A Pandemic of Bad News
The Swine Flu is big news… and for good reason. This potentially deadly strain – a mix of pig, bird, and human...
Read MoreHow Much Change Can We Expect in Washington?
The White House announced today that the Cyberspace Review that President Obama ordered has been completed. Here is the...
Read MoreSunlight’s apps challenge for open government
The entry deadline has passed, but the gallery of entries to The Sunlight Foundation’s annual apps competition is worth...
Read MoreThe cigarette tax and human behavior
According to the CDC, roughly 20% of the American population, some 43 million people, smoke (and within that group 80% smoke...
Read MoreMy Challenge to Google Ventures
Google announced this week that they were creating a venture capital arm whose main objective will be to turn a profit. The...
Read MoreBlogger dies in Iranian prison
A Facebook campaign has been launched to hold Iran responsible for the death of Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, a 29-year old Iranian...
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The gov 2.0 conversation is stalled
I am in Austin for SXSW and listening to a conversation about the future of government in a connected society. The natural...
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The Girl Effect
My daughter Amanda took the above photo in Nepal. The picture on the right is of my new granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane. I...
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We Media Pitch It Awards go to … The Extraordinaries and See Click Fix
The We Media Pitch It! awards have been announced. And the $25,000 winners are: Non-Profit – The...
Read MoreOur (We) Media Dissonance
The sky is falling! Newspapers aren’t going to survive. They’re declaring bankruptcy en masse. The Seattle Post...
Read MoreWe Media/Zogby Poll: Who will lead us to a better future?
Most Americans believe small business, science and tech leaders will lead the U.S. to a better future – not the news...
Read MoreCongratulations, You Have A Plan – Now what?
It seems to me that if we want to get the economy back on track, we are going to have to do it ourselves. So what is...
Read MoreObama’s citizen participation: How directed will it be?
President Obama has pledged to run a more open, participatory and collaborative government, and coming off a political...
Read MoreCan Black Media Become Community Leaders?
Barack Obama is a huge news story. His campaign generated unprecedented levels of media attention. Every move during his...
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