28.5.11
EG8 SUMMIT ON INTERNET (24-25 may 2011)
23.5.11
Internet y los gatekeepers de la democracia
Democracy depends on the citizen’s ability to engage with multiple viewpoints; the Internet limits such engagement when it offers up only information that reflects your already established point of view. While it’s sometimes convenient to see only what you want to see, it’s critical at other times that you see things that you don’t.Like the old gatekeepers, the engineers who write the new gatekeeping code have enormous power to determine what we know about the world. But unlike the best of the old gatekeepers, they don’t see themselves as keepers of the public trust. There is no algorithmic equivalent to journalistic ethics.
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11.5.11
Obama's Digital Director
4.5.11
18.4.11
Movements.org
Movements.org is a non-profit organization based in the United States which serves to facilitate digital activism internationally.
History
In October 2008, Columbia University, the US Department of State, Google, Howcast Media, and other media companies sponsored the inaugural Alliance of Youth MovementsSummit. This event brought together digital activists, technology and media leaders, NGOs, and governments to convene, share best practices, and create a network of socially responsible grassroots activists using technology for their movements and campaigns.
Following the inaugural summit Jason Liebman (CEO and co-founder of Howcast), Roman Tsunder (co-founder of Access 360 Media), and Jared Cohen (Director of Google Ideas at Google) co-founded a non-profit organization, the Alliance for Youth Movements. This organization is dedicated to identifying, connecting, and supporting digital activists both at the annual summit and all year round.
In December 2009, The Alliance for Youth Movements hosted its 2nd annual summit in Mexico City. This summit was sponsored by the US Department of State as well as other media and event sponsors. The event convened activists and supporters interested in how social media and connection technologies were being used for to combat violence, with a special focus on Latin America.
In March 2010, The Alliance for Youth Movements hosted its 3rd annual summit in London, which was sponsored by the UK Home Office and other media companies. At the end of the summit it was announced that the Alliance for Youth Movements was launching a new online hub for digital activism, Movements.org.
In February 2011, Movements.org was officially launched and the Alliance for Youth Movements re-branded itself as Movements.org to have the same name as its website.
]References
- More Tech Tools for Egypt's Protesters: Movements.org, an Online Hub for Grassroots Activists(February 3, 2011)
- Magazine: AYM summit: A meetup for the world's youth activists (March 10, 2010)
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US trains activists worldwide in phone, Internet protection
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2011
The United States is training thousands of cell phone
The US government is sponsoring efforts to help activists
"This is sort of a cat-and-mouse game and governments are
"We are trying to stay ahead of the curve and trying to basically
Posner told a small group of reporters that the theme of Internet
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is campaigning hard for
The chief US diplomat has said the protests in Egypt and Iran
The US government, Posner said, has budgeted $50 million in
And it has organized training sessions for 5,000 activists in
A session held in the Middle East about six weeks ago gathered
"They went back and there's a ripple effect," Posner said.
State Department officials said one of the new technologies under
"If you can get the panic button that wipes that (list) clean before
The new technology has not yet been made available to
The State Department said it has already funded efforts by private
"One of them has been very successful in Iran. It's being used
"It's going viral and now that technology is spreading all over
The State Department is also funding efforts to prevent
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The Information Society, Volume 27, Issue 2, 2011
The Pre-Internet Downloading Controversy: The Evolution of Use Rights for Digital Intellectual and Cultural Works, Pages 69 - 91
Authors: Kristin R. Eschenfelder; Anuj C. Desai; Greg Downey
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548692
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? Public Perceptions and Policy Implications, Pages 92 - 104
Authors: Dmitry Epstein; Erik C. Nisbet; Tarleton Gillespie
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548695
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Analyzing Peer-to-Peer Technology Using Information Ethics, Pages 105 - 112
Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo; Antonino Vaccaro
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548698
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
PERSPECTIVES
Online Social Sites as Virtual Parks: An Investigation into Leisure Online and Offline, Pages 113 - 120
Author: Payal Arora
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548702
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Are Changes in the Digital Divide Consistent with Global Equality or Inequality?, Pages 121 - 128
Author: Jeffrey James
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548705
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Kids Online: Opportunities and Risks for Children”, Pages 129 - 130
Author: Thomas N. Gardner
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548710
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Play Redux: The Form of Computer Games”, Pages 131 - 132
Author: Luis O. Arata
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548713
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Chess Metaphors: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Mind”, Pages 133 - 134
Author: Melody Jue
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548714
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright”, Pages 135 - 136
Author: Kinohi Nishikawa
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548716
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Computers, Schools, and Students: The Effects of Technology”, Pages 137 - 138
Author: Craig D. Howard
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548718
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Tactical Media (Electronic Mediations)”, Pages 139 - 140
Author: Manaf Bashir
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548719
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
30.3.11
Els joves són la clau
El conflicte públic i polític, primer a Tunísia i, després, a Egipte, amb la caiguda dels seus governs, dictadors, cúpules de poder i xarxes de corrupció, ens ha ofert, entre d'altres, la constatació del cabdal paper dels joves en la consecució de canvis polítics democràtics en aquestes societats. Els esdeveniments en aquests països àrabs estan vinculats a processos convulsos i molt conflictius, on els joves tenen un rol actiu, però amb efectes molt positius. Protesten per la situació econòmica i social desesperada en la qual viuen, però també per la manca de llibertats i de progrés. L'actuació dels joves ens permet constatar dues coses: s'ha obert un període de canvis impossibles d'aturar i que són un factor bàsic per a l'estabilitat política de qualsevol país, fins i tot si és àrab.
