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Ask The Audience!

By Brian Reich - May 5, 2009

The Senate Commerce Committee announced announced the lineup for their hearing about the future of journalism.  The list of speakers includes: Senator Ben Cardin Marissa Mayer – Vice President, Search Products and User Experience, Google Alberto Ibarguen – President and Chief Executive Officer, The Knight Foundation David Simon – Author, TV Producer and Former Newspaperman [...]

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The Internet Has Made Us Lazy

By Brian Reich - April 22, 2009

I like to complain about the state of communications – generally, and especially online. There is a ton of content flowing online — but most of it is not worth consuming (and certainly not worth paying for). There are millions of organizations requesting donations and demanding action — but very few people participating and far [...]

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Towards a ‘Findable’ Government

By Brian Reich - December 11, 2008

During a recent presentation at the New America Foundation, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said “The vast majority of information is still not searchable or findable either because it’s not published or it’s on Web sites which the government has put up which no one can index.”  He was referring to the U.S. government, one [...]

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