First POST: Unimaginable
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 2 2014
How social media has changed Hong Kong's democracy movement; what the "sharing economy" isn't; Facebook's apology to LGBTQ users; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Outgassing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, October 1 2014
How Beijing is throttling expressions of solidarity with the Hong Kong democracy protests; is the DCCC going overboard with its online fundraising tactics?; SumOfUs's innovative new engagement metric; and much, much more. Read More
Occupy Central and China's Policy of Give and Take
BY Rebecca Chao | Tuesday, September 30 2014
The movement has inspired a variety of Internet logos (Top: Angelo Costadimas | Left: Sam Inglis | Right: Tania Willis)
Since exploding on the international stage on Friday, the ongoing pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong known as Occupy Central has galvanized up to 80,000 people by some estimates and has made enough noise to capture attention and support from those as far away as Los Angeles, London, Paris and Perth. But inside mainland China, except for a few folks who shaved their heads to show solidarity, people there have remained noticeably quiet. The government's diligent censorship of Occupy Central coverage in China can explain part of the silence but not all of it.
Read MoreWith Vision of Internet Magna Carta, Web We Want Campaign Aims To Go Beyond Protest Mode
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, September 30 2014
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On Saturday, Tim Berners-Lee reiterated his call for an Internet Magna Carta to ensure the independence and openness of the World Wide Web and protection of user privacy. His remarks were part of the opening of the Web We Want Festival at the Southbank Centre in London, which the Web We Want campaign envisioned as only the start of a year long international process underlying his call to formulate concrete visions for the open web of the future, going beyond protests and the usual advocacy groups. Read More
First POST: Lifestyles
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 30 2014
Google's CEO on "work-life balance"; how CloudFlare just doubled the size of the encrypted web; Dems like Twitter; Reps like Pinterest; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Showdown
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, September 29 2014
How demonstrators in Hong Kong are using mobile tech to route around government control; will the news penetrate mainland China?; dueling spin from Dems and Reps on which party's tech efforts will matter more in November; and much, much more. Read More
Pirate MEP Crowdsources Internet Policy Questions For Designated EU Commissioners
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, September 26 2014
While the Pirate Party within Germany was facing internal disputes over the last week, the German Pirate Party member in the European Parliament, Julia Reda, is seeking to make the European Commission appointment process more transparent by crowdsourcing questions for the designated Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society and the designated Vice President for the Digital Single Market. Read More
First POST: Dogfood
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 26 2014
What ethical social networking might look like; can the iPhone promise more privacy?; how Obama did on transparency; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Sucks
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 25 2014
How the FCC can't communicate; tech is getting more political; Facebook might see a lawsuit for its mood manipulation experiment; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Wartime
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, September 24 2014
A bizarre online marketing effort targets actress Emma Watson; why the news media needs to defend the privacy of its online readers; Chicago's playbook for civic user testing; and much, much more. Read More