The White House announced today that the Cyberspace Review that President Obama ordered has been completed. Here is the statement from the Press Secretary: On February 9, the President directed a 60-day review of the plans, programs and activities underway throughout the government that address our communications and information infrastructure (i.e., cyberspace). The purpose of […]
True/Slant, an “original news content network” by “new journalists” (which, in this case, are displaced journalists; apologies to Tom Wolfe), has launched in “open alpha,” which apparently means “very rough; no revenue.” “News is more than what happens (an old newspaper aphorism),” say the founders, former newsies at America Online who worked at a variety […]
It’s been four days since a frumpy, unemployed church worker who’s “never been kissed” sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent. You want fast?: 12 million+ You Tube views (2.5m within 72 hourss), 5 fan sites, Bebo fan club, Facebook fan club, fans forum, interviews on BBC and CBS, and a Susan Boyle […]
A few months back we asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they have learned along the way and what’s next. (Here’s the rest of the series). Somehow, amidst the flurry of conference preparations, this one slipped through our crack(ed) editorial process. But it’s important, so here […]
According to the New York Times, magazine publishers are trying to figure out if they can raise their prices without losing subscribers. The answer is no. I subscribe to more than twenty magazines, including Time, Newsweek, US News, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, GQ, Sports Illustrated, Wired, and GOOD. I read every single […]
The entry deadline has passed, but the gallery of entries to The Sunlight Foundation’s annual apps competition is worth a look. The foundation supports projects that use technology to make government more transparent – meaning more open, more visible and more subject to public scrutiny. The foundation’s focus is strictly on U.S. policy and government, […]