Immigration, Vigilantes and Robots
Working closely with the WorldChanging team is having an effect on my blogging style: I’m finding it harder to post stories that seem purely like… Read More »Immigration, Vigilantes and Robots
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The pastel floral revolution
Compared to the telegenic, orderly and easily understood “orange” revolution in Ukraine, the ongoing revolution in Kyrgyzstan is pretty baffling. For one thing, no one… Read More »The pastel floral revolution
Internet filtering – it cuts both ways
John Palfrey, international man of mystery and director of the Berkman Center (i.e., my boss), has a good post on the Open Net Initiative's latest… Read More »Internet filtering – it cuts both ways
Bush names Wolfowitz to head World Bank
And suddenly, the world looks a few shades darker. The World Bank is an easy target for activist critiques, but the Bank under Wolfensohn has… Read More »Bush names Wolfowitz to head World Bank
The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
Mark Jones of AlertNet has an excellent visualization of media attention imbalance as concerns the December 26th tsunami and other major international crises. Using data… Read More »The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
danah explains Brazil
danah boyd just gave a wonderful answer to a question that’s fascinated me for a while: why are there so many Brazilians on Orkut? danah’s… Read More »danah explains Brazil