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Twitter: Politics and Moldova Riots

by Laurel Papworth on April 16, 2009 · 1 comment

Social network Twitter tool used in organising riots in Moldova. From CNN: 

Moldova: Romania to blame for Twitter riots

Protests over Moldova’s election have gathered pace, fueled by Facebook and Twitter.

Vladimir Voronin described riots in the Moldovan capital Chisinau against his ruling Communist party’s victory in Sunday elections as “very serious” and pledged to take action in [...]

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Australia: ACMA caught out

by Laurel Papworth on March 17, 2009 · 0 comments

… can we sue them?  ONE page on Wikileaks was blocked. It was the page about the need for judicial oversight
In late 2008, Wikileaks released the secret Internet censorship list for Denmark, together with a press release condemning the practice for lack of public or judicial oversight. Here’s an extract from the press release:

The list [...]

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Twitter: King Stephen Fry and NZ Internet Law

by Laurel Papworth on February 22, 2009 · 8 comments

I think part of the disintermediation of communication means that it becomes much easier to catch the eye and ear of an individual. Whether they be the CEO of an Australian company, Malcolm Turnbull on Twitter or a celebrity like Stephen Fry, on services like Twitter you can find a way to engage with them.

Fry [...]

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Does Obama really do social media?

by Laurel Papworth on January 24, 2009 · 12 comments

Politics and social networks don’t mix?And if they do, how do online communities have a say, and aren’t just ‘used’?
I’ve have my doubts about Obama’s commitment to social media. Oh, not to social network marketing – the pushing out, on social media broadcast channels like YouTube and Twitter, of widgets and press releases. But [...]

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Eye Witness communities

by Laurel Papworth on July 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Will social media change how we commit events to history from now on?

From the About Page:
Ushahidi.com is a tool for people who witness acts of violence in Kenya in these post-election times. You can report the incident that you have seen, and it will appear on a map-based view for others to see. We [...]

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Australia: Politics Future Melbourne wiki Citizen Government

by Laurel Papworth on April 28, 2008 · 9 comments

I’m just really bookmarking this wiki for my own future reference. Pass it on to those Melbournites that a) might want to be involved and b) might have a clue, willya?

Recent news
The first round of collaborative drafting in the Future Melbourne wiki has now finished. Over the coming months the plan will continue to evolve [...]

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