The peak of Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, United States, Rome and the city of Palermo, Italy, and even the moon are among the landscape affected on Twitter by astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
Aboard the International Space Station, Noguchi became in recent days in an Internet celebrity that comes with taking pictures as it passes the Earth's orbit. Only on Saturday won 6 thousand new fans, reaching over 63 thousand. Since last Thursday that were 11 thousand.
He also comments on the routine space station (busy day, cleaning and reshaping of equipamipo energy ") and the expectation for the arrival of the ship Endeavor, which blasted off Monday for new mission. "Endeavor way!" He greeted morning. The arrival at the station is scheduled for Wednesday.
France joins the race to digitize books
In the midst of the flat and wide in central France, a team of secretaries and computer orders the European literary heritage for the digital age.
Simply put, they live to turn the pages.
The company they work for, Safig, is one of the few European companies that are scanning books, using automatic page turners and human.
That places them in the center of France's plan for a huge virtual library, and their attempts to negotiate a digital book with U.S. Internet giant, Google.
"We are going through a politically sensitive period," said project leader Christophe Danna.
"Whatever the outcome, will determine the future of the literary market," he said, standing against a background of quiet scanners and robotic arms that turn over pages.
French fans plan of 1.000 million for libraries and museums digitize their view it as a union of cultural pride and industry strategy. Bruno Racine, director of the National Library of France, is also a strategic advisor to the NATO military alliance.
Skeptics point out that the 10 million books digitized by Google French make any effort seem small, like the three-year contract Safig to scan 300,000 books for the National Library.
One possible outcome is a mutual agreement with Google to accelerate the mass digitization.
"This is a bit like a factory. We do not produce cars, but there is a strong parallel," said Danna.
Safig charged per page, regardless of whether you are scanning a classic romanticon or "Belgian Code on Professional Unions", a yellowish volume waiting to be scanned here.
Some analysts see a second parallel: As in the automotive industry, France has been accused of protectionism and belligerence toward foreign firms while redefining its editorial market of 4,000 million euros.
"Faustian pact"
President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged that France will not allow you "remove" its literary treasures. Intellectuals have criticized a library, in Lyon, by signing a "Faustian bargain" to digitize books by Google.
Many French people feel that the works of Moliere and Baudelaire's poems are a national treasure more important than the automotive industry, and that the State is right to give them special attention.
Robert Darnton, director of the Library of Harvard University, he even wants the U.S. can take to France as a model.
"The technology exists and perhaps the money really there to recreate the Republic of Letters" he told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Paris.
"The state should support the cost of digitization of what they call the 'heritage', our stake that belongs to the whole nation," he said.
France has said it is ready to talk with Google on a joint agreement, but wants to receive more generous benefits that other partners, for example, through a free exchange of books.
This position is a change of attitude after the departure of Jean-Noel Jeanneney as director of the National Library of France in 2007. Jeanneney was a fierce critic of Google and even wrote a book attacking the literary project of the company as a threat to non-Anglophone culture.
Under the agreement, the National Library could allow Google to use the digitized books and have free access in exchange for much larger collection of search giant.
"We welcome the spirit of the proposal," said Simon Morrison, a spokesman for Google. "We are pleased about," he said.
The issue has gained urgency because of the interest in digitizing that exploded last year.
While electronic readers gain popularity, the books look set to become the next sector captured by the online revolution, following the music and film.
The technology research company Forrester estimates that sales of electronic books in the United States reached 3 million units in 2009, and expects that figure to double to more than 6 million in 2010.
Some fear it could end with the printed word and all its charms, while others relish the idea of discovering gems sold on their screens, to delve into the "Magna Carta" of Britain or the first editions of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
"One touch this book"
In a not minor, the online literary bid was helped by Google Books, displaying snippets of books under copyright and full texts of works free of duty.
"It is thanks to Google we exist," he told Reuters Jill Cousins, Executive Director of Europeana polyglot culture site (www.europeana.eu). "They gave great service to Europe to make politicians aware of the shortage of European culture online," he said.
Europeana, funded by the European Commission will want to partner with retailers virtual so that readers can easily pay for works under copyright.
In the laboratory Safig rural scanning, the hope is that any agreement between the public and private sector creates jobs for smaller firms.
Simply put, they live to turn the pages.
The company they work for, Safig, is one of the few European companies that are scanning books, using automatic page turners and human.
That places them in the center of France's plan for a huge virtual library, and their attempts to negotiate a digital book with U.S. Internet giant, Google.
"We are going through a politically sensitive period," said project leader Christophe Danna.
"Whatever the outcome, will determine the future of the literary market," he said, standing against a background of quiet scanners and robotic arms that turn over pages.
French fans plan of 1.000 million for libraries and museums digitize their view it as a union of cultural pride and industry strategy. Bruno Racine, director of the National Library of France, is also a strategic advisor to the NATO military alliance.
Skeptics point out that the 10 million books digitized by Google French make any effort seem small, like the three-year contract Safig to scan 300,000 books for the National Library.
