Truemors
ISAF Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan
The NATO causalities risen in Afghanistan. the dead of these two servicemen were took place when the Afghan defense ministry has announced that security forces will be strengthened this year. " Two ISAF servicemen... 
World Opens Wallet for William J Clinton Foundation
President-elect Barack Obama made Hillary Clinton's nomination as Secretary of State contingent on her husband, former President Bill Clinton, revealing contributors to the William J. Clinton Foundation."The world... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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468 views | 37 recommendations | 9 comments
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... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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453 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
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... 
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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2502 views | 41 recommendations | 54 comments
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...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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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...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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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... 
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...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1348 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
