Academics To Predict Next Twitter and Its Pitfalls

An anonymous reader writes "University researchers in the UK have put together a team tasked with predicting the next big thing in terms of communication technologies, in a bid to tackle ethical pitfalls before they become a problem. This is in the wake of the rise of social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, which has led to a dramatic increase in the amount of personal information available online."

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OpenBank

[Centurix]

Rather than keeping your bank account a secret, make it available to the online community. Part of the Free, Unlimited Community Knowledge and Education Department.

So Rush is an Academic?

[ClosedSource]

So you're implying that Rush, Hannity et al. are really academics and liberals? They certainly fit the description as condescending assholes who sit around talking about nothing.