One possible outcome is a mutual agreement with Google to accelerate the mass digitization.
"This is a bit like a factory. We do not produce cars, but there is a strong parallel," said Danna.
Safig charged per page, regardless of whether you are scanning a classic romanticon or "Belgian Code on Professional Unions", a yellowish volume waiting to be scanned here.
Some analysts see a second parallel: As in the automotive industry, France has been accused of protectionism and belligerence toward foreign firms while redefining its editorial market of 4,000 million euros.
"Faustian pact"
President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged that France will not allow you "remove" its literary treasures. Intellectuals have criticized a library, in Lyon, by signing a "Faustian bargain" to digitize books by Google.
Many French people feel that the works of Moliere and Baudelaire's poems are a national treasure more important than the automotive industry, and that the State is right to give them special attention.
Robert Darnton, director of the Library of Harvard University, he even wants the U.S. can take to France as a model.
"The technology exists and perhaps the money really there to recreate the Republic of Letters" he told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Paris.
"The state should support the cost of digitization of what they call the 'heritage', our stake that belongs to the whole nation," he said.
France has said it is ready to talk with Google on a joint agreement, but wants to receive more generous benefits that other partners, for example, through a free exchange of books.
This position is a change of attitude after the departure of Jean-Noel Jeanneney as director of the National Library of France in 2007. Jeanneney was a fierce critic of Google and even wrote a book attacking the literary project of the company as a threat to non-Anglophone culture.
Under the agreement, the National Library could allow Google to use the digitized books and have free access in exchange for much larger collection of search giant.
"We welcome the spirit of the proposal," said Simon Morrison, a spokesman for Google. "We are pleased about," he said.
The issue has gained urgency because of the interest in digitizing that exploded last year.
While electronic readers gain popularity, the books look set to become the next sector captured by the online revolution, following the music and film.
The technology research company Forrester estimates that sales of electronic books in the United States reached 3 million units in 2009, and expects that figure to double to more than 6 million in 2010.
Some fear it could end with the printed word and all its charms, while others relish the idea of discovering gems sold on their screens, to delve into the "Magna Carta" of Britain or the first editions of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
"One touch this book"
In a not minor, the online literary bid was helped by Google Books, displaying snippets of books under copyright and full texts of works free of duty.
"It is thanks to Google we exist," he told Reuters Jill Cousins, Executive Director of Europeana polyglot culture site (www.europeana.eu). "They gave great service to Europe to make politicians aware of the shortage of European culture online," he said.
Europeana, funded by the European Commission will want to partner with retailers virtual so that readers can easily pay for works under copyright.
In the laboratory Safig rural scanning, the hope is that any agreement between the public and private sector creates jobs for smaller firms.
University laboratory is determined to combat theft on the Internet
Stealing money has never been easier thanks to the Internet, researchers believe a university laboratory in the U.S. state of Florida, dedicated to designing programs to curb cyber crimes and make safer the Net
Launched three years ago, the Research Laboratory of Electronic Crimes of the Florida State University, aims to create technology to combat crimes such as theft of personal data, which lead to theft of money from credit cards and bank accounts.
According to the researchers, these crimes continue to grow by giving internet facilities to act at a distance and without a trace.
"With an internet connection anyone can operate from anywhere on the planet, without using his own name, no address, no nothing," said Sudhir Aggarwal, director of the center, known as 'E-Crime Lab'. "Against the electronic crimes are no rules, Internet is the Wild West ... We try to develop software tools that could help security agencies to investigate, "he said.
The laboratory has developed two different software systems to identify criminals who act hidden behind the screen of the global network, and tries to develop a mechanism far more effective than spam filters to protect against these crimes internet.
"These are not the crimes of the future are the crimes of this, unfortunately," said the expert. "I think the electronic crimes continue to grow until we find at least one way to mitigate Internet and a system that can stop them," said Aggarwal.
One program that the university laboratory called 'Without Mask' (Unmask), identifying the premises from where it left an e-mail for illegal deceptive (phishing email).
A test for PhD students, working with that project, allowing to trace an email for purposes of deception and find its origins in Guatemala City, said Aggarwal.
Other software created is a bankruptcy-passwords ( 'Password Breaker') would allow, in an investigation, police and security agencies, and in some cases, corporations have access to protected information.
The system functions as a kind of guessed passwords and has a high degree of effectiveness "because people do not really create good passwords, especially because he can not remember," Aggarwal told.
The 'E-Crime Lab', which began work in January 2007 and is on average seven students per year concentrated on development projects, receives research funding from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and collaborates with the Department of Justice of Florida and the U.S. Center White Collar Crimes (NWCCC).
The computer security company Sophos said this week in the last year there was an increase "alarming" theft of personal information through social networks like Twitter or Facebook. "Users spend more time on social networks to share valuable and important information, and hackers smell where they will make money," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
Launched three years ago, the Research Laboratory of Electronic Crimes of the Florida State University, aims to create technology to combat crimes such as theft of personal data, which lead to theft of money from credit cards and bank accounts.
