Police to start Facebooking to catch cyber-Bullies

HomeNewsPolice to start Facebooking to catch Cyber-bulliesPosted by Devina Divecha Sun 27 Feb 2011

One thing is certain, the police is not planning on hitting the "like" button

Cyber-Bullies won't go unpunished as police officers of Thames Valley will begin poking them Monday onwards.

Thames Valley Police will be joined by volunteers teenagers when they will deepen Facebook to identify bullies Facebook school students.

The scheme is the first of its kind and will be launched in reading, and violators will be sent by the police, warning them of the possible criminal prosecution. Parents of cyber-bully will also be informed of the actions and the consequences of their child.

PC Dave Thomas said, "by sending a police warning warning on Facebook, students will be aware, they could be pursued. We aim to nip the problem and prevent it becoming something more serious. "

He also added that their purpose is to make the bully realize how serious the issue is, trying to keep as much as possible out of the youth justice system.

The experiment, if successful, could be considered for other areas.

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Via: The Telegraph

Hulu steps on Netflix's fingers start Streaming movies

A rivalry between Hulu and Netflix continues to ferment in silence. Where the two streaming services, once they had distinct roles for television-Hulu, Netflix for movies-they are increasingly overlapping.

To this end, Hulu just added 800 film to its service Hulu Plus subscription, courtesy of Criterion Collection. The high-brow cinema Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini and more can now be your stream for $ 8 per month.

The film will be uninterrupted by advertising, which will roll just before the start of the movie. The free version of Hulu will get some movies Criterion Collection on a rotating basis, but they will be broken by ads.

Of course, 800 film Criterion Collection hardly compare with library of Netflix (Netflix had around 20,000 videos streamed from mid-2010, although I can't find a breakdown of the TV movie), but the caliber of those movies should give Hulu some credibility among film buffs.

It is also an interesting strategy because there is no major movie studios. NetFlix, meanwhile, has struck deals with NBC and ABC/Disney to stream television content. The company has also reportedly courted individual TV studios for streaming the season, but we have not seen that Come to fruition yet.

Although apparently consider Netflix as a competitor Hulu, I think it will be some time before companies start trading barbs so that, say, Netflix Blockbuster disses. The business of video streaming is still relatively young, and is in the best interests of both companies to grow their libraries without putting down each other.

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