Who to support? Algorithms for World Cup 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup starts on Friday, which means that football fans across the world have a difficult task this week: determining who to… Read More »Who to support? Algorithms for World Cup 2010
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Overcoming apathy through participation? – (not) my talk at Personal Democracy Forum
Micah Sifry, one of the founders of the Personal Democracy Forum conference, asked me to focus my speech at his conference on some of the… Read More »Overcoming apathy through participation? – (not) my talk at Personal Democracy Forum
Miriam Meckel – Iran, Robert Mackey and information brokers
Dr. Miriam Meckel is a fellow at the Berkman Center this year, and is Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management at University… Read More »Miriam Meckel – Iran, Robert Mackey and information brokers
Notes from the papers panel at ISOJ
Moving across the UTexas campus, I’m now at the International Symposium on Online Journalism, hosted by my friend Rosental Alves. The presenters I’ve seen so… Read More »Notes from the papers panel at ISOJ
Stories I’m (not) following this week
We’re nearing the end of our first week at home with a newborn, and he’s survived largely unscathed thus far. With a house full of… Read More »Stories I’m (not) following this week
Kloop, and the next generation of citizen media
One of the first thing Bektour Iskender, co-founder of Kyrgyz blogging community Kloop.kg, said when we met was, “I read your book.” That surprised me,… Read More »Kloop, and the next generation of citizen media