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January 05, 2009
1:13
Royal Navy frigate to get new electronic "defence brain"
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Royal Navy frigate to get new electronic "defence brain"
1:13
Government consults on proposals to reduce Sky stake in ITV
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Government consults on proposals to reduce Sky stake in ITV
1:13
Avalanche of 3,000 emails may have invaded your inbox over the festive season
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Avalanche of 3,000 emails may have invaded your inbox over the festive season

January 04, 2009
23:52
PR 2.0: The Art of Conversation - It's About Listening Not Marketing
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PR 2.0: The Art of Conversation - It's About Listening Not Marketing

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23:35

POLITICS MINNESOTA: Top judge says Senate recount handled 'carefully' - Grand Forks Herald

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22:37
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As Gift Community: Cambodia Bloggers Summit Campaign - $552 to go ...
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As Gift Community: Cambodia Bloggers Summit Campaign - $552 to go ...
22:36
Non-Profits & Web 2.0: Notes From The Real World - ReadWriteWeb
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Non-Profits & Web 2.0: Notes From The Real World - ReadWriteWeb
22:25
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Micro Fundraising on Twitter: Red Kettle Campaign, Wellwishes cracks $2,000 mark
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Micro Fundraising on Twitter: Red Kettle Campaign, Wellwishes cracks $2,000 mark

21:48
Souktel - Home
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smsm jobs thing in use with ushahidi at al jazeer deployment, looks cool

21:34
Bookmarks for December 21st through December 28th
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Bookmarks for December 21st through December 28th | DavePress Welcome to CitizenScape — Citizenscape - "CitizenScape is a 2 year eParticipation Programme Trial Project that is integrating and testing state-of-the-art Web 2.0 social networking Internet tools combined with offline outreach community ... DavePress - http://davepress.net/

21:26
Malaysia: Praise for the mysterious masked man
» ‎ Global Voices - Cyber-Activism

Journalist and activist Muhamed Syukree Hussain of Malaysia died of heart attack last month. He was 28. Syukree was always present in the weekly candlelighting vigil protests in Malaysia. Everybody knew him because he always wore a mask. His sudden death surprised his fellow activists and bloggers.

Anilnetto met Syukree in the weekly protests against Malaysia’s Internal Security Act:

“Though I don’t know much about him personally, Syukree always came with a mask on his face. Yes, a real mask, the one Halloween kind. Strangely enough, last Sunday, attention was focused on him. He used to walk around and mingle with the crowd and we had got used to his light-hearted, fun-filled gestures. Coincidently, as Zorro was speaking, he sat just right up where Zorro was addressing the crowd. Zorro, for the first and sadly the last time, introduced Syukree to the crowd.”

Estrelita pays tribute to Syukree:

“Tonight's vigil was dedicated to Syukree Hussain. Some took the opportunity to say a few words about him. It was a strange feeling to be witness to a sense of having lost a friend. I didn't know him. I didn't have to. Just hearing what was said about him told me that he was “special”. He stood up for what he believed in and he lived his life as he wanted to. Not many of us can attest to doing that - not 100% - at least not in the way that Syukree did! In that sense, Syukree was true to himself and I don't really feel sad that he died so young. He lived a full life and made every second of his 28 years count! He will be remembered. He left his mark on this earth.”

Syukree organized the “Breasts no bombs” campaign in Kuala Lumpur. His other blogs are the following: Seruan Keadilanon, and Kuala Terengganu Untuk Pakatan Rakyat. Check also his Flickr page and Facebook profile.

From the blog of zorro-unmasked

Malay Mail hails Syukree as a courageous individual:

“What’s intriguing is that, by all accounts, he traversed a “surreal” existence in living a truth he believed in. Many others say these are their beliefs too, only that Syukree was more “courageous” in the non-conventional manner he conveyed them.”

Ricecooker remembers Syukree:

“We all know Syukree as a guy who would never be anywhere without his laptop, and when he got the chance, he’d be immediately on-line, doing whatever he liked to do, including putting up bizarre comments on peoples pages, all pretty much designed to annoy and infuriate.

