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Jo Bobenhouse Smith
4.1
 by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Nov. 24, 2009

An interesting, easy to read and informative article on new transparancy regulations to soon be applied to social media.

This article was smooth reading all the way thru-enjoyable.

It crushes the idea that the Internet is separate from the kinds of concerns that have been attached to previous media,” said Clay Shirky, a professor at New York University.

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