… 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Laurel Papworth on September 2, 2008 · 7 comments
I work with government departments on their social media policies. Both politicans and public servants have some of the same issues. Often showing them case studies of other immigration, tax, heritage, whatever in other countries or other States can help them see how they can sell the idea of conversation into their risk averse cultures. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]