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Obama Asks donors to Help Clinton Retire Her Debt, Now that is Unity
Obama Asks Top Moneyfolks to Help Clinton Retire Her Debt " June 24, 2008 ABC News has learned that on a conference call with his national finance team this afternoon, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, asked his... NowPublic in the Globe and Mail
Headline: CITIZEN-JOURNALISM SITE RELAUNCHES WITH NEW FEATURES"NowPublic.com, a leading Vancouver-based "citizen-journalism" site that allows users from around the world to post their comments, photos and video of news events, has relaunched its website with new features.... Wikipedia's Identity Crisis
Wikipedia fascinates me. Its creators' intentions were so straightforward: create a user-powered encyclopedia that can be changed as our understanding evolves, and as new technology and memes emerge. Since those... OMG Flickr is Turning 4!!! Let's Celebrate.
The folks at Flickr are hosting a party in San Francisco for the company's fourth birthday on March 15. Since the vast majority of NowPublic contributors are Flickr users, and since most of us aren't lucky enough... Report: CNN citizen journalism site close to launch
"CNN is close to expanding its "iReport" user-generated reporting initiative into a separate Web site, MediaWeek wrote Monday. The new site, to be hosted at iReport.com, will be a repository for user-submitted news content--video, audio, and photos. Visitors can navigate...Obama Raises Record-Setting $55 Million in February
It's fascinating to note that more than half of Obama's donations came from people who were first time contributors. And Obama continues to play to his strengths by encouraging his supporters, especially younger people, to become involved and make contributions online, in...What Makes A Wikipedian, and Why?
Collaborative 'knowledge-building' websites, like Wikipedia, rely on users' participation, along with some semblance of community, in order to function effectively. But who contributes to Wikipedia and why? The...Punishing Thought Crime: Would New Bill Make YOU a Terrorist?
" By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted January 17, 2008. Meet the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act.According to Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., House Resolution 1955, otherwise known as the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of... Algorithm Rates Trustworthiness of Wikipedia Pages
"Researchers at UCSC developed a tool that measures the trustworthiness of each Wikipedia page. Roughly speaking, the algorithm analyzes the entire 7-year user-editing-history and utilizes the longevity of the content to learn which contributors are the most reliable: If your... London editor prays for nuclear attack on Israel
Think I'm Crazy? Are those among us waiting and praying for the unthinkable? "The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper published in London said in an interview on Lebanese television that he would dance in Trafalgar... YouTube to pay users
It was only a matter of time. Now you too can YouTube your way to fifteen minutes of lonelygirl-proportioned fame and fortune. But only "the most popular and prolific" need apply."YouTube Inc. will start paying "the... YouTube Starts Paying a Few Contributors
YouTube is allowing some of its most popular content creators to start earning revenue from videos they post on the site. "Up until now there's been a distinction between the content you create and the content created by YouTube's professional content partners," reads a...NowPublic - Highlight 0.12.12.20 Homepage
"NowPublic - Highlight 0.12.12.20 Homepage by NowPublic Development Team Highlight anything on the web you think is newsworthy and connect to eye witnesses at the scene of the story. NowPublic Highlight lets you grab anything on the web you think is news. One click connects...Obama to Israel: Status quo failing
"Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Tuesday that America needs to ask Israel to help change the status quo in its conflict with the Palestinians, the only candidate at a National Jewish Democratic...
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