Category Archives: Social Media
Meher Ahmad> How Israel Is Winning the Hashtag War in Gaza
How Israel Is Winning the Hashtag War in Gaza by Meher Ahmad Published on Friday, November 16, 2012 by The Progressive via Common Dreams As the war between Gaza and Israel heightens to levels unseen since the devastating Operation Cast Lead, the competing narratives behind the conflict have reached a new platform: social media. The war between hashtags embodies […]
Norman Solomon> How to Build a Grassroots Power Base
How to Build a Grassroots Power Base By Norman Solomon The Nation | Op-Ed Monday, 12 November 2012 via truthout.org Occupy Wall Street one year anniversary. September 17, 2012. (Photo: Sunset Parkerpix) Millions of Americans are eager, even desperate, for a political movement that truly challenges the power of Wall Street and the Pentagon. But accommodation has been habit-forming for […]
What is the Declaration of Internet Freedom? Why do we need internet freedom?
What is the Declaration of Internet Freedom? July 18, 2012 SavetheInternet.com Our responses to these frequently asked questions will give you some background about the movement to protect Internet freedom. You also might find it useful to print out this guide and share it with people who attend your event. Why do we need Internet […]
Walker Art Center> Cute Cats> I Can Haz a Film Fest?
Walker Art Center> Cute cats take over the world Too adorable! Everyone’s favorite viral obsession is about to become enshrined in museums and film festivals BY HELEN STUHR-ROMMEREIM, FULL STOP via Salon.com SATURDAY, JUL 21, 2012 Next month, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will be holding the Internet Cat Video Film Festival (ICVFF), presenting a near-universal but mostly private […]
Bill Moyers> How Pop Culture Influences Political Expectations> | Interview and Video
How Pop Culture Influences Political Expectations 25 February 2012 by: Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co. truthout.org Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets the crowd at a campaign rally in Mesa, Arizona on February 13, 2012. Film historian and culture critic Neal Gabler joins Bill Moyers to discuss how representations of heroism in movies shape our expectations of a […]
Congress Will Auction Public Airwaves to Pay for Benefits
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and John D. Rockefeller IV, both Democrats, prepare to announce the auctioning of public airwaves. (photo: Luke Sharrett/NYT) Congress Will Auction Public Airwaves to Pay for Benefits By Edward Wyatt and Jennifer Steinhauer 20 February 12 The New York Times via Reader Supported News he need for revenue to partly cover the […]
People’s Blog for the Constitution » FBI seeking web application to monitor social networks
FBI seeking web application to monitor social networks Farid Zakaria January 30, 2012 BORDC The FBI Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC) has issued a Request for Information to determine the feasibility of an online application capable of monitoring social networks. Specifically, the FBI is seeking to develop an application that “provide[s] an Open […]
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