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US CTO Looks to Scale Agile Thinking and Open Data to Improve Citizen-Centric Government

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, White House, Agile Government, Gov 2.0, Todd Park, Open Data, Government 2.0, Open Government, US Cto, Digital Government, Video, Technology News
Alexander Howard

In the 21st century, federal government must go mobile, putting government services and information at the fingertips of citizens, said United States Chief Technology Officer Todd Park in a wide-ranging interview this week.

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Why Didn't Burning Man's Organizers See This Coming? Because They Couldn't See Themselves

Jay Michaelson | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, Burning Man, Anonymous, Ticket Scalpers, Self-Reliance, Burning Man Tickets, Scalping, Burning Man Ticket Lottery, San Francisco News
Jay Michaelson

Many longtime burners, shocked at the decision by the Burning Man Organization to hold a lottery for tickets, predicted that scalpers would flood the lottery system, overwhelming legitimate buyers. We told you so.

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Five Social Media Lessons From the Cutting Edge

Dr Layla McCay | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Social Media, Anonymity, Twitter, Social Networking, Social Media Week, Washington DC, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Media News
Dr Layla McCay

If social media is really a game changer, I'd hoped the new game might be more exciting. In reality, I know it is. So who is playing, and where are they?

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There's room in Cyberspace for us all

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, Cyberspace, Internet, Internet Access, Women, Access, Computers, Low Income Families, The Women's Building, Technology, San Francisco, Technology News
Craig Newmark

Hey folks, I recently donated some web gear to The Women's Building in San Francisco to help out with their free computer lab. Not everyone has the me...

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Commemities: Analytics in the Age of Web 2.0

David Nordfors | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Analytics, Web 2.0, Commemities, Politics Blogs, Web Analytics, Technology News
David Nordfors

It's time to go beyond surveys and other analytics that can't spot new trends without first assuming their existence. Can it be done? Yes, it can, using the data in the clouds and introducing new ways of thought.

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Today's Creepy Is Tomorrow's Necessity: Policy Invades Web 2.0 Summit

Christina Gagnier | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Data, Facebook Privacy, Regulation, Web 2.0 Summit, Privacy, Sean Parker, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

The beginning of today's Web 2.0 Summit, focusing on big data and, appropriately themed, "The Data Frame," was kicked off in a conversation with Spoti...

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Six Things Liberal Critics Don't Understand About the Occupy Wall Street Protests

Jay Michaelson | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Hive Mind, Wall Street Bailout, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Open Source, David Bowie, #Occupywallstreet, Inequality, Wealth Gap, Politics News
Jay Michaelson

Unlike in Egypt or Libya, there's no one bad guy to direct one's rage against. There's not even a single act that is the problem. The system is the problem, and that's abstract.

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Walking Down The Aisle Via iPad?

AP | LEANNE ITALIE | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, Skype and Weddings, Weddings 2.0, Web 2.0 Tools, Social Media Tools, Web 2.0 Tools and Weddings, Social Media and Weddings, Weddings News

NEW YORK — As her grandfather sat pleasantly perplexed at her wedding, Lauren Barnes reached into the recesses of her strapless white gown, whip...

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Is a Social Media Expert What You Really Need?

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, Twitter, Content, Marketing, Seo, Communications, Technology, Facebook, Business News
Chauncey Zalkin

I think the people who call themselves social media experts are probably amazing tinkerers and investigators. But if you're going to allot part of your budget to this person/people, they should also be strong writers, strategists, and communicator on many levels.

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New York Times -- The Saga Continues

Geri Spieler | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Sundance Film Festival, Politico, Gawker, Npr, Rossi, Journalism, David Carr, James-Oshea, Web 2.0, Internet, Page One, David Folkenflik, New York Times, Huffington Post, Wikkileaks, Technology, Books News
Geri Spieler

Can print journalists be objective about the future of news? Page One: Inside the New York Times and the Future of Journalism attempts to answer this question in 17 essays and interviews with respected and well-known writers.

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Like-onomics: Do You Exist If You're Not on Facebook?

Gerit Quealy | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Facebook Like Button, Fan Pages, Like Facebook, Social Media, Facebook Like, Internet Privacy, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Internet Culture, Web 2.0, Online Privacy, Web Culture, Online Culture, Technology News
Gerit Quealy

Imagine if Facebook crashed. How would we Like anything? How would we know what we Liked, or what was Likeable, or who we Liked, or who Liked us... and didn't Like us.

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Libraries And The Architecture Of Public Space

Carla Leitao | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Vernor Vinge, Multimedia, Network, Library, Oma, Information Space, Architecture, Design, Seattle Public Library, Delft, Slidepollajax, Web 2.0, Library Science, Jorge Luis Borges Libaries, Architecture Analysis, Jorge Luis Borges, Web 3.0, Architecture Libraries, Public Libraries, Arts News
Carla Leitao

This is the opening article of a series of articles (3), which aim to look at libraries and the landscapes they are a part of and help build. Though a...

