In loving memory of Patrick Fiachie
In the fall of 1993, I was 20 years old. I’d just graduated from college, and had lived most of my life in my parents’… Read More »In loving memory of Patrick Fiachie
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Rooftop solar, and the four levers of social change
I started noticing the solar panels four or five years ago. My neighbors’ barns starting sprouting them, neat black rectangles covering the south-facing roofs. Down… Read More »Rooftop solar, and the four levers of social change
Ben Franklin, the Post Office and the Digital Public Sphere
My dear friend danah boyd led a fascinating day-long workshop at Data and Society in New York City today focused on algorithmic governance of the… Read More »Ben Franklin, the Post Office and the Digital Public Sphere
T. Greg Doucette on false arrest and police brutality
This post is not from me, but is a remarkable rant from T. Greg Doucette, an attorney in Durham, NC, who took to Twitter to… Read More »T. Greg Doucette on false arrest and police brutality
I never went looking for a mentor
I never went looking for a mentor. In 1995, I was working as the lead tech guy for an internet startup, Tripod. I spent an… Read More »I never went looking for a mentor
Fred Turner: The link from anti-fascist art and the “historical problem” of Facebook
Fred Turner, the leading chronicler of the links between the 60s counterculture and the internet revolution, turned his sights to the rise of multimedia in… Read More »Fred Turner: The link from anti-fascist art and the “historical problem” of Facebook