Chutzpah: Why Craig can’t save classifieds
In an open letter to craigslist, Steve Outing asks its founders and operators to help save the newspaper industry from...
Read MoreCatch on a string at PdF
At this week’s Personal Democracy Forum, a sponsor distributed a low-tech, but highly effective stress toy to attendees...
Read MoreThe mensch that roared
Is Craigslist insignificant? I’ve weighed in to a small debate: Publishers underestimated Craigslist once with...
Read MoreTake Action: Help launch a blog about poverty in Washington, DC
Here’s a chance for members of the We Media Community to get involved in something new, practical and ambitious. Bread...
Read MoreTwo thirds of Americans View Traditional Journalism as ‘Out of Touch’
For the second year in a row we’ve documented a devastating lack of satisfaction with journalism in American –...
Read MoreWanted: Free labor
The social web depends on content, tagging and utility created or improved by the good will of the people formerly known as...
Read MoreIsraeli journalists under investigation – including a former We Media fellow
Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to...
Read MoreAnd to think the election is only 10 months from now
2007 has been celebrated for digital innovation in U.S. politics. The Huffington Post teamed with Slate and Yahoo! for the...
Read MoreDebatepedia is a wiki alternative with a point of view
One of the roles of media is to help people understand the world so we can make informed decisions – and then take...
Read MoreConnected to the news by a generation of wired witnesses
Unaware of a shooting in a dormitory that left two people dead, Virginia Tech graduate student Jamal al Barghouti headed...
Read MoreCraig Newmark on the Sunlight Foundation Initiative
During the panel discussion about “The Power of Us”, Craig -aka Craig of Craigslist- mentioned his support for a brand...
Read MoreSearch Wiki to offer for-profit, community-filtered search
Can a community actively involved in the development of search make it better? Jimmy Wales seems to think so…. At...
Read MoreUniversity of Georgia: Linking “Connected” Communities
I’m not sure there’s a better-defined “community” than the members of a college or university....
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