Audio of my Pop!Tech talk
ITConversations has put up the audio for my talk at Pop!Tech. They’ve also put online most of the other talks from Pop!Tech, as well as… Read More »Audio of my Pop!Tech talk
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
The taxi meter and the red line
All the taxicabs in Cairo are equipped with taxi meters, most of them huge, baroque mechanical devices like the one pictured above. It wasn’t until… Read More »The taxi meter and the red line
What Does Wikipedia Want to Be?
Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of Encyclopedia Britannica recently posted an insightful critique of Wikipedia. Titled “The Faith Based Encyclopedia”, McHenry offers a general… Read More »What Does Wikipedia Want to Be?
Great Pop!Tech talks at ITConversations
ITConversations, one of the most interesting sources of podcasts and other fun web audio, just posted the audio from two of my favorite talks at… Read More »Great Pop!Tech talks at ITConversations
What does Wikipedia Want to Be?
Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of Encyclopedia Britannica recently posted an insightful critique of Wikipedia. Titled “The Faith Based Encyclopedia”, McHenry offers a general… Read More »What does Wikipedia Want to Be?
Turmeric, pygmies and piracy
I needed to do a bit of background research for the lecture I’m using to open today’s Digital Democracy class at Harvard. The end result… Read More »Turmeric, pygmies and piracy