From Jerusalem to Cordoba: music as common ground
It’s crazy time in the world at large, a time of social, political, and economic chaos and a questioning of […]
Events, Global
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Futures, Global, Innovation, Technology
Berners-Lee: Long Live the Web
I’ve found myself giving cautionary talks on the future of the Internet, or possible futures, plural – the real danger
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Free Hoder: facing death for the crime of thinking and speaking
Hossein Derakhshan, aka Hoder, is evidently facing the death penalty in Iran – for blogging (or, in their words, “collaborating
Global, Technology
Haiti: Person Finder
The “Katrina People Finder” technology has been updated by Ka-Ping Yee at Google, and placed online. It’s embedded at the
Global
Water Spirits
This caught my eye, and I was wishing I could drop everything and head for the National Museum of African
Global, Social Media
Truth to Power
Rebecca MacKinnon tweeted a pointer to Ai Weiwei’s Truth to Power, a Chinese blog. This links to an interview posted
Futures, Global
Bruce Sterling State of the World 2009
The annual State of the World conversation with Bruce Sterling, led by yours truly, is under way. You have to
Global, Social Media
Hossein Derakshan arrested?
According to Global Voices Advocacy, the active and highly visible Iranian blogger Hossein Derakshan (aka Hoder) has been arrested in