The social upheaval that exploded in Tunisia and Egypt is spreading across the Arab World. At the time of this writing, dissent is snowballing in Libya, Bahrain and Iran. In the wake of these extraordinary events, a myriad of discussions on the role the Internet and the social web has emerged. … [Read more...]
‘Digital forgiveness’ in a world that does not forget
“The Web Means the End of Forgetting” by Jeffrey Rosen (published July 19, 2010 on the New York Times) is easily one of the most absorbing article on the Web that I’ve read in a long time! In a nutshell: Rosen brings together two phenomena that have emerged from the development of the Web and the … [Read more...]
Practicing the social in social media
[Note: This article was originally published in Munting Nayon Magazine and was meant as an introductory piece on the importance of properly drawing up social media strategy and policies.] Social technologies are revolutionising society. You’ve probably heard this before and shook your head in … [Read more...]
Greenpeace protest as social media campaign
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A9_xj77rcQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1] Greenpeace issued a challenge to President Obama to show real leadership on global warming by hanging a sixty-five feet high by thirty-five feet wide banner on Mount Rushmore, which features an … [Read more...]
Democratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – other examples
This serves more as an appendix to the main articles I've written on the subject. I plan to update this list of best practices in e-democacy / e-governance / open civic governance / gov 2.0. I've already listed some inspiring initiatives in part 3 of the main article, but I know there are a lot … [Read more...]
Chris Anderson’s new book, “Free: The Future of a Radical Price”
Chris Anderson's new book is causing a storm and firing up conversations amongst the internet gurus. You can read it here -- for free -- and decide for yourself. This version should include notes / references that were missing from the printend copy and prompted some critques on plagiarism. I intend … [Read more...]
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