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Gerry Smith

The Nerd Reserves: Sandy Recovery Renews Call For Tech National Guard

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.23.2012 | Technology
Read More: Tech National Guard, Ron Wyden, Video, Net Guard, Andrew Rasiej, Hurricane Sandy, Crisis Commons, Technology News

A few months after the Sept. 11 attacks, when crippled phone networks thwarted communications across New York City, Congress called for the creation o...

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

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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
Jim Luce

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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The Personal Democracy Forum Is Back in Town

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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
Marcia G. Yerman

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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PdF10 Takes the Gloves off: The Internet, Obama in the Crosshairs

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Andrew Rasiej, Scott-Heiferman, Steve Rosenbaum, pdf10, Daniel Ellsberg, John-Perry-Barlow, Micah Sifry, Barack Obama, Tech Conference, Technology News
Steve Rosenbaum

Michah Sifry opened with a live video of oil gushing into the Gulf. The freedom to see the disaster didn't change the fact that we weren't doing anything. Remote engagement only takes you so far.

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

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Ellen Miller, Craig Newmark, Sunlight Foundation, Jav on Tech, Andrew Rasiej, Slidepoll, Micah Sifry, Clay Shirky, Personal Democracy Forum, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

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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The New Media Epiphany

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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
Marcia G. Yerman

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

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Transparency, Andrew Rasiej, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News
Craig Newmark

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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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Morley Winograd, Gen X, Mccain, Bloggers, Rnc, President Obama, Joe Rospars, pdf09, Obama, Washington Post, Frank Rich, Facebook, Mike Gravel, Iava, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Pdf, Obama 2008, David All, Jeff Jarvis, Skype, McCain 2008, Myspace, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Macon Phillips, Alec Ross, Barack Obama, Personal Democracy Forum, New York City, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Randi Zuckerberg, Andrew Rasiej, Simon Rosenberg, Ning, Youtube, Mellennials, Rachel Sklar, 311, Danah Boyd, Media News
Eric Kuhn

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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Women Tapping Technology

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Tracy Russo, Mark Pesce, Women's Issues, Social Networking, Iran and Women's Issues, Mobile Phones, The Personal Democracy Forum, Women and Technology, SaysMe.Tv, Women in Politics and Technology, Internet, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Katrin Verclas, Netroots, Women and Politics, Lisa Eisenpresser, Iranwrites, mobileactive08, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

My focus at "Rebooting the System" was to learn how technology was impacting women's issues, the dissemination of information, and the role that women were playing in this arena.

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