Privacy in the Context of Content Platforms and Discovery Tools
These are the presentation notes for the Privacy in the Context of Content Platforms and Discovery Tools presentation during the NISO Information Freedom, Et...
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Idea for an NPR Twitter bot – Tweet me about that story I just heard
So I had an idea for a Twitter bot I would like to see. Occasionally I’ll be listening to a story on NPR and I’ll want to know more about it. Sometimes the h...