First POST: Glass Half Full
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, April 21 2015
A new Pew study on open government data in the US; the FOIA exemption ruffling transparency advocates' feathers; social media bot farms; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Zucked Up
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, April 20 2015
Mark Zuckerberg responds to criticism of "zero rating" Facebook access in India; turning TVs into computers; how Facebook is changing the way UK users see the upcoming General Election; BuzzFeed's split priorities; a new website for "right-of-center women"; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Mugs
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, April 16 2015
No surprise here, but email list open rates are down; the real reason campaigns want to send you a free bumper sticker; Hillary Clinton wasn't alone in dodging inquiries from the House Oversight Committee about private email accounts; organizing opt-outs from high-stakes testing on Facebook; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Rules
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, February 10 2015
The biggest challenges at the intersection of the Internet and philanthropy; why Facebook users in the developing world might not know they're using the Internet; takeaways from the Twitter transparency report; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Leaders
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 9 2014
Why the government shouldn't have a backdoor to your encrypted smartphone; 2016 hopeful Martin O'Malley on Wi-Fi as a human right; Mark Zuckerberg in India says the Internet access is a human right; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Astonishing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 31 2014
Debating how (or if) Twitter should police abusive behavior; Facebook launches Internet.org; an update on the Detroit Water Project; and much, much more. Read More