Global Voices hires Ivan Sigal. I celebrate.
I’ve helped found three companies in the past fifteen years. All still survive in one fashion or another, but I stepped down from my role… Read More »Global Voices hires Ivan Sigal. I celebrate.
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Sumo leads me to the dark side
In 2000, I spent a lot of time downloading music from Napster. I was working on Geekcorps and we had an office at MassMoCA, which… Read More »Sumo leads me to the dark side
The complexity of sharing scientific databases
Creative Commons is a clever use of the copyright system intended to make it easier for people who want to, to share their work with… Read More »The complexity of sharing scientific databases
Moldova, bridges and storytelling
Moldova is a place I only know through books. One of my favorite travel books is “Playing the Moldovans at Tennis” by Tony Hakws. It’s… Read More »Moldova, bridges and storytelling
Modding and the “brutal economics” of video games
How lame is it that I find the game I want to play next through an academic talk at Berkman? My colleague Shenja van der… Read More »Modding and the “brutal economics” of video games
Media, reality, representation: what are we paying attention to when we pay attention to Darfur?
One of the better conversations I’ve had lately was with an old friend who’s now working in Sudan, reporting on local news and politics as… Read More »Media, reality, representation: what are we paying attention to when we pay attention to Darfur?