Jonathan Zittrain at Freedom to Innovate
This past weekend, with support from the Ford Foundation, EFF and the MIT Media Lab, Center for Civic Media held a two day conference on… Read More »Jonathan Zittrain at Freedom to Innovate
The death of Tidbit and why it matters
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that they had settled their complaint with the developers of “Tidbit”, a prototype piece of software… Read More »The death of Tidbit and why it matters
Introducing FOLD, a new tool (and a new model?) for storytelling
This morning, Center for Civic Media at MIT is releasing a new publishing platform, FOLD. Alexis Hope (a Masters student in my lab) and Kevin… Read More »Introducing FOLD, a new tool (and a new model?) for storytelling
The Civic Statuary Project
The University of Cape Town removed a controversial statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes last week, after a month of student protests. Rhodes, who build… Read More »The Civic Statuary Project
Helping Launch the NetGain Challenge
This morning, I’m at the Ford Foundation in New York City as part of the launch event for NetGain. NetGain is a new effort launched… Read More »Helping Launch the NetGain Challenge
Partners In Health at the MIT Media Lab – design challenges around Ebola
Today’s Media Lab Conversations involves Ophelia Dahl and Dr. Megan Murray from Partners in Health with Joi Ito and David Sengeh from the Media Lab.… Read More »Partners In Health at the MIT Media Lab – design challenges around Ebola