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Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk

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Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA: “The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough […]

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SOPA/PIPA Blackout

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As you may know, there have been two bills proposed in the U.S. Congress to combat online piracy. One, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” or SOPA, was proposed in the Senate; it has been tabled. The second, the “Protect Intellectual Property Act” or PIPA or PROTECT_IP, remains under consideration in the House and will come […]

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Online shoppers shopping smaller

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“Giant e-commerce companies like Amazon are acting increasingly like their big-box brethren as they extinguish small competitors with discounted prices, free shipping and easy-to-use apps. Big online retailers had a 19 percent jump in revenue over the holidays versus 2010, while at smaller online retailers growth was just 7 percent. “The little sites are fighting […]

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Bookmarked: Do You Really Need Your Own Mobile App or a Better Website?

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Quick breakdown of why you might be better off with a responsive website that works great in mobile devices instead of an app. http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/do-you-really-need-your-own-mo.php#.Tw8_fU4U0EU.delicious

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Bookmarked: The ultimate responsive web design roundup | Webdesigner Depot

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Exhaustive roundup of Responsive Web tutorials, systems, and examples. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/09/the-ultimate-responsive-web-design-roundup/

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Swing by our (virtual) office

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Beginning this week, we’re starting a new feature here at Big Big Design: Online Office Hours. (That’s OOH! for short.) Each Wednesday at 11am EST, I’ll hold a short webinar to share new ideas and information, and to answer your questions about issues on the web.

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