“Syukree was beaten-up a couple of times too. We all remember the infamous incident at the Teratak Dangdut gig years ago, when he pissed off a bunch of hardcore kids and yet still attended their gig! He was also punched at Bau-Bau Cafe once.”

E Contrario believes Syukree led a colorful and productive life:

“The young man was struggling to cope with challenges at the crossroad of our era. I sensed that he was trying to reconcile with many contradictions in life. His writing revealed his anxiety with big issues like religion, politics, philosophy, etc. His mind became the battlefield of these conflicts.

“Sukyree led a colourful and productive life—and had certainly left among his circle of friends a lasting mark in their memory. His pains and dilemma too had stirred us emotionally. His silent cries impel us to look into the inner self of our generation of troubled youth. His departure also reminds me: their agile life can be so fragile too.”

Check this Youtube video clip of Syukree:

21:23
WSJ Confirms RIAA Fired MediaSentry
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newtley writes "Two days ago we discussed the earlier p2pnet report that the RIAA had fired MediaSentry (now called SafeNet). Now the Wall Street Journal is confirming this report. MediaSentry has been 'invading the privacy of people,' the WSJ quotes Ray Beckerman; 'They've been doing very sloppy work.' Beckerman cites MediaSentry's practice of 'looking for available songs in people's filesharing folders, uploading them, and using those uploads in court as evidence of copyright violations.' MediaSentry 'couldn't prove defendants had shared their files with anyone other than MediaSentry investigators.' The WSJ notes, 'In place of MediaSentry, the RIAA says it will use Copenhagen-based DtecNet Software ApS. The music industry had worked with DtecNet previously both in the US and overseas, and liked its technology...' "
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

20:12
Error reading source feed.
» ‎ David Fletcher's Government and Technology

Error reading source feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/DaveFletchersGovernmentAndTechnologyWeblog: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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19:39

Ticket Replay: A look back at the McCain and Obama campaigns' ads - Los Angeles Times

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19:13
UK Police To Step Up Hacking of Home PCs
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toomanyairmiles writes "The Times of London reports that the United Kingdom's Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain to routinely hack into people's personal computers without a warrant. The move, which follows a decision by the European Union's council of ministers in Brussels, has angered civil liberties groups and opposition MPs. They described it as a sinister extension of the surveillance state that drives 'a coach and horses' through privacy laws."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

18:56

DC's Kinetic Tech Czar - Washington Post

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18:52

Web Passes Papers as a News Source - New York Times

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18:47
Is Facebook Censoring Information on Israel and Palestine?
» ‎ Global Voices - Cyber-Activism

Facebook made mainstream media headlines last week when it censored a photograph of a breastfeeding mother. As Facebook has increasingly become a platform for organizing and debate, many are finding their content disappearing.

The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF), which describes itself as a “non-violent protest group who share concerns about antisemitic online content, as well as content which promotes terrorism on sites including Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, Google Earth, Blogger, and other sites and forums throughout the internet,” has expressed concern over the censoring of their content on Facebook (despite the fact that they seem to be pro-censorship themselves):

* ….. by clicking on link on Facebook which takes people here, which is a story about the terrorist organization responsible for the attacks in Mumbai being involved on Facebook itself. It was a topic of a conversation in a Facebook group, which originally occurred here: www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2204704082&topic=6904 (as you can see in the screencap)

* However, now that conversation is gone! What happened to it, Facebook? This is not the first time we have noticed this phenomenon. Many threads in various pro-Israel and pro-JIDF groups have mysteriously disappeared!

* It seems Facebook is extremely active in censoring content which might be “anti-Facebook” to some extent, yet the Jew hatred and promotion of Islamic terrorism remains.

