Daily Digest: November 21, 2014

[Hannah Kane]

Hi all,

Here’s today’s daily digest of clips from the media on Mozilla and the
worlds around us.


The blog post is here:
http://mozilladailydigest.tumblr.com/post/103215520680/daily-digest-november-21-2014


Please do send me links to stories and news that should be featured in this
digest.

Cheers!
Hannah
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*Search Deal:*

ICYMI: New Search Strategy for Firefox: Promoting Choice & Innovation
Mozilla blog
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/19/promoting-choice-and-innovation-on-the-web/

ICYMI: Yahoo and Mozilla Form Strategic Partnership
Yahoo! press release
https://investor.yahoo.net/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=883960

*Editor's Note: There have been hundreds of articles posted about the
search deal. They are largely neutral to positive in tone and simply re-cap
the information shared on the Mozilla blog and in the Yahoo! press release.
Below I'm including some articles that have a particular spin or angle:*

- *Forbes: *Mozilla Drops Google For Yahoo; The Fascinating Problem We
Might Be Able To Solve As A Result
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/11/20/mozilla-drops-google-for-yahoo-the-fascinating-problem-we-might-be-able-to-solve-as-a-result/
- *eWeek:* Mozilla Takes $300M Gamble on Yahoo to Reassert Its
Independence
http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/mozilla-takes-300m-gamble-on-yahoo-to-reassert-its-independence.html
- *Consumer Affairs: *Changes coming to Firefox: Yahoo search, and Do
Not Track
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/changes-coming-to-firefox-yahoo-search-and-do-not-track-112014.html
- *PC Authority: *Firefox and Google split - but who dropped who?
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/398078,firefox-and-google-split-but-who-dropped-who.aspx
- *Mind of the Geek:* Marissa Mayer's Latest Victory: Mozilla and
Firefox
http://www.mindofthegeek.com/2014/11/bwatz/marissa-mayers-latest-victory-mozilla-firefox/
- *Liveside: *Yahoo! / Mozilla search partnership: What’s Marissa Mayer
up to?
http://www.liveside.net/2014/11/20/yahoo-mozilla-search-partnership-whats-marissa-mayer-up-to/
- *Benzinga: *Credit Suisse Sees No Impact On Google From Mozilla
Switching To Yahoo
http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/14/11/5026005/credit-suisse-sees-no-impact-on-google-from-mozilla-swit
- *Computer World: *Firefox drops Google like a BAD HABIT (blogger
roundup)
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2849650/firefox-drops-google-like-a-bad-habit-itbwgk.html


*Hive and Gigabit:*

Start It Up Episode 4: Internet for All, Open-Source Coding, and Treehouses
WUTC Public Radio
http://wutc.org/post/start-it-episode-4-internet-all-open-source-coding-and-treehouses
Interview featuring Lindsey Frost Cleary and Geoff Millener of the Mozilla
Community Gigabit Fund

*Community:*

Firefox 10 City Bus Tours
Mozilla Community blog
https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2014/11/20/firefox-10-city-bus-tours/
The Mozilla Community had a huge role in the Firefox 10 campaign. Mozilla
is different. We’re not a traditional software company. We’re a global,
non-profit community rallying behind a shared mission to promote openness,
innovation and opportunity online. We like to do things offline as well,
and what follows is an account of what happened recently in four cities
(Berlin, Hyderabad, Rio, and San Francisco) around the world.

*Open Source:*

Most IT pros prefer open source to proprietary software
Help Net Security
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17664
This research shows that cost savings are no longer the hallmark of open
source in the minds of IT professionals, with the ability to lower costs
ranking below quality in importance. This viewpoint is echoed by IT and IT
security practitioners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


*Digital Literacy:*

Don't get hacked! Research shows how much we ignore online warnings
Phys.org
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-dont-hacked-online.html
"A lot of people don't realize that they are the weakest link in their
computer security," said Kirwan, assistant professor of Psychology and
Neuroscience at BYU. "The operating systems we use have a lot of built-in
security and the way for a hacker to get control of your computer is to get
you to do something."

'There's perfectly good stuff going on, but it's not joined up' says chair
of Lords Digital Skills Committee after Vaizey grilling
Computing
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2382699/theres-perfectly-good-stuff-going-on-but-its-not-joined-up-says-chair-of-lords-digital-skills-committee-after-vaizey-grilling/page/1
Of particular concern, Baroness Morgan explained, was whether public fears
over cyber threats, stoked by media headlines, might affect the uptake of
digital services such as online banking.


Seen anything lately that should be on this list? Email Hannah directly
with any tips or clips that you’d like to see in future Daily Digests.