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Nature Lessons From Vermont

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Clean Air, Patrick Leahy, Personal Democracy Forum, Vermont, Tar Sands Action, Bernie Sanders, Green, Hurricane Irene, Van Jones, Toxic Mercury, Epa, Smog, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Activism, Green News

Observing the rolling fields, horses and cows, undisturbed acres of rocks and trees, I felt particularly protective of what the earth offers us -- and what we need to do to defend it.

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The Media Gets It Wrong on WikiLeaks: It's About Broken Trust, Not Broken Condoms

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks Documents, Wikileaks Coverage, WikiLeaks Afghanistan, WikiLeaks Cables, Obama Wikileaks, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Government Transparency, Media, Wikileaks, Personal Democracy Forum, Media News

When it comes to WikiLeaks, much of media has planted its flag on the wrong side of the secrecy battle. The government's legitimate need for secrecy is very different from the government's desire to get away with hiding the truth.

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The F Word: Remembering Why WikiLeaks Matters

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arrests, Personal Democracy Forum, Afghanistan, War, Web, Ddos, Iraq, Media, Grit Tv, Wikileaks, Douglas Rushkoff, Internet, Deanna Zandt, Laura Flanders, Anonymous, Distributed Denial of Service, Grittv, Technology, Yemen Al Qaeda, Politics News

It can be sexy to talk about digital direct action, but tech activists and political activists, especially in the US, bring a tremendous amount of privilege to the table.

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Gov 2.0 at Ogilvy DC

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ari Melber, NBC News, Personal Democracy Forum, Gwynne Kostin, O?Reilly Media, Alexander Howard, U.S. General Services Administration, Mark Murray, The Nation, Micah Sifry, Politics News

Yesterday we had the great honor of hosting an amazing panel of speakers at our Ogilvy DC office to discuss Gov 2.0. An intrepid audience was not dau...

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Insights from Ogilvy 360 DI Gov 2.0 Exchange Panelists

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gov 2.0, Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum, Ogilvy 360 DI Gov 2.0 Exchange, Pdf, Ogilvy 360 DI, We-Government, Alexander Howard, O'Reilly Media Matters, 360 DI, The Nation Magazine, Gsa, Gwynne Kostin, NBC News, Center for New Media and Citizen Engagement, Ari Melber, Politico, Mark Murray, Politics News

What is Gov 2.0? What are some of the trends and opportunities in this space? What are some of the exciting break throughs? How can an organization...

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This Is Not a Drill. Neither Is Our Democratic Process

Daniel Teweles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Midterm Elections, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News

We've all watched as another election cycle has ramped up featuring the same recycled soundbites, tired catchphrases, and wily underhanded smears. Sometimes it is most prudent to accept things the way things are. Now is not one of those times.

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Allure of the Hive: Experts on Connectivity, Social Networking and Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Tahoe, Upper East Side, Linkedin, Sunlight Foundation, Nicole Ellison, Thought Leaders, MOUSE.Org, Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination, Global Citizens, Sean Parker, Individual Empowerment, Howard Dean, Simon & Schuster, Modern Life, Social Network, Maine, Bowdoin College, Twitter Age, Americans, Plaxo, Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Brainstorm Brand, Techonomy Conference, Telecommunication, Entrepreneur, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics, Twitter, Information Studies and Media, Social Life, Skype, Connectivity, Mint, Facebook, Fortune, Dr. Dhiraj Murthy, New York City, Aspen, The Benefits of Facebook Friends, Facebook Causes, Andrew Rasiej, Michigan State University, Napster, Internet, The Facebook Effect, Spacex, Relationships, Quantcast, David Kirkpatrick, Connecting Goodness, Danah Boyd, Techonomy, New York News

A distinguished panel of experts gathered Saturday at the Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination for a standing room-only r...

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Visible Vote: Easy Civic Engagement, Y'all!

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

VisibleVote briefly summarizes bills in Congress, lets you know their status and vote on them. This is a great way for the couch potato demographic to let representatives know how we stand on the issues.

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Empowering All Americans Through Open Government

Aneesh Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, Aneesh Chopra, Technology, Personal Democracy Forum, Open Government, President Obama, Technology News

The air was abuzz with excitement as software developers and entrepreneurs converged to demonstrate dozens of new tools they had developed over the last 12 weeks from freely available data on health performance compiled by the DHHS.

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Personal democracy now a common goal

Mike Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mindy-Finn, Aneesh Chopra, Jimmy Wales, Craig Newmark, Tim O'Reilly, Esther Dyson, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News

Vote iQ political social networking platform listens to voters By Mike Smith Huffington Post Blogger Mike Smith Public Affairs, Washington, DC The P...

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The Personal Democracy Forum Is Back in Town

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anil Dash, Daniel Ellsberg, Scot Heiferman, Newt Gingrich, The Sunlight Foundation, Internet and Politics, Clay Johnson, Eli Pariser, Jay Rosen, Andrew Rasiej, Deanna Zandt, Micah L. Sifry, Cheryl Contee, New Media, Jane Hamsher, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News

Scott Heiferman proposed, "Use the Internet to get off the Internet!" His suggestion was applauded, despite the furious Blackberry scrolling in the midst of the proceedings.

