http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes//rss/internet-news.xml Top Stories from Santa Clara Law http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/the-de-centralizing-of-social-networks-news-from-facebook.cfm Local Bay Area company, Facebook, announced yesterday its new Facebook Connect feature. The service is the beginning of the company's plan to "de-centralize" social networks and permit the data contained in a network to be shared with other services. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:44:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/google-releases-product-to-compete-with-wikipedia.cfm Google today released its Knol product, a direct competitor to Wikipedia. A "knol" is an authoritative article on a particular subject. Google claims that its vetting process for authors is more thorough than Wikipedia, leading to more reliable and authoritative information. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/top-35-blogs-written-by-law-faculty.cfm The blog, TaxProf Blog, has recently published a list of the 35 blogs written by law faculty based on traffic and unique visitors. At the top of the list is Instapundit, followed by Hugh Hewitt and the Volokh Conspiracy. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:04:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/cuil.cfm New search engine Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:42:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/exciting-new-development-in-google-news.cfm If you have ever done cite-checking with newspapers you know how difficult the process can be. In many cases, students must use microfilm, or microfiche, to verify newspaper citations. Google has announced a new project where print versions of popular newspapers will be available and indexed. The project is starting with major newspapers (NY Times, etc.) but should expand quickly. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:45:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/microsoft-announces-new-search-engine.cfm Today, Microsoft unveiled its new search engine, called Bing, designed to compete directly with Yahoo and Google. The search engine offers some unique features not available elsewhere, including a semantic searching function that suggests alternative search terms. Additionally, the map function offers some features not available through Google Maps. Already the product is being criticized for not following accepted web standards, such as XHTML. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:37:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/legal-google.cfm State and federal cases on Google Scholar Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:08:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/tweeting-ones-way-into-court.cfm The hazards of speaking one's mind online Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/harvards-amicus.cfm An online supplement to Harvard's Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/border-issues.cfm University of Notre Dame open courseware Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:03:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/google-trial.cfm Italian court convicts three Google executives Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:58:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/comcast-v-fcc-opinion-from-the-dc-circuit.cfm The opinion for the Comcast v. FCC case was published by the D.C. Circuit this morning. The case revolves around Comcast's interference with peer-to-peer traffic through its Internet access services. Advocates for net neutrality see today's decision as a setback for the FCC's regulatory power and the planned National Broadband Plan proposed by the Obama Administration. The opinion is available via the court's website. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:05:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/google-search-tips.cfm NY Times article includes tips from Simon Mackie of GigaOM Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/blind-applicants-challenge-online-applications.cfm Questioning the accessibility of the Law School Admission Council website Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:51:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/efforts-to-improve-wikipedia.cfm The Public Policy Initiative enlists the aid of academia to increase and improve articles on public policy topics Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:12:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/because-its-friday.cfm Facebook leads authorities to Virginia stabbing suspect on lam Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:28:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/wikipedia.cfm Two University of Pennsylvania researchers have been studying Wikipedia. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:17:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/hathitrust.cfm The HathiTrust Digital Library Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:28:00 GMT