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
David Weinberger: Too Big To Know
David Weinberger‘s new book “Too Big To Know” (#2B2K – be sure to pick book titles that make good hash tags…) launched last night at… Read More »David Weinberger: Too Big To Know
More notes from Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium
Some notes from day 2 of the Microsoft Research Social Media Symposium: My attempts to transcribe Wael Abbas’s talk about media and protest in Egypt… Read More »More notes from Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium
Some highlights from the Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium
After weeks of unseasonable temperatures, western MA finally got some snow yesterday morning, just enough to make me miss my train to New York City.… Read More »Some highlights from the Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium
Book review: Improvisational economies and a globalized building
Robert Neuwirth is bringing new insights to familiar (for him, unfamiliar for most of us) territory in his book, “Stealth of Nations“. His previous work,… Read More »Book review: Improvisational economies and a globalized building
Welcoming (?) Al-Shabaab to Twitter
Somedays it seems that everyone has joined Twitter. And then a new account comes along and raises interesting questions about what the service is for… Read More »Welcoming (?) Al-Shabaab to Twitter