* We tried to send the following message out to all our JIDF Facebook group members over 5 hours ago and it is either not going to go through, seriously delayed, or Facebook is censoring our content:

While JIDF believes that “Jew hatred and promotion of Islamic terrorism” remains on Facebook, it seems that supporters of Palestine and Gaza are finding their content censored as well. Rebelliousgirl expressed on Twitter that Facebook has prevented her from using hashtags:

Jordanian blogger Jad Madi, who describes himself as simply “Middle Eastern,” changed his name to “Gaza Jad Madi” today after discovering Facebook's alleged biases:

Facebook started to delete anti zionist content, we need to draw the maximum attention to Gaza cause, changing your first name into Gaza should help.

My name now is Gaza Jad Madi

The blog to which Gaza Jad Madi links is Shuger Cuebs, which asks: “Is Facebook Violating Our Right to Free Expression?” The Palestinian blogger writes:

A friend of mine had to go through such an irritating experience with the facebook administration; according to Ibrahim Mughrabi, facebook has deleted content on his personal profile related to the “Zionist attacks on Gaza”. He says he’s been contacted by the administration and warned that he’d be suspended from posting stuff on facebook if he continues to do so!

So much for free speech and equal rights for everyone in this world.

Have you experienced censorship on Facebook? Let us know.

18:44
Menorah at Hudson NY Amtrak Station?
» ‎ Rik Panganiban's Click Heard Round the World

I saw this tiny menorah today in front of one of the ticket booths at the Hudson, NY Amtrak Station.
Strange for many reasons. First off, Hannukah has been long over. Second, all the candles are still unlit.
I don't get it. At least give out some chocolate gelt if you are going to display a menorah!

18:26
Israel: Message of Peace to People of Gaza
» ‎ Global Voices - Cyber-Activism

Jewlicious posts a video “to the people of Gaza from the people of Israel” in Arabic, saying, “We do not hate you. We do not rejoice in your suffering… Please urge your government to stop their violent actions against us. Show the world that you are committed to peace and a better way of life… We know you yearn for a better future. But acts of violence against your closest neighbor is not the appropriate way for a better life.”

18:20
Notes inspired by Harold Katzmir (FAS)
» ‎ Network-centric Advocacy
I was recently in an amazing session/discussion with Harold Katzmir of FAS research. Harold a started talking about his experience and some of the network theory around "energy" that he has been developing. At one point, he summarized work in one slide where he said to "save a network" you can:
1. increase the flow
2. decrease the complexity
3. increase the networks ability to do aggregation.
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It is great to look at these three things that need to be done. We can think about ways to increase the flows in the advocacy networks. We can spell out a series of ways to decrease the complexity in our networks. And, we can find ways to increase the aggregation power of our advocacy networks.
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We have to think about what are the things that flow in an advocacy network. Flows could be money, trust, data, information, reputation, intellectual property, media and multimedia assets, opportunity or vision, energy, time and skills. Those are the good things that flow in the network I would assume that the opposite of those would also flow across the network including hatred, debt, lies, confusion, etc.
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If we are working to "save the network" and we can not put more money into the network, we can put other flows in like information, trust, reputation, intellectual property, the vision, energy, time, and skills. It is these flows that will sustain our networks through the economic crisis.
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The second part of his challenge is to look at the things that would decrease complexity. In the network-centric advocacy model, we generally talk about elements of feedback, leadership, shared vision, shared language, better communications channels and resource sharing. The building of each of the elements make a network function. Each serves to decrease the complexity because the rules, the language, the throughput and outcomes, the words and the pathways through the network, become clearer to everyone.
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Decreasing complexity and increasing aggregation, are directly related to the ability to streamline and organize. If we want to increase aggregation, then we have to have feedback mechanisms to allow the participants in the network to see each other's transactions and activities, we have to have a capacity to harvest resources across the network. We have to have the ability to synchronize intellectual property, synchronize time contributions, synchronize money, and synchronize vision.
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Much of the work in the coaching and the training and network design that we view as around finding new flows, streamlining network complexity, and aggregating network power.
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I really enjoy anytime I get to spend with Harold and his team. The theory behind his work is brilliant. (Check out an FAS presentation)

18:17
Rafi on differing social media strategies of the Israeli Government
» ‎ Rik Panganiban's Click Heard Round the World

