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World Building in a Crazy World — by Jonathan Harris
An enjoyable collection of thoughts about where the internet is (or could be) going…
Original article: Jonathan Harris . World Building in a Crazy World
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From the first email to the first YouTube video: a definitive internet history | Technology | The Guardian
What links a broken laser pointer, a coffee pot and the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo?
Original article: From the first email to the first YouTube video: a definitive internet history | Technology | The Guardian
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The GOOD 100: Tehran Bureau
A Case Study
This past summer, as Iran was gripped by street protests and violent government crackdowns, the reporting in the U.S. media left much to be desired. How do you get news out of a country that barely tolerates reporters? For many, the answer was the Tehran Bureau, a scrappy website run by Kelly Niknejad that published reports from Iran alongside commentary from knowledgeable sources. Soon, the site was being quoted and cited across the news…
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The GOOD 100: The Oil Drum
Crude Blogging
We’re running out of oil, but search for the phrase “peak oil” on the websites of 31 major U.S. newspapers, and you’ll get a mere 941 hits, total. That’s the kind of thing the Oil Drum would like to address. The online think tank, launched in 2005, is filling that void with grounded writing on natural resources and energy.
According to co-founder Kyle L. Saunders, a political-science professor at Colorado State University, “We started off like…
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The GOOD 100: Infinite Summer
A Better Book Club
Your favorite cat video might have 11 million views on YouTube, but the chances that the person you meet at a party has also seen it—let alone has anything interesting to say about it—are slim. Still, the internet need not represent the death of a common cultural literacy. Take Infinite Summer: This very analog online project invited aspiring literati to read 75 pages of the late David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest each…
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Social Media as Public Goods?
We’ve heard this idea floated about newspapers before, but now Ethan Zuckerman asks: should we think about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media as public goods? In the absence of viable business models, people are starting to wonder if these online titans—which have no problem raising money, or building an audience—should be supported the same we support schools, nonprofits, and other institutions we deem valuable to society.
“Services like Facebook and Twitter are emerging as critical pieces…
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Backports: Introduction
My name is Patrick, and I’m addicted to technology. And I’m not the only one. This fact was recently illustrated by a trip I took where I had no phone, no computer, and limited (>3 hrs/week) of internet access. For a month. Try doing that right now. I don’t foresee a lot of you leaving your chairs and trashing your iPhone. But I’m going to try my hardest. Find out how.
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Dawn of a New Digitial Age – Twitterisms & Our Social Demise
So I meant to blog about this a while ago but I’ve been busy (sue
me)…a couple of weeks back a big deal was made out of the race between
movie “star” Ashton Kutcher and Cnn to be the first Twitterees (i made
up that word) to have one million followers on the new social giant
Twitter. In Ashton’s live web stream he documented the closing moments
and final heart racing second when he clenched his victory over the
news giant…
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The Digital Divide and the Color Line
I just watched this great video about the “Digital Divide” by the Internet for Everyone campaign (hat tip to RaceWire for sharing this).
While I’m a big fan of social media (like this blog) and its potential for social change, I think we often forget that not everyone is at the cyber-table. I’ve been thinking a lot about collaborative offline content development (i.e. video) where everyone can participate. But free internet access would definitely make these online “social tools”…
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Did you miss SXSW Interactive? Check out this excellent workshop from Beth Kanter & friends!
I didn’t get to go to Austin this year for the SXSW interactive conference (I’m going to NTEN instead).
I did however get to remotely participate (via Twitter) in Nonprofit Social Media guru Beth Kanter’s excellent workshop on ROI (Return on Investment) for Nonprofit Social Media campaigns. Not only was the presentation formatted as a Poetry Slam (genius!), but it offered excellent perspectives from a number of pioneers in the field of nonprofit tech or social media…
Read & Discuss
World Building in a Crazy World — by Jonathan Harris
An enjoyable collection of thoughts about where the internet is (or could be) going…
Original article: Jonathan Harris . World Building in a Crazy World
Read & Discuss
From the first email to the first YouTube video: a definitive internet history | Technology | The Guardian
What links a broken laser pointer, a coffee pot and the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo?