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Can the Internet Fix Politics?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Oil Disaster, Crony Capitalism, Cycle of Decay, Audit the Fed, Phrma, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News

None of us can win the battle against a heavily out-gunned corporate world alone. Online activists must change the terms of political debates. Until we do, we're simply putting new tools in the service of the old order. And we will continue to lose.

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Can the Internet Fix Politics or Just Change the Nature of the Game?

Cheryl Contee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: African Americans Twitter, Social Media, Pdf Conference, Internet, Twitter, Fission Strategy, Internet Politics, Iranians Twitter, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News

During the Iranian election protests, citizens showed the world what was happening in their country, and the world discovered a government that was de-legitimized in the eyes of its people.

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PdF 2010 LIVE Updates: Personal Democracy Forum Tweets (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Personal Democracy Forum 2010, PdF Live 2010, PdF 2010, Pdf, PdF Live, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News

Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) 2010, a two-day conference focusing on the intersection between politics and technology, began today in New York City. ...

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PdF 2010 LIVE BLOG: The State of Tech-Powered Politics

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ellen Miller, Craig Newmark, Sunlight Foundation, Jav on Tech, Andrew Rasiej, Slidepoll, Micah Sifry, Clay Shirky, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News

Forget CPAC. Never mind the DLC. Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) serves as the quintessential hub of examining where politics is headed in our tech-centric, increasingly mobile, socially connected 21st century.

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PdF: Can the Internet Fix Politics?

Micah Sifry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pdf Conference, Internet Politics, Pdf, Online Organizing, Personal Democracy Forum, Online Grassroots, Internet Fix Politics, Technology News

While we all agree the internet is changing politics, can it fix politics too? Can it make politics more open, participatory, responsive and accountable?

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PdF: Can the Internet Fix Politics?

Andrew Keen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Goldman Sachs, Glenn Beck, Bp, Personal Democracy Forum, Google, Sarah Palin, Technology News

Rather than being about peddling conspiracy theories or swapping stolen songs or posting videos of your skateboarding cat on YouTube, citizenship is about recognizing the moral consequences of one's own actions.

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PdF: Can the Internet Fix Politics?

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politifact, Sunlight Foundation, Personal Democracy Forum, Grassroots Democracy, Technology News

The movement toward online grassroots democracy will create a more civil, effective political system. This is not in the interest of some, but countermeasures are on their way to foil the efforts of people who don't want politics fixed.

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The Diversity See-Saw of SXSW

Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interactive, South by Southwest 2010, Latinos, SXSW Panels, Mobile Phones, Digital, Sxsw 2010, Blacks, Computer, CTIA Wireless, Personal-Democracy-Forum, Diversity, Sxsw, Media News

I believe there is no such thing as autonomy, particularly in digital media. It's about all of us interconnecting, seeking out and partnering to create a more dynamic future of exchange and achievement.

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Video, People, Language Capture The Energy of Gov 2.0 LA

Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the key themes in this past weekend's event was "Video is the New Text." Another is that the jargon and language used in Government 2.0 is holding us back.

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The New Media Epiphany

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Internet, Dave Troy, Free Press, Myspace, Personal Democracy Forum, AT&T, Josh Silver, Dave Weinberger, Alec Ross, Twitter, James Assey, Danah Boyd, Cultural Divide, Facebook, Amanda Michel, Transparency, Mayhill Fowler, Gina Bianchini, Broadband, Propublica, Net Equality, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Internet, Jeff Jarvis, Ning, Randy Zuckerberg, Hank Hultquist, New Media, Google, Media News

Two years ago, I had a personal epiphany at the Personal Democracy Forum: New media could change everything... From communications to politics to culture. At PDF '09: more revelations.

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VIDEO: Obama Campaign Video Was a "Collective Narrative of Hope"

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Videos, Personal Democracy Forum, Barack Obama, Media News

I interview Max Harper, a 27-year old community organizer and filmmaker, and a key member of the Obama's presidential campaign.

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Believe It: How a Little Video Blog Powered the Agenda for Election Reform

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Personal Democracy Forum, Why Tuesday, Media News

I interviewed Jacob Soboff, creator of the Why Tuesday advocacy campaign. The organization set out to change the national voting day from Tuesday to the weekend in an effort to build greater voter participation.

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Andrew Rasiej: When It Comes to Gov't Info 'Public' Means 'Online'

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Andrew Rasiej, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News

The deal is that any info that the government publishes should be online. Not okay to print and bury someplace where it's hard to find.

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Personal Democracy

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Media, Technology, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Democracy Forum, Pdf, Media News

The Personal Democracy Forum has become one of the few truly indispensable annual gatherings, devoted to the nexus of politics, media and technology.

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