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Chinese Internet Strike Proposed to Protest Censorship Software
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 23, 2009 5:29 PM / 8 Comments
On July 1, the Chinese government will be rolling out censorship software on every new computer sold in the country. The software, called Green Dam Youth Escort, is intended to Continue reading »


Report: Global Proxy Effort for Iran is Faltering
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 22, 2009 9:36 AM / 5 Comments
Network analysts Renesys reported this morning that the global effort to supply proxy internet servers for Iranians to route around government control and communicate with the outside world is slowing Continue reading »


Real Time Noise and Air Quality Monitoring Over Mobile Internet
Written by Doug Coleman / May 24, 2009 11:59 AM / 6 Comments
Air pollution is one of the number one factors that affect our quality of life and health. Currently, pollutants are measured at different stations in a city and that data Continue reading »


Iran Blocks Facebook Prior to Upcoming Presidential Election
Written by Doug Coleman / May 23, 2009 11:14 AM / 10 Comments
There are reports today that Iran has blocked Facebook, apparently to "prevent supporters of the leading opposition candidate from using the site for his campaign". Opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has Continue reading »


IBM Taps Vietnam for VC/Startup Partnerships
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 21, 2009 10:30 PM / 3 Comments
Today, IBM will announce its plans to target Vietnam as a key market for new investments and partnerships with venture capital firms and affiliated startups in Southeast Asia. The hardware/software Continue reading »


TED Talks Now Mind Blowing in 40+ Languages
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 13, 2009 8:39 AM / 5 Comments
TED, the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference made up of short talks by brilliant people from around the world, is now making its archives available with subtitles in more than Continue reading »


Hello India! Facebook Now Available In Local Languages of Almost 1B More People
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 7, 2009 1:46 PM / 21 Comments
One year ago this week, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was traveling throughout India meeting with local technologists and vacationing. Reporters wanted to know, what was he doing there? Speculation that Continue reading »


Last.fm to Charge Subscription Fee for Many International Listeners
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / March 24, 2009 9:49 AM / 16 Comments
The CBS-acquired streaming music service Last.fm announced this morning that it will "soon" require users outside of the US, UK and Germany to pay €3.00 per month to keep the Continue reading »


Two Current TV Journalists Detained in N. Korea
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / March 19, 2009 7:46 AM / 9 Comments
Two US journalists from the groundbreaking mixed media company Current TV have been detained by authorities in North Korea, the NYTimes reported this morning. Current was co-founded by Al Gore Continue reading »


Iranian Blogger Reported Dead in Prison
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / March 18, 2009 8:41 PM / 23 Comments
Omid Reza Misayafi, one of a number of Iranian bloggers arrested for "insulting" the government and religious authorities in that country, is dead. Misayafi's death was reported on Global Voices Continue reading »


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