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AOL search log release
In 2006, the Internet company AOL released a large excerpt from its web search query logs to the public. AOL did not identify users in the report, but personally identifiable information was present in many of the queries. This allowed some users to be identified by their search queries. Although AOL took down the file within a few days, it had already been widely copied and still remains available.
AOS – Technology for Human Thriving
AOS builds freedom tech that enhances, explores, and empowers human thriving through open, decentralized systems.

Announcing Fanfiction.lol: A Manifesto on Human Creativity and AO3
I deployed my own AO3 fork called fanfiction.lol, an independent fanfiction archive with no invite queue, fandom-agnostic moderation, and expanded content warnings. A manifesto on why fan communities deserve free infrastructure, the history of transformative works from Virgil to AO3, and the challenges of running a volunteer-powered archive at scale.

Database of Alternative Ownership Enterprise Investment Funds And Vehicles
Transform Finance is pleased to release a new database for investors interested in Alternative Ownership Enterprises (AOEs). Alternative Ownership Enterprises (AOEs) are firms that significantly shift economic value and decision-making power toward the non-investor stakeholders they impact, such as workers, producers, consumers, community members, or even a non-financial purpose.
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New Research: Is an Ad-Supported Internet Feasible in Emerging Markets? | The Mozilla Blog
Fresh research conducted by Caribou Digital and funded by Mozilla explores digital advertising models in the Global South — whether they can succeed, and

The Internet Economy
We are living in an era of bundling. The big five consumer tech companies — Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft — have moved far…

Reclaim the internet: Mozilla’s rebrand for the next era of tech | The Mozilla Blog
Mozilla isn’t just another tech company — we’re a global crew of activists, technologists and builders, all working to keep the internet free, op
Here’s Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills
The little-known company Brown Brothers Media operates a vast media empire. Here are the many sites we've linked to the network.

Who Owns the Media
Who owns the 35 most powerful media companies in America? The Media Capitulation Index shows how these conglomerates came to dominate the U.S. media landscape. Using a chicken scale, Free Press rates their ability to defend democracy during a time of authoritarianism.

The rise and fall (OK — mostly fall) of Yahoo
Today Yahoo announced that it will sell its core assets to Verizon for a mere $4.8 billion. This is only slightly more than Verizon paid for AOL — another washed up dot-com-era company — last year. Yahoo’s market capitalization reached $125 billion i...

Old'aVista
A search engine for OLD websites hosted in services like Geocities, Angelfire, Xoom, AOL, Tripod and so on!

Owning media again - Kedara.eu
This year, one of my aspirations is to rely less on the big streaming services for my entertainment. Why? Well, for one thing, if we give too much power to large corporations by getting overly …

Oof. Bending spoons now owns Evernote, Meetup, Eventbrite, Vimeo, and a handful of others. 1.2B is pretty substantial. Are those products better now?
Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunch
techcrunch.comFrontend clients or viewers for the microblogging / status aspect of the ATmosphere network. This is for web-based clients or viewers. #ATmosphereConf

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