Internet & Society

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By Nishant Shah 01/24/2013 - 10:35am Comments
I encountered the Aaron Swartz memorial the other day that helps ‘liberate’ a randomly selected article from JSTOR, as an act of civil disobedience, to commemorate both the legacy that Swartz leaves behind, but also the high-profile witch-hunt...
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By Whitney Burke 05/03/2013 - 10:30am Comments
We live in a world today where broadband access is becoming increasingly necessary for attaining jobs, expanding innovation and remaining globally competitive. Even in an iconic city like Philadelphia many residents are struggling to gain basic...
Philadelphia: A Case Study on the Impact of Technology Access
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By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
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By Nishant Shah 09/13/2012 - 11:50am Comments
I was on a Google hangout with some friends the other day, and we were talking about the thisness and thatness of life. Conversations (as they always do) veered towards books we were reading and that started a torrent of recommendations and...
An Apologia for Copying Blog Image
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By Ethan Zuckerman 09/03/2012 - 2:15pm Comments
Last week, I gave a lecture titled “The Emergence of Digital Civics” at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. I was in South Australia to give another lecture, a joint lecture with Dr. Genevieve Bell of Intel in memory of her friend James...
Understanding Digital Civics Blog Image
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By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
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By Ethan Zuckerman 09/03/2012 - 2:15pm Comments
Last week, I gave a lecture titled “The Emergence of Digital Civics” at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. I was in South Australia to give another lecture, a joint lecture with Dr. Genevieve Bell of Intel in memory of her friend James...
Understanding Digital Civics Blog Image
Whitney Burke Profile Picture
By Whitney Burke 05/03/2013 - 10:30am Comments
We live in a world today where broadband access is becoming increasingly necessary for attaining jobs, expanding innovation and remaining globally competitive. Even in an iconic city like Philadelphia many residents are struggling to gain basic...
Philadelphia: A Case Study on the Impact of Technology Access
Whitney Burke Profile Picture
By Whitney Burke 05/03/2013 - 10:30am Comments
We live in a world today where broadband access is becoming increasingly necessary for attaining jobs, expanding innovation and remaining globally competitive. Even in an iconic city like Philadelphia many residents are struggling to gain basic...
Philadelphia: A Case Study on the Impact of Technology Access
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By monika hardy 03/22/2012 - 6:25pm Comments
I loved Kevin Kelly’s book, and especially loved the message I heard from it. What I heard was that tech wants us to become more humane, not less. What I heard, was that tech wants us to get to know ourselves, each other, and the world around...
What Tech Wants: A People Agenda Blog Image
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By monika hardy 03/22/2012 - 6:25pm Comments
I loved Kevin Kelly’s book, and especially loved the message I heard from it. What I heard was that tech wants us to become more humane, not less. What I heard, was that tech wants us to get to know ourselves, each other, and the world around...
What Tech Wants: A People Agenda Blog Image
Whitney Burke Profile Picture
By Whitney Burke 05/03/2013 - 10:30am Comments
We live in a world today where broadband access is becoming increasingly necessary for attaining jobs, expanding innovation and remaining globally competitive. Even in an iconic city like Philadelphia many residents are struggling to gain basic...
Philadelphia: A Case Study on the Impact of Technology Access
Aleks Krotoski Profile Picture
By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
Aleks Krotoski Profile Picture
By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
Aleks Krotoski Profile Picture
By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
Aleks Krotoski Profile Picture
By Aleks Krotoski 03/14/2012 - 11:20am Comments
In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca Mackinnon offers a reality check: "We have a problem,” she writes. “We understand how power works in the physical world, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how power works in the...
Reflexivity: Why We Must Shape, and Not Be Shaped By, Technology Blog Image
monika hardy Profile Picture
By monika hardy 03/22/2012 - 6:25pm Comments
I loved Kevin Kelly’s book, and especially loved the message I heard from it. What I heard was that tech wants us to become more humane, not less. What I heard, was that tech wants us to get to know ourselves, each other, and the world around...
What Tech Wants: A People Agenda Blog Image
Ethan Zuckerman Profile Picture
By Ethan Zuckerman 09/03/2012 - 2:15pm Comments
Last week, I gave a lecture titled “The Emergence of Digital Civics” at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. I was in South Australia to give another lecture, a joint lecture with Dr. Genevieve Bell of Intel in memory of her friend James...
Understanding Digital Civics Blog Image
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By Aleks Krotoski 09/11/2012 - 7:50am Comments
I recently returned to the UK from a trip to Argentina. I had been invited to speak about The Virtual Revolution, the television series I presented for BBC2 2010 by the OSDE Foundation, the community arm of the country's largest health care...
The Virtual Revolution: Argentina Blog Image
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By Nishant Shah 09/13/2012 - 11:50am Comments
I was on a Google hangout with some friends the other day, and we were talking about the thisness and thatness of life. Conversations (as they always do) veered towards books we were reading and that started a torrent of recommendations and...
An Apologia for Copying Blog Image