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Expert Labs: Can an Outside Incubator Turn Government Tech-Savvy?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 18, 2009 12:21 PM / 2 Comments
Long-time blogger and tech executive Anil Dash announced today at the Web 2.0 Expo New York that he's leaving publishing software company SixApart and will head a new technology incubator Continue reading »


Facebook and World Peace: Really?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / October 27, 2009 6:05 PM / 16 Comments
If Facebook were a country, it would be the 3rd most populous country on earth behind China and India - but now Facebook thinks it can play Switzerland and lead Continue reading »


Apple Rejects "Politically Charged" iPhone App
Written by Sarah Perez / September 29, 2009 7:42 AM / 18 Comments
A 22-year-old iPhone application developer by the name of Red Daly is claiming that Apple rejected his new application from inclusion in the iTunes App Store due to its political Continue reading »


Social Media is Slowly Changing the Demographics of Political Engagement
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 1, 2009 12:03 PM / 8 Comments
Traditionally, political participation has always been highly correlated with income and education. According to a new report (PDF), this is still holds true for those who participate in political activities Continue reading »


Censorship or Copyright Infringement? Flickr Takes Down "Obama as Joker" Photo
Written by Sarah Perez / August 19, 2009 6:43 AM / 36 Comments
Los Angeles residents recently began seeing a new sort of Obama poster plastered across their city. Instead of promoting "hope," these posters feature U.S. President Barack Obama wearing the Joker's Continue reading »


Bullied by Media, Palin Resigns
Written by Dana Oshiro / July 5, 2009 7:00 PM / 63 Comments
Regardless of your political agenda, Sarah Palin is right, there has indeed been a change in climate towards American politicians. Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska and spoke of how Continue reading »


Iran's Mobile SMS Up & Running; Will Twitter Start to Lose the Green Hues?
Written by Jolie O'Dell / July 2, 2009 3:08 PM / 8 Comments
According to a report today from the BBC, Iranians are able to text message one another for the first time since the day before the presidential elections. SMS service, which Continue reading »


Where's My Bus? D.C. Gov't Says There's an App for That
Written by Jolie O'Dell / July 1, 2009 6:45 PM / 7 Comments
During the city of Washington, D.C.'s crowdsourced Apps for Democracy 2 project, one of the top requested apps was a GPS notification system for public transportation. For those of you Continue reading »


U.S. Government Reaches Out to the Social Web for Collaboration, But Are Users Reaching Back?
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 30, 2009 12:12 AM / 14 Comments
In the quest to open government processes to citizens, collaboration and participation were identified as explicit goals in a presidential memo issued earlier this year. Upon the appearance of a Continue reading »


Chinese Internet Strike Proposed to Protest Censorship Software
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 23, 2009 5:29 PM / 9 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 »


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