AP reports that disgraced Conrad Black is seeking a new trial for swindling hundreds of millions through his international media empire. Just in time: the 2004 documentary Citizen Black by Canadian film makers Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine is marking the rounds on the Sundance Channel. Aside from several self-conscious moments by writer/director Melnyk, a […]
(We’re catching up – we sent these iSIGHTINGS to our email subscribers on Aug. 7. If you aren’t on our email list, you can sign up here. Trust us. Or trust me. Trust systems are one of the cornerstones of iFOCOS work. We’ve posited that trust is in flux: diverse communities in a society shaped […]
iFOCOS founders Dale Peskin and Andrew Nachison are organizing an event this fall in Washington, DC. It should be of interest to anyone who thinks the greatest opportunities for the connected society are in using media and communications technologies to improve the world. The event is called The Power to Change the World, (www.changesummit.com), a […]
Maybe you thought to yourself, gosh, wouldn’t it be nifty to take a walk in the middle of a big hurricane? Or maybe you’d settle for the video. Here are some videos of Hurricane Dean posted to Weather.com by eyewitnesses in Grand Cayman, Belize and Playa Del Carmen. The video sharing setup (more here) is […]
Giving up control is difficult. Last week the US mobile phone company Sprint Nextel unveiled a new brand, Xohm, for its much-anticipated next-generation wireless broadband WiMax service. With the new brand Sprint also seems to be trying to shed its "our way or the highway" heritage, shared with wireless carriers around the globe who have […]
washingtonpost.com’s “On Being” project is simply stunning: real stories from real people based on the simple notion that “we should get to know one another a little better.” An elegant design and interface, enhanced by professional video production standards, bring to life the musings and passions of ordinary extraordinary people. This is how journalism from […]