On being wrong, or prediction versus analysis
I had coffee a couple of weeks back with my friend Eli Pariser. Eli’s working on a book about personalization and the ways in which… Read More »On being wrong, or prediction versus analysis
Public Spaces, Private Infrastructure – Open Video Conference
I’m speaking at the Open Video Conference in New York City today on a panel with noted Indian legal activist, Lawrence Liang. The panel is… Read More »Public Spaces, Private Infrastructure – Open Video Conference
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
Your chance to Gerrymander a congressional district
One of the prizes of the upcoming US elections is control of statehouses and governor’s mansions. The goal is not just the sheer number of… Read More »Your chance to Gerrymander a congressional district
Media tracking and the quantified self
Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly have been documenting an emerging phenomenon they call “the quantified self“. The term refers to a set experiments that people… Read More »Media tracking and the quantified self