links for 2010-09-29
manifesto Interesting project – Seeks – attempts to wrestle power from search engines by adding a social layer to search, linking people with similar queries… Read More »links for 2010-09-29
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Cynthia Dwork defines Differential Privacy
Cynthia Dwork is a theoretical computer scientist who is known for applying the theory of her field to problems that seem like they might not… Read More »Cynthia Dwork defines Differential Privacy
Could Canada help release Hossein Derakhshan?
My friend, Canadian/Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan has been imprisoned in Iran since November 2008. A few days ago, we got the disturbing news that Tehran’s… Read More »Could Canada help release Hossein Derakhshan?
links for 2010-09-27
very small array TRAVEL Around the world on boats and trains – an extraordinary trip and some pretty fine travel writing. (tags: blog funny global… Read More »links for 2010-09-27
Learning the Lessons of Bell, CA
I was trying to figure out what “civic media” is the other day. My friend Henry Jenkins helped coin the term – as well as… Read More »Learning the Lessons of Bell, CA
Mapping the recession
You’ve probably seen this incredible visualization of the spread of unemployment in the US produced by journalist LaToya Egwuekwe. I was at a foundation board… Read More »Mapping the recession