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Your Brain on the Web

Dan Goleman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, Etiquette, Email Etiquette, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Digital Communication, Webequette, Social Brain, Face-to-Face-Interactions, Texting, Twitter, Facebook, Social Neuroscience, Healthy Living News
Dan Goleman

Nature designed the brain for face-to-face interactions -- not the online world. Email actually tricks the brain.

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Congressional Twitter Town Hall Invitation: #AskDems Anything About the Budget

Rep. John Garamendi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Town Halls, Jobs, Congress, Media, Web 2.0, Twitter, Economy, John Garamendi, California, Politics News
Rep. John Garamendi

We're focusing on budget issues and spending priorities. I hope you'll join us tomorrow to talk about the jobs problem, and more importantly, the jobs solution.

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Martin, Mandela and the Mahatma in Tahrir Square

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Citizenship, Religion and Politics, Egypt Revolution, Non-Violence, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Tahrir Square, World News
Benjamin R. Barber

Non-violence is by no means an obvious tactic in the Middle East. The courageous women and men who faced down Mubarak with the cry "peaceful! peaceful!" proved there is an alternative.

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The Open Source Revolution

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Middle East, Tunisia, Revolution, Open Source, Twitter, Democracy, Web 2.0, Technology, Facebook, Technology News
Raymond Schillinger

I take issue with the events in Egypt being labeled a "Twitter revolution" or a "Facebook revolution." No, Egypt's revolution is an open source revolution.

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A Rare Letter From a Gifted Ethnographer to Her Born-Digital Daughter

Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Twitter, Sherry Turkle, Computers, Mit, Facebook, Social Media, Education, Education News
Idit Harel Caperton

With her newest book, Alone Together (Basic Books), Sherry Turkle, the ethnographer of people's relationship with technology, completes a trilogy begun with The Second Self in 1984.

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How to Avoid Social Media Overload

Dorie Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Web 2.0, Podcasts, Social Media, Twitter, Information Overload, New Media, Youtube, Facebook, Technology News
Dorie Clark

Keeping up with social media is now a 24/7 pursuit. How do you fit social media into your schedule, and what are your strategies for avoiding social media overload?

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Has the Business Card Finally Had Its Day?

Andy Miah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Cards, Web 2.0, Digital Technology, Kindle, Ereader, Ethics, Public Domain, Linkedin, Digital Age, Flickr, Technology News
Andy Miah

How should we regard the business card in a digital age? For a few years now, I have been photographing business cards. but today, I decided that they should go into the public domain.

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The Art Fair 2.0

Stephanie Adamowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Vip-Art-Fair, Art Fairs, Arts News
Stephanie Adamowicz

New contemporary art fairs are constantly being added to the international agenda in places ranging from the Middle East to Asia to South America, as ...

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Be an Oprah/Oprah-ette: Steps to Branding and Thought Leadership in 2011

April Rudin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thought Leader, Web 2.0, Publishing, Oprah Winfrey, Information, E-Books, Branding, Personal Branding, Expertise, Thought Leaders, Brands, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Gayle King, Business News
April Rudin

On the brink of a New Year, its timely to think about "out with the old and in with the new." It's important housekeeping for us whether we are talki...

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The Men And No Women Of Web 2.0's Boards

AllThingsD | Kara Swisher | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Foursquare, Twitter, Zynga, Facebook, Groupon, Technology News

While it was wink-wink cute when Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat huffed and puffed about keeping out Darla--which they never ever could--back in the las...

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Tracking the Progress of the White House Open Government Directive

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Government, Aneesh Chopra, White House, Government 2.0, Open Government, Vivek Kundra, Technology, whitehouse.gov, Wiki, Gov 2.0, Technology News
Alexander Howard

As the new year beckons, there are more ways for the citizens of the United States of America to provide feedback to their federal government than perhaps there ever have been in its history.

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Privacy: Out of the Echo Chamber, Literally Touching Our Person

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Google, Eric Schmidt, O'Reilly Media, Tsa, Tim O'Reilly, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

The TSA debate is forcing all of us to examine the larger than life forces, government and industry, that are assuming the role of defining which zones of our lives will remain intimate.

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Web 2.0 Summit 2010 Kicks Off: Watch LIVE Here

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Web, Web 20 Summit, Web 2.0 Summit, Web 20, Video, Technology News

The Web 2.0 Summit has kicked off, with Google CEO Eric Schmidt opening the 3-day event in San Francisco. If you can't make it to the event, which...

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