- Why Global Organizations Are Joining the SOPA Blackout Strike At Global Voices, we understand that we, collectively, are the Internet. Our individual participation is what makes the Internet a global conversation of startling depth and variety, but this is possible only because of its open technical and legal structure.
- Saving Human Rights Video from an Online “Deadpool” Perhaps serving as a reminder to video creators that video sharing platforms are not archival repositories for their media (nor do they claim to be), Google Video will be finally shutting down entirely next month. Starting April 29, videos hosted on Google Video will no longer be available for playback; after May 13, the videos will be removed. Google is encouraging content owners to download or migrate their videos to YouTube before the deadline.
- The Internet as a Peacekeeper? I recently read an article published on Foreign Policy magazine's website about how the Internet would bring freedom and peace to an entirely new level globally.
- Habermas, Rheingold and the Internet as public sphere The upcoming World Electronic Media Forum includes a session called “Explosion and Fracturing of Public Sphere“, featuring my old boss, James Deane (alongside Aida Opoku Mensah of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Sharmini Boyle of Young Asia TV). This Howard Rheingold piece (hat-tip, Ethan Z) is a must-read prior to that, particularly the […]
- NY Times article on safety of web surfing in public places The most emailed article on today’s online version of the New York Times is called “Web Surfing in Public Places is a Way to Court Trouble.” Although geared at business travelers who are often talking about business or conducting it in very public spaces such as airport gates and business centers at hotels, there are […]
