After critics accused its new Jerusalem bureau chief of making inappropriate comments about the Middle East on Twitter and Facebook, the New York Times has appointed a senior editor review her posts — but this robs social media of the power it has when used for journalism. Read more at GigaOM »
In the past, information flow during a military campaign was mostly controlled by the armies involved, but now that everyone has the ability to publish and distribute data including photos and videos, it changes the nature of attacks like the latest Israeli campaign against Hamas. Read more at GigaOM »
Israel is waging war on Hamas, but it is also waging an information war using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other tools. How firmly do these networks support the principle of free speech, and how do they decide what content to permit and what to remove? Read more at GigaOM »
How does it change the way we perceive a war when the armies involved become media entities — publishing their own live news reports, uploading photos and videos and even live-tweeting their attacks as they happen? The Israeli army has started doing just that. Read more at GigaOM »
As TV and telco operators mull their mobile and tablet options, another software vendor is hoping to get their attention, funding itself for a larger worldwide push. Read more »
Google’s Street View cars will finally begin cruising the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but it’s the most heavily-regulated launch yet… Read more »
Israeli handset maker Modu — which developed the concept of a super-light, super-small smartphones that can be customised with different ou… Read more »
An acquisition that capitalises on the increasing attention on smartphone security: AVG Technologies, a security software company based in A… Read more »
Google has acq-hired another small company — LabPixies, one of the first developers to create gadgets for iGoogle (NSDQ: GOOG). The Israel… Read more »
Smartphone ad network Todacell has added another $1 million in funding to an existing $1 million round the Tel Aviv-based company raised bac… Read more »
Advice site LivePerson has acquired web analytics company NuConomy for $3 million, Techcrunch reports, citing an unidentified source and a r… Read more »
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is in discussions to purchase Israeli startup 3DV Systems for $35 million, Haaretz.com reported this morning. Accordi… Read more »
Israeli internet TV tech provider Tvinci (get it? Like Da Vinci, ha ha) has completed its first round of $1.6 million led by private investo… Read more »
Israeli handset maker Moduhas raised $7 million in funding from Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM), which gives the chipmaker the right to supply the Mod… Read more »
Arabic news network Al Jazeera is encouraging viewers to proliferate images of Israel’s Gaza bombardment, releasing broadcast-quality video… Read more »
