First POST: Shemails
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, March 3 2015
Hillary Clinton stumbles on transparency; Jeb Bush chides her but he's too transparent; how Janet Napolitano got around that pesky gov't email rule; meanwhile, New York puts expiration dates on state workers' emails; and much, much more! Read More
First POST: Losses
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, February 13 2015
Why so many media folks are mourning David Carr's death; what to make of Jeb Bush's tech stumbles; more pushback on 'sharing economy' companies Uber, Lyft and Waze; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Cycles
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, February 5 2015
The FCC's open internet proposal is finally unveiled; Facebook's improving approach to user privacy; GovLab's spring series of coaching programs; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Correlations
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, February 4 2015
Civic hackers in Chicago spot powerful alderman getting special snow removal attention using open government data; how Twitter is teaching Washington's denizens to open up; debunking Uber's claim that it has reduced drunk-driving; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Upgrades
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, January 30 2015
Obama tech veterans heading to Hillary 2016?; renewed calls for Obama to stop collecting Americans' phone metadata; FCC upgrades its definition of broadband service, finally; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Video Stars
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, January 26 2015
How the White House hit a home run on YouTube post-State of the Union; why the Barrett Brown sentencing casts a chill on online security research; how media producers use Crowdtangle to optimize their Facebook audiences; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Moneyballed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, January 23 2015
The Gates Foundation's new "global citizens" email database, and why it's a terrible idea; why young people like the NSA more than older people; using open data about NYC taxi drivers to ID Muslims; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Punch List
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 21 2015
Obama's State of the Union and the Internet; how HealthCare.gov shares personal data with third-parties; Facebook says it will give users tools to tag false or hoax content in their News Feeds; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Competition
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, January 15 2015
Obama plugs community broadband and gets the GOP's ire up; the VAN gets an upgrade; CityMart launches in the US; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Recaps
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, January 12 2015
Previewing the State of the Union's tech topics; data-driven campaigns go after the under-18 vote; open data activist Carl Malamud's renewed campaign to liberate the law; and much, much more. Read More