Original article: From the first email to the first YouTube video: a definitive internet history | Technology | The Guardian
Read & Discuss
Social Media as Public Goods?
We’ve heard this idea floated about newspapers before, but now Ethan Zuckerman asks: should we think about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media as public goods? In the absence of viable business models, people are starting to wonder if these online titans—which have no problem raising money, or building an audience—should be supported the same we support schools, nonprofits, and other institutions we deem valuable to society.
“Services like Facebook and Twitter are emerging as critical pieces…
Read & Discuss
Backports: Introduction
My name is Patrick, and I’m addicted to technology. And I’m not the only one. This fact was recently illustrated by a trip I took where I had no phone, no computer, and limited (>3 hrs/week) of internet access. For a month. Try doing that right now. I don’t foresee a lot of you leaving your chairs and trashing your iPhone. But I’m going to try my hardest. Find out how.
Read & Discuss
Dawn of a New Digitial Age – Twitterisms & Our Social Demise
So I meant to blog about this a while ago but I’ve been busy (sue
me)…a couple of weeks back a big deal was made out of the race between
movie “star” Ashton Kutcher and Cnn to be the first Twitterees (i made
up that word) to have one million followers on the new social giant
Twitter. In Ashton’s live web stream he documented the closing moments
and final heart racing second when he clenched his victory over the
news giant…
Read & Discuss
The Digital Divide and the Color Line
I just watched this great video about the “Digital Divide” by the Internet for Everyone campaign (hat tip to RaceWire for sharing this).
While I’m a big fan of social media (like this blog) and its potential for social change, I think we often forget that not everyone is at the cyber-table. I’ve been thinking a lot about collaborative offline content development (i.e. video) where everyone can participate. But free internet access would definitely make these online “social tools”…
Read & Discuss
Did you miss SXSW Interactive? Check out this excellent workshop from Beth Kanter & friends!
I didn’t get to go to Austin this year for the SXSW interactive conference (I’m going to NTEN instead).
I did however get to remotely participate (via Twitter) in Nonprofit Social Media guru Beth Kanter’s excellent workshop on ROI (Return on Investment) for Nonprofit Social Media campaigns. Not only was the presentation formatted as a Poetry Slam (genius!), but it offered excellent perspectives from a number of pioneers in the field of nonprofit tech or social media…
Read & Discuss
Retrofuturistic Predictions of the End of Print News
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From 30k feet – The implementation may be herculean but it isn’t rocket surgery
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The GOOD 100: Tehran Bureau
A Case Study
This past summer, as Iran was gripped by street protests and violent government crackdowns, the reporting in the U.S. media left much to be desired. How do you get news out of a country that barely tolerates reporters? For many, the answer was the Tehran Bureau, a scrappy website run by Kelly Niknejad that published reports from Iran alongside commentary from knowledgeable sources. Soon, the site was being quoted and cited across the news…
Read & Discuss
The GOOD 100: The Oil Drum
Crude Blogging
We’re running out of oil, but search for the phrase “peak oil” on the websites of 31 major U.S. newspapers, and you’ll get a mere 941 hits, total. That’s the kind of thing the Oil Drum would like to address. The online think tank, launched in 2005, is filling that void with grounded writing on natural resources and energy.
According to co-founder Kyle L. Saunders, a political-science professor at Colorado State University, “We started off like…
Read & Discuss
The GOOD 100: Infinite Summer
A Better Book Club
Your favorite cat video might have 11 million views on YouTube, but the chances that the person you meet at a party has also seen it—let alone has anything interesting to say about it—are slim. Still, the internet need not represent the death of a common cultural literacy. Take Infinite Summer: This very analog online project invited aspiring literati to read 75 pages of the late David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest each…
Read & Discuss
Internet Censorship
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Internet Porn
The sordid relationship between the internet and pornography is a storied one. It’s a kinship that inpires thoughts of locked doors and closed blinds, the secret fulfillment of shameful lusts. That, and it makes a hell of a lot of money.
With this addition to our video library, GOOD investigates the ins and outs of online porn traffic, and just how much cash those sweaty-palmed clicks are bringing in.
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