I had a fantastic time at the New School Friday night, giving a talk with Trebor Scholz and danah boyd. It’s great fun to share… Read More »A clarification of some comments I made at the New School…
I’m giving a talk on activist uses of mobile phones in the developing world later this month. Prior to the talk, the organizers have asked… Read More »Draft paper on mobile phones and activism
My friend Boris Anthony – the information architect for Global Voices and all-around super-smart web 2.0 guy – said something about 18 months ago that… Read More »The rise of the African aggregator
My friends Loïc LeMeur and Thomas Crampton, and their partners, posted a fascinating video on Loïc’s blog about an emerging group of people they call… Read More »The moving circus, the post-national, the Global Soul and the xenophile
One way to identify cool people: they’re willing to talk with you even when you disagree with them on issues near and dear to their… Read More »Podcast from SXSW
Professor Lawrence Lessig is stalking me. I realize this sounds a bit paranoid, but the facts support my case. As he checked into the hotel… Read More »Lessig: “Help us in the US to remember these ideals. Help us by living them yourselves.”