Next PdPlus Call: Jeff Jarvis on Publicness, Privacy and the Future of the Web
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, November 30 2011
We're looking forward to our next Personal Democracy Plus conference call on Thursday December 8 at 1pm ET, which will be with longtime PdF friend and prolific blogger, author and journalism professor Jeff Jarvis. We'll ... Read More
Morozov and Jarvis Clash Over 'Public Parts'
BY Nick Judd | Monday, October 17 2011
Evgeny Morozov guns for Jeff Jarvis in a review of his new book, Public Parts. From The New Republic, here's Morozov: Why are we so obsessed with privacy? Jarvis blames rapacious privacy advocates—“there is money to ... Read More
A Flash Protest Against Washington Sweeps Over Twitter
BY Nick Judd | Monday, July 25 2011
Jeff Jarvis. Photo: re:publica / Flickr Over the weekend, as negotiations over the national debt continued to stagnate, blogger and journalism professor Jeff Jarvis did what so many of us sometimes do: After a drink or ... Read More
At E-G8, Civil Society Groups Restake Their Claim on the 'Net
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, May 26 2011
One way to very quickly sketch out the history of business on the Internet is like this: after some debate over whether commerce should even be allowed online, in the mid-1990s Internet stakeholders -- including those ... Read More
After Wikileaks: The Promise of Internet Freedom, For Real
BY Micah L. Sifry | Sunday, December 5 2010
The conflict between Wikileaks and the U.S. Government reminds me of something we've been experiencing for some years now in the private sector of corporate activity and social enterprises. Lots of hierarchical, ... Read More
FTC vs Bloggers: Cruising for a Bruising?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, October 14 2009
The last time I saw political bloggers across the spectrum agreeing about anything, it was in opposition to some overly restrictive notions emanating from the Federal Elections Commission about regulating political ... Read More
From #GovWebCon: Jeff Jarvis on WWGD, Failure, Innovation and Change
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, April 29 2009
Jeff Jarvis is now up, keynoting at the Government Web Managers Conference. As with prior posts, my notes that follow are semi-verbatim but not be taken as exact quotations, though when I put something in quotes, it's a ... Read More
Daily Digest: Eat, Sleep, Watch the Convention
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, August 26 2008
DNC Day 2 Edition Read More
Daily Digest: OMG BRK OBMA TXTS 4 VP
BY Joshua Sherman | Monday, August 11 2008
Obama texts his supporters his choice of VP, is Obama the first "cybergenic" candidate?, What will McCain do for VP?, Obama hits back at two McCain ads, the blogs respond to Edwards' extramarital affair, Bush enjoys ... Read More
Daily Digest: Obama Girl Is Out?
BY Joshua Levy | Thursday, April 3 2008
Clay Shirky talks to Salon about online organizing, Obama Girl, and more; polls show Obama Girl is getting tiresome; the Hillary Clinton Deathwatch is keeping a close eye on Hillary's chances; Jeff Jarvis asks who should ... Read More