links for 2008-04-01

• Is Google hijacking newspaper website traffic with new search? - Strange Attractor
  In reponse to my post yesterday, Kevin makes the point that "the sad truth is that whether it's information architecture or search, most news organisations have been very slow to improve these parts of their services".
  (tags: google searchinsearch newspapers strangeattractor kevinanderson)
• Google's New News Search - Threat Or Opportunity For Publishers? | paidContent:UK
  "Telegraph.co.uk digital editor Edward Roussel: 'If this helps people find what they want in the way that they want, then it has to be a good thing. If it does such a great job as to make our internal search tool redundant, then that's fine too'"
  (tags: paidcontent telegraph currybetdotnet google searchinsearch)
• How to Deal with Negative Social Network Groups
  "The Sun is one of the most popular newspapers in England and well known for having glamour models on Page 3. Over 5,000 people have joined the following Facebook group - I f*cking hate The Sun newspaper". Reputation management using The Sun as example
  (tags: reputation management socialmedia thesun)
• Advanced tactic targeted grocer - The Boston Globe
  "A massive data breach at Hannaford Brothers Cos. was caused by a 'new and sophisticated' method in which software was secretly installed on servers at every one of its grocery stores, the company told Massachusetts regulators this week".
  (tags: security boston)
• Conspiracy theories » Attentio Blog
  "[Andrew] Keen's point about wiki government is that it risks being hijacked by ideologues who want to impose their own agenda on policy and government". Has Andrew Keen never watched BBC Parliament?
  (tags: andrewkeen government)

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