Monthly Archives: December 2011
On Twitter suspensions, spam, censorship and SOPA
Earlier this afternoon, David Seaman claimed that Twitter suspended his account for tweeting too much about “Occupy Wall Street … and talking too much about the controversial detainment without trial provisions contained in the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, journalism, social media, technology, Twitter
Stop Online Piracy Act up for markup in the U.S. House of Representatives
Today in Washington, I’m following a hearing in the United States House of Representatives where the Manager’s Amendment of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is being marked up. For those unfamiliar, “markup” refers to the process by which a … Continue reading
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What open source can teach open journalism
Faced with continuing disruptions to the way that information is collected, shared and published, foundations, academics and media companies are all looking for better answers about the future of news. One rich source of ideas that some would tap lie … Continue reading
Filed under article, journalism, technology
Make Washington more awesome through microphilanthropy
My friend Jennifer 8. Lee was on NPR’s Marketplace tonight, talking about microphilanthropy at Awesome Foundation. You can listen to her segment on “giving awesomely” over at Marketplace.org, Full disclosure: I’m a trustee here in DC. We’ve given a lot … Continue reading
Filed under art, friends, microsharing, personal
