NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Zach Brand,Chief of Technical Strategy & Operations of NPR, Digital Media. NPR’s API, what is it? It is the simple, yet radical idea that world class […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. Submitted by Kim Walker and Erin Pineda of OneVoice. OneVoice Movement OneVoice (OV) is an international mainstream grassroots movement working to amplify the voice of the overwhelming majority of moderates […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Jon Sawyer, Executive Director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting The Pulitzer Center funds enterprise international reporting, something that most […]
Larry Lessig and the team from Change Congress, along with a large (and growing) group of internet visionaries released a set of principles today, with the goal of helping/pushing President-Elect Obama towards a more open and accessible government. The three principles that Lessig et al shared at http://open-government.us/ included: 1. No Legal Barrier to Sharing […]
“Have you ever come across an inaccessible web site and wondered, ‘am I the only one?’” Such begins the “about” section for Herdict, the latest project to come of age at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Before I continue, full disclosure: I am employed there, with the OpenNet Initiative, and have had a […]
Economy, shmonomy. Nokia says 200 to 300 million people worldwide will buy high-end tech devices regardless of the economy. At its global customers meeting in Barcelona this week, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) unveiled its next top-of-the-line smartphone, a slider with touch screen and keyboard that won’t hit store shelves until the middle of next year. The […]