Useful reads on Kony 2012
Two important reads on Invisible Children and the #Kony2012 campaign: Gilad Lotan of SocialFlow has been crunching the data on the spread of Kony2012 on… Read More »Useful reads on Kony 2012
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Wadah Khanfar, former director general of Al Jazeera, to speak at MIT Media Lab
A little more than a year ago, the world changed in a sudden and dramatic way. The long-time leader of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben… Read More »Wadah Khanfar, former director general of Al Jazeera, to speak at MIT Media Lab
The lobbyist and the quilt
I try to keep an eye on stories about PR and lobbying firms that work on behalf of dictatorial governments, like our oil-rich friends in… Read More »The lobbyist and the quilt
MIT Media Lab opposes SOPA, PIPA
I’ve been working with friend (and boss) Joi Ito to help the Media Lab put up a statement about our collective opposition to SOPA and… Read More »MIT Media Lab opposes SOPA, PIPA
Wael Abbas on video and social media in Egypt prior to the revolution
Wael Abbas himself to the crowd at Microsoft’s Social Media Symposium saying, “I’m just a blogger.” Yeah, and Clay Shirky, who introduces him, is just… Read More »Wael Abbas on video and social media in Egypt prior to the revolution
Usury, the Sioux and the race car driver
It’s a few days after Christmas, and if you overextended yourself in buying gifts for your family and friends, you may be thinking about options… Read More »Usury, the Sioux and the race car driver