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Longhorn Loses Roster Spot Over Facebook Obama Comment

Mark Giangrande
November 11, 2008 22:29

Here's another sad tale of Facebook coming back to bite someone in the backside. A sophomore offensive lineman at the University of Texas-Austin posted a derogatory message to his Facebook page concerning the election of Barack Obama, using racist terms...

Google Chrome Goes Into General Release

Mark Giangrande
December 12, 2008 18:37

Google removed the "Beta" designation from Chrome, the new browser from Google. That must have been one of the shortest betas for Google. Gmail has been out for, what, years now and still has the beta tag. The announcement on...

Army Fears Twitter As A Terrorist Tool

Mark Giangrande
October 27, 2008 17:57

The army (ours) thinks that Twitter could be used by terrorists to coordinate attacks. The reason? Protesters at the Republican National Convention used Twitter to coordinate the protest. From the report (page 8): Twitter has also become a social activism...

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About Tech Law Prof Blog

Mark Giangrande
August 16, 2009 18:36

The Law Professor Blogs Network has ceased publication of this blog. Mark Giangrande continues to publish on tech law and other developments as co-editor of Law Librarian Blog.

My Last Post on the Tech Law Prof Blog

Mark Giangrande
July 17, 2009 19:34

This will be my last post on the Tech Law Prof Blog. I've recently signed on as co-editor of the Law Librarian Blog and I've found it increasingly difficult to contribute to both and provide thoughtful news and commentary. After...

Add Spam to Death and Taxes

Mark Giangrande
July 15, 2009 17:20

What can anyone say about email spam? My eyes glaze over my inbox sometimes because of the huge amount of sexual, pharmaceutical,or banking transaction come-ons. Moreover, they come in languages and alphabets I'll never understand. Sometimes they even purport to...

Round Up of Analysis on the Google Chrome OS Announcement

Mark Giangrande
July 09, 2009 20:53

This is a selected round up of views on the significance of what Google's entry into the web OS market means to consumers and to Microsoft. I published my thoughts yesterday. Here are more from others: (CNET) What Chrome OS...

Some Thoughts on the Google Chrome OS Announcement

Mark Giangrande
July 08, 2009 19:12

The announcement by Google of the Chrome OS penetrated well beyond the tech press into the mainstream. The news penetrated the stock market as well. Google was up and Microsoft was down. This is a development that catches the attention...

New Tech Papers From Bepress

Mark Giangrande
July 07, 2009 20:22

From the announcement: Announcing the Law and Technology Scholarship (Selected by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology), part of the bepress Legal Repository found at http://law.bepress.com/repository PUBLISHER: The Berkeley Electronic Press TABLE OF CONTENTS: Molly S. Van Houweling "Author...

Fire Disrupts Bing Travel - Did Anyone Notice?

Mark Giangrande
July 06, 2009 18:55

I note that a fire in Seattle last week took down the Bing Travel Site. It took more than a day to get the site back up. What I missed were stories that suggested that Microsoft was unreliable, or could...