file from) a Web site containing a malicious Java applet. [3]

LINKS:
[1] About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 (2009-Jun-15) [Apple]
[2] About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9 (2009-Jun-15) [Apple]
[3] Close the Java security hole in many browsers (2009-May-21) [MacWorld]

This weeks links (2009-06-15)

6/18/2009 09:00:00 PM
Today, we added Persian (Farsi) to Google Translate. This means you can now translate any text from Persian into English and from English into Persian — whether it’s a news story, a website, a blog, an email, a tweet or a Facebook message. The service is available free at http://translate.google.com. …
– Google translates Persian (2009-Jun-18) [Google Blog]

Twitter and #IranElection

Twitter Down Time Rescheduled to allow for Iranian Tweets
A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran. Tonight’s planned maintenance has been rescheduled to tomorrow between 2-3p PST (1:30a in Iran).
– Down Time Rescheduled (2009-Jun-15) [Twitter]

From the News:
* Tweeting from Tehran: social media and the Iranian election (2009-Jun-16) [ABC News]
* Iranian Twitterers sidestep news blackout (2009-Jun-16) [The AGE]
* Iran Internet Blackout: Using Twitter for Operational Intelligence (2009-Jun-16) [SANS]

Green Avatars?
#IranElection Tint your avatar green to show support for freedom in Iran.

Geocaching

Mick the Mangy Merino (Travel Bug Dog Tag) has been off on a National Parks Virtual TB Tour. Today we have messages from Zion Canyon and Zion National Park!

Quick notes

How To Turn Customers Into Pirates (2009-Feb-28) [TorrentFreak]