My buddy Rafi posts on his new blog Empathetics a very insightful commentary on how different branches of the Israeli government are using social media during this latest Gaza conflagration. In short, the Israeli military is employing the old "throw it against the wall and see what sticks" approach versus the Israeli diplomatic corps more nuanced and sophisticated tactics. Who knew that wars were going to be fought both on the battlefield as well as on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook?
Check out Rafi's great post here. I hope he analyzes Hamas's response next.
16:27
Learning to love and accept "Quatheists" (Nontheist Friends) at Powell House
» ‎ Rik Panganiban's Click Heard Round the World

For three days I have been at the beautiful Powell House Quaker retreat center, up in Old Chatham, New York. I have been attending a workshop on “nontheist Quakers” led by Robin Alpern and Zach Alexander with about 16 other Quakers from around the northeast area.
I arrived with a good dose of skepticism about the subject, not sure I even agreed with the notion that one could be a nontheist Quaker. How could you be a Friend if you didn’t even believe in the exstence of God?
I had a lot to learn.

Over the course of the weekend, I heard some very moving, powerful and funny stories from the Quakers here about how they came to Quakerism and how they came to their own stances of atheism or agnosticism. I have come to understand that the term “Nontheist Quaker” was coined a decade or two ago to encompass the large range of Quakers who did not believe in an anthropomorphized God figure -- i.e. atheist Friends who firmly reject the existence of God, or agnostic Friends who maintain that it is impossible to know if God exists or not, or who think of "God" as the greatest good that humanity can achieve, or who may have an overall sense of holiness from humanity and the earth without subscribing to a particular diety.
Hearing the stories of the nontheist Friends here, and reading about the perspectives of many other Quakers from around the United States and Europe, I have realized that their story is really not so far from my own. And that the way that they view the world, their daily practices, and their commitment to their Meetings tell me that they are indeed Quakers in every sense of the word.
I have been reflecting on my own faith journey -- from my Roman Catholic upbringing, to my born again experiences in high school, to my evangelical Christian college years, my belief-less wanderings in the desert of Texas, to my Quaker faith now. Today I have largely stopped thinking about God as a supernatural “Old bearded man in the sky.” If I do believe in a diety, it is as a loving and nurturing force in my life that pushes me to live rightly and treat others with respect and love.
My “prayers” if you can call them that, are no longer intercessory, asking God for particular favors or wishes. The are closer to meditations and reflections that might direct positive energy toward a particular person or situation, but not asking God for some specific outcome. I don’t believe in a supernatural being that acts in the world in that way.
So I am not so far from nontheism myself, I realized.
This weekend has exposed me to a flavor of Quakerism that prior to this weekend I didn’t even know existed. Despite my initial misgivings, I think now that Quakerism is a broad enough faith community to include even the atheist and the agnostic. This gives me a lot of hope for the future.
In a world of people seeking true community, desiring spiritual connection, and eager to do good in this life, I believe that the Quaker message and movement is needed more than ever. It’s encouraging to know that we can accommodate into our fold even those who question the very existence of God.
I'm very thankful for Robin and Zach for gently and considerately facilitating this retreat, to all the participants who shared their very personal and heartfelt stories, and Danielle from Brooklyn Meeting who suggested going to the retreat in the first place. What an awesome way to start 2009.

To find out more about nontheist Friends, check out www.nontheistfriends.org.

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16:26

FireFox & Others Eating Away IE Market Share - PoliGazette

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16:23
Tweet or Die :: Phil Gutis's Blog :: Switchboard, from NRDC
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Tweet or Die :: Phil Gutis's Blog :: Switchboard, from NRDC

15:48

Va. Governor Kaine to Become DNC Chairman - Washington Post

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14:34
Image of Popeye Enters Public Domain In the EU
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Several readers wrote in to mention that the copyright on the image of the character Popeye expired in the EU as the year began, 70 years since the death of its creator Elzie Segar. The US will have to wait until 2024, 95 years after Segar's death. Only Popeye's image is free of trademark in the EU; the name "Popeye" is still under copyright by King Features Syndicate. Popeye made his first appearance in a comic strip in 1929 and became hugely popular in the 1930s. The Times claims that Popeye now moves $2.8B of merchandise per year. Le Monde's coverage (in Google translation) mentions the real-life people in Segar's early experience who inspired some of the Popeye cast of characters. Popeye himself was based on the prize fighter Frank "Rocky" Fiegel.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

14:30
Trilateral Symmetry
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Trilateral Symmetry

12:21
Error reading source feed.
» ‎ David Fletcher's Government and Technology

Error reading source feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/DaveFletchersGovernmentAndTechnologyWeblog: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

12:16
DE - Zentralstelle für Jugendschutz im Internet bekommt mehr Geld
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(Heise)
Die Zentralstelle der Bundesländer für den Jugendschutz im Internet erhält künftig deutlich mehr Geld. Auf Initiative von Rheinland-Pfalz beschloss die Jugendministerkonferenz, jugendschutz.net künftig mit 350.000 Euro im Jahr zu unterstützen. Damit bekomme die in Mainz ansässige Organisation jährlich 95.000 Euro mehr aus Haushaltsmitteln der Länder als bislang, teilte das rheinland-pfälzische Bildungsministerium heute mit. In der Folge verdoppelten die Landesmedienanstalten ihre festen jährlichen Zuwendungen an jugendschutz.net auf rund 500.000 Euro pro Jahr.
12:11
CZ - Czech move to stop cyber bullying
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(BBC)
The Czech education ministry has drawn up guidelines for teachers to halt the spread of cyber bullying in schools. Some Czech children have attempted to blackmail teachers or classmates by posting video clips of them on the internet. The guidelines offered schools more options than simply confiscating mobile phones or banning their use during classes.

12:08
New Collection of Worldwide Space Program Imagery
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Image Fortress announced last week a new online digital library called the International Space Archives. This new collection not only covers still and video imagery produced by NASA but by the space programs of Russia, Japan, China, and other nations. It’s available at http://www.internationalspacearchives.com. I was expecting the usual “Big Blue Marble” type pictures, and I [...]

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12:07

Men who made IT happen - Business Line

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9:18
E-readiness | Logging on | The Economist
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E-readiness | Logging on | The Economist

6:49
Armenia: Fugitive Activist Blog
» ‎ Global Voices - Cyber-Activism

Via Tzitzernak2, a blog has been established dealing with fugitive newspaper editor and opposition activist, Nikol Pashinyan. Currently on the run from the authorities following the 1 March post-presidential election clashes in Yerevan, Armenia, the blog, Nikol Pashinyan, is in Armenian.

6:43
Error reading source feed.
» ‎ David Fletcher's Government and Technology

Error reading source feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/DaveFletchersGovernmentAndTechnologyWeblog: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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3:34

Politics took center stage in 2008 pop culture - Louisville Courier-Journal

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3:23
Universities Patenting More Student Ideas
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theodp writes "Working as a NASA intern, grad student Erez Lieberman had a eureka moment, resulting in an algorithm that detects whether a person is standing correctly or is off balance. Unfortunately, MIT liked it so much they decided to patent it. Seeking permission to use his own idea for his iShoe startup, which develops products like insoles to address the problems of seniors, Lieberman was told no problem — as long as he promised a hefty royalty and forked over a $75,000 upfront payment. Whether or not students are aware of it, the NYTimes reports that most universities own inventions created by students that were developed using a 'significant' amount of schools resources. Colleges and universities once obtained fewer than 250 patents a year, but that was before the Bayh-Dole Act gave them ownership of inventions developed through federally financed research. Now they acquire about 3,000 a year, and in 2006 licensing fees and equity in spinoff companies totaled at least $45B — research powerhouses like Stanford and NYU pocketed $61M and $157M, respectively."
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3:18

Don't crucify Obama for picking Warren - Dailyrecord.com

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2:09

Largest Pro Israel Web 2.0 Group Gets PR Message Out - PR Web (press release)

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0:27

Minnesota Senate Race V. “Blo And Go” - FITSNews

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