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New Republic Changes Top Editor

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.20.2012

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NEW YORK -- Franklin Foer is returning as editor of the New Republic, the first major shake-up at the political magazine since Facebook co-founder Chr...

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The New Republic Plans To Establish A New York Office

Capital New York | Mark Hay | Posted 05.16.2012

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The New Republic will open up a New York office sometime in the coming months, Capital has learned. Of course, the Beltway media-scene staple had its...

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Michael Calderone

Inside The New Republic's First Meeting Under New Ownership

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- On the morning of March 9, Chris Hughes held his first meeting with the staff of the New Republic, the nearly century-old magazine of Amer...

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Facebook Co-Founder Buys The New Republic

The Huffington Post | Peter Finocchiaro | Posted 03.09.2012

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is purchasing the New Republic, the nearly century-old political magazine known for its influence in progressive circ...

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Facebook Co-Founder Considers Buying The New Republic

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a candidate to buy the New Republic, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal has not yet...

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LGBT Predictions For 2012

Laurence Watts | Posted 02.26.2012

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Laurence Watts

During this month, journalists do one of two things: write an article summing up the main events of the year almost gone, or write a forward-looking piece about the year to come. 2011 was a great year for the LGBT community, but I think 2012 is going to be even better.

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Facebook Co-Founder's Startup 'Acquired' For $0

Betabeat | Posted 10.17.2011

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has struggled with his ambitious solo start-up, the social network for activism Jumo, ever since its bumpy launch. Wa...

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Lance Armstrong, Facebook & Mashable Founders Discuss Social Media

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.04.2011

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Aspen Ideas Festival hosted a handful of social media gurus that are focused on socially beneficial work to talk about the new technology and its impl...

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Meet The First 20 People On Facebook

Business Insider's Silicon Alley Insider | Posted 07.31.2011

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If you look at your Facebook profile page (and you didn't opt to change the url to your name a few years back), the url is probably followed by a long...

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Facebook Co-Founder Engaged

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and founder of Jumo.com, is engaged to Sean Eldridge, political director for Freedom To Marry. According to th...

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Jumo.com: Social Networking for People of Good Will

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Newmark

While we connect people for the common good, we also need to protect people from bogus nonprofits.

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Chris Hughes' Jumo: A Social Network for the Social Sector

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Jumo offers an unprecedented hub for non-profit groups and organizations and announces the arrival of a major player, and possibly a game changer, in an industry that in the past has struggled to innovate and collaborate.

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Chris Hughes's Act III -- Jumo.com, A Social Platform For Global Volunteerism

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and the architect behind Obama's ground-breaking social networking platform, creates Jumo.com. Think of it as philanthropy, volunteerism and social networking all rolled up into one.

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How We Unplug

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Sometimes, we just need to unplug. No firing off text messages. No updating Facebook profiles. No browsing Craigslist or Yelp or whatever-hot-new-site is trending on Twitter.

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Top Moments in Tech/Politics of the Decade (PHOTOS)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Irrevocably, politics changed in the past 10 years because of technology in general and the Internet in particular. So here, in no particular order, are the decade's top moments in tech and politics.

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Technology Is Anthropology -- Covering an Evolving Solar System

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Again, the focus is on the people, not the gear. Because here at HuffPostTech, we -- yep, you and I -- are chroniclers of technology's evolving solar system.

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Where Is That Online-Powered "Movement" Now?

Chris Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Hughes

What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.

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Obama's Secret Email Network Revealed

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Obama's team wants everyone to know -- this massive list of energized activists is the biggest stick Obama will carry in Washington.

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How You YouTubed This Election (Video)

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

In America's first YouTube election, it turns out the voters were mainly in charge -- not the campaigns or news organizations.

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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Three years ago, web activists were undeniable outcasts in Democratic politics and no bar outside of Berkeley could spell "netroots." Now, the movement has an open line to every player in the party.

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