24 Free e-Books on FLOSS, Social Media and the Information Society

I have compiled a list of free e-books that I’ve been reading in the last few years. Most are on Free/Open Source Software, Social Media, Free Culture, the Information Society and Copyright. I hope you enjoy… please leave a comment if you think I have missed something…

1. The Future of the Internet – And How [...]

10th International Free Software Forum

We are launching the tenth edition of the International Free Software Forum (FISL), the biggest gathering of Free Software communities in Latin America, one of the biggest in the world, and the largest and most important technology event in our country.
In 1999, when we idealized FISL and immersed into the construction of what is today [...]

Google Search gone Crazy: All Internet is Malware

On Jan 31 2009, around 4pm (GMT+1) any query on www.google.com resulted on malware warnings…
They fixed it in a few minutes… but that was long enough for me to take the screenshot below:
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Guest Post on “Will it brand”: Microsoft Ads are Fun

I had the pleasure to post a guest post on Pedro’s “Will it brand” blog… There were many interactions about the Microsoft Ads and their branding strategy, so Pedro invited me to write something about it, and I decided to write a few words on why Microsoft is far from the people. Enjoy.
Microsoft Ads are [...]

Free Media Centers and Home Theater PC’s

Between June and September a good part of my time went into compiling a comparative study on FLOSS Media Center applications. Through an extensive research and contact with the communities of each project, I identified the 10 projects promising great innovation in this segment, which is still embryonic in Brazil and in part of Europe [...]