According to the researchers, these crimes continue to grow by giving internet facilities to act at a distance and without a trace.
"With an internet connection anyone can operate from anywhere on the planet, without using his own name, no address, no nothing," said Sudhir Aggarwal, director of the center, known as 'E-Crime Lab'. "Against the electronic crimes are no rules, Internet is the Wild West ... We try to develop software tools that could help security agencies to investigate, "he said.
The laboratory has developed two different software systems to identify criminals who act hidden behind the screen of the global network, and tries to develop a mechanism far more effective than spam filters to protect against these crimes internet.
"These are not the crimes of the future are the crimes of this, unfortunately," said the expert. "I think the electronic crimes continue to grow until we find at least one way to mitigate Internet and a system that can stop them," said Aggarwal.
One program that the university laboratory called 'Without Mask' (Unmask), identifying the premises from where it left an e-mail for illegal deceptive (phishing email).
A test for PhD students, working with that project, allowing to trace an email for purposes of deception and find its origins in Guatemala City, said Aggarwal.
Other software created is a bankruptcy-passwords ( 'Password Breaker') would allow, in an investigation, police and security agencies, and in some cases, corporations have access to protected information.
The system functions as a kind of guessed passwords and has a high degree of effectiveness "because people do not really create good passwords, especially because he can not remember," Aggarwal told.
The 'E-Crime Lab', which began work in January 2007 and is on average seven students per year concentrated on development projects, receives research funding from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and collaborates with the Department of Justice of Florida and the U.S. Center White Collar Crimes (NWCCC).
The computer security company Sophos said this week in the last year there was an increase "alarming" theft of personal information through social networks like Twitter or Facebook. "Users spend more time on social networks to share valuable and important information, and hackers smell where they will make money," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
Google and Government Partner to fight cyberattacks
Google is finalizing a deal that will allow the National Security Agency United States to help investigate the attack of corporate espionage that could have come from China, said Thursday the Washington Post.
The aim of the research is to better respond to Google, the largest Internet search firm in the world, and its users from future attacks, the Post said, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the agreement.
The sources said that Google's alliance with the NSA electronic surveillance organization more powerful in the world, would aim to allow both parties to share key information without violating Google's policies or laws that protect the privacy of internet communications .
Under the agreement, the NSA will not see the user searches or e-mail accounts, sources said. Google does not share ownership data with the NSA, said.
Google took on January 12 the unusual step of announcing that he was the victim of sophisticated cyber attacks in mid-December and is reviewing its business operation in China.
The company based in Silicon Valley said the cyberattacks directed against activists Gmail accounts of human rights defenders Chinese and a research fund of at least 20 other large companies had been targeted.China responded several days later with a defense of state control over the Internet. A senior official said internet pornography, fraud, and rumors were a threat and the means of the internet should help "guide public opinion" in China.
The U.S. director of national intelligence, Dennis Blair said Tuesday that the cyberattacks against Google were a warning.The partnership between the giant Internet search and the NSA touches sensitive issues about how to balance individual privacy and national security online.
Google went to the NSA as a result of the attacks, but achieving agreement took weeks because of the sensitive nature of the exchange of information between both parties.
The focus of the cooperative society will not be in determining who was behind the attacks, the Post said citing sources. That would be almost impossible.
Instead, the goal is to build a better defense of the networks of Google, or what experts call "information security", according to the Post quoted its sources.
The aim of the research is to better respond to Google, the largest Internet search firm in the world, and its users from future attacks, the Post said, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the agreement.
The sources said that Google's alliance with the NSA electronic surveillance organization more powerful in the world, would aim to allow both parties to share key information without violating Google's policies or laws that protect the privacy of internet communications .
Under the agreement, the NSA will not see the user searches or e-mail accounts, sources said. Google does not share ownership data with the NSA, said.
Google took on January 12 the unusual step of announcing that he was the victim of sophisticated cyber attacks in mid-December and is reviewing its business operation in China.
The company based in Silicon Valley said the cyberattacks directed against activists Gmail accounts of human rights defenders Chinese and a research fund of at least 20 other large companies had been targeted.China responded several days later with a defense of state control over the Internet. A senior official said internet pornography, fraud, and rumors were a threat and the means of the internet should help "guide public opinion" in China.
The U.S. director of national intelligence, Dennis Blair said Tuesday that the cyberattacks against Google were a warning.The partnership between the giant Internet search and the NSA touches sensitive issues about how to balance individual privacy and national security online.
Google went to the NSA as a result of the attacks, but achieving agreement took weeks because of the sensitive nature of the exchange of information between both parties.
The focus of the cooperative society will not be in determining who was behind the attacks, the Post said citing sources. That would be almost impossible.
Instead, the goal is to build a better defense of the networks of Google, or what experts call "information security", according to the Post quoted its sources.
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