Who do you trust? According to The 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer, neither CEOs nor government officers (although businesses are distrusted less than government). There is a crisis in leadership: trust in ethics and morality of business and government leaders is very low. It's not surprising then … [Read more...]
Internet libel: a new criminal offense in the Philippines
A Cybercrime Law has recently been enacted in the Philippines that contains a last-minute and poorly thought out internet libel clause, specifically targeting social media use. Senator Sotto inserted this libel clause with the intention to make people accountable for the content they produce and … [Read more...]
Politics, social media and magic realism
I wrote about the case of Senator Vicente Sotto of the Philippines and the criticism he got (and is receiving) from Filipino netizens. I said that though the issue snowballed in social media networks, the real "issue is not just about blogging, or copyright or giving proper attribution. This goes … [Read more...]
Digital and social activism: no small change
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...]
I, video game (1/2)
I often wonder how my eight-year old nephew really experiences video games. He has Playstation, PSP and Wii, which he shares with his brothers and nephews. Every now and then, he also plays games on his mom’s laptop. He’s growing up amidst a revolutionary time for games and the gamer.When I was his … [Read more...]