Els experts d'universitats de tot el món estan d'acord que l'acció no violenta dels joves en aquestes societats ha estat determinant, protestant i pressionant els seus governs. El símbol més clar ha estat l'ocupació continua i permanent de la plaça Tahir del Caire. Tanmateix, aquests mateixos experts no es posen d'acord a situar quina ha estat la causa principal que ha generat aquesta reacció pública i política. Alguns afirmen que ha estat la pobresa, la manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques de la majoria d'egipcis el que ha provocat les revoltes; altres, que han estat les classes mitjanes i més ben preparades les que ho han propiciat per modernitzar el país; però tots afirmen que ha estat el nombre elevat i la mobilització de joves que hi ha a Egipte, i que viuen a les ciutats, especialment al Caire, el que ha permès la caiguda del règim de Mubarak.Però res del que està passant a Tunísia, Egipte, Iemen, Bahrain, Líbia o Algèria és nou per a nosaltres. En altres èpoques i llocs ja ha passat. Sidney Tarrow explica al llibre El poder en movimiento l'ADN d'aquests moviments socials que anomena d'"acció pública col·lectiva" i que, en el passat, han donat lloc a revoltes, manifestacions, violència, repressió i revolucions a diferents països per aconseguir canvis polítics democràtics. Com a exemple, l'autor mostra la influència de "l'acció pública col·lectiva" en la successió de fets sobre la caiguda de l'antiga URSS a partir de les mobilitzacions en forma de manifestacions pacífiques, vagues i marxes de protesta des del 1987 fins el 1992, donant lloc a l'inici d'un procés de democratització.
Steven Levitt a Economia Freaky explica com, al 1966, un any després d'erigir-se en dictador de Romania, Nicolae Ceaucescu va prohibir l'avortament, que fins aquell moment era legal. La prohibició tenia com objectiu contribuir a enfortir ràpidament el país a base de fomentar el creixement de la població que amb la seva força de treball impulsaria el país econòmica i nacionalment. Durant aquests anys, Ceaucescu, com més tard Ben Alí a Tunísia i Mubarak a Egipte, van fer construir palaus, van donar llocs de responsabilitat als governs a membres de les seves famílies que van tractar de manera injusta, brutal i negligentment els seus ciutadans. Al 1989, vint-i-tres anys més tard, el bloc de països comunistes trontollava, les millores a Romania no arribaven, i la força de treball dels joves es va transformar en malestar, queixa i violència contra el dictador, foragitant-lo del país, atrapant-lo més tard i executant-lo finalment.
Ara a Egipte, la mitjana d'edat dels 80 milions d'habitants és de 24 anys i Hosni Mubarak, militar de professió, governava des de 1981. A Tunísia, el president derrocat Ben Alí, amb carrera militar, va accedir al poder per mitjà d'un cop d'Estat el 1987.
En tots aquests països, s'ha donat pobresa, misèria, manca de feina i d'oportunitats per sobreviure. Però això no és tot. El pes demogràfic dels joves ha estat determinant. L'avortament estava prohibit, fet que ha permès el creixement constant de la població. Paral·lelament, els governs han estat durant dècades a mans de dictadors amb règims opressors i repressors. A més, una família extensa i corrupta de persones en els governs es repartien la riquesa del país i abusaven dels seus compatriotes. Però en els darrers anys, la tecnologia ha arribat a tot arreu, especialment les xarxes socials, que has permès comunicar-se sense obstacles. Per últim destacar el canvi de política dels EUA, evitant l'intervencionisme en favor d'aquests governs.
El món àrab no és distint a d'altres móns, ni tampoc està exempt de conflictes polítics que es repeteixen tard o d'hora si es donen un seguit de condicions: manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques, sistema polític dictatorial, corrupció, cap oportunitat d'ascens social. Tanmateix la solució als seus problemes, els joves, s'ha convertit en el catalitzador de totes aquestes condicions i en la clau per a l'aparició del conflicte més important dels països àrabs: la caiguda dels governs i la transformació dels sistemes polítics.
27.3.11
EL CANVI SILENCIÓS
7.3.11
The Net Delusion
Does free information mean free people? At the start of the twenty-first century we were promised that the internet would liberate the world. We could come together as never before, and from Iran's ‘twitter revolution’ to Facebook ‘activism’, technological innovation would spread democracy to oppressed peoples everywhere. We couldn’t have been more wrong. In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov destroys this myth, arguing that 'internet freedom' is an illusion, and that technology has failed to help protect people’s rights. Not only that – in many cases the internet is actually helping authoritarian regimes. From China to Russia to Iran, oppressive governments are using cyberspace to stifle dissent: planting clandestine propaganda, employing sophisticated digital censorship and using online surveillance. We are all being manipulated in more subtle ways too – becoming pacified by the net, instead of truly engaging. This book is a wake-up call. It shows us how our misplaced faith in cyber-utopia means the West risks missing the real challenges. Morozov argues that we must look at other ways of promoting democracy abroad, and forces us – policymakers and citizens alike – to recognize that all our freedoms are at stake.- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Allen Lane (6 Jan 2011)
- ISBN-10: 1846143535
- ISBN-13: 978-1846143533
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
Kremlin's Plan to Prevent a Facebook Revolution
Kremlin's Plan to Prevent a Facebook RevolutionRecent events in the Arab world have sparked renewed optimism with online social networks. Many in the West are now convinced that Internet technology can create something previously impossible under authoritarian states — a strong opposition that can seize power through either elections or street demonstrations. |
6.3.11
10 Estratègies de Manipulació

27.2.11
Journal of Political Marketing: Volume 10 Issue 1 & 2
Special Issue:Money and Technology in the 2008 Elections
Miscellany
Contributors, Pages v - 6
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.557569
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Original Articles
Introduction: Money and Technology in the 2008 Elections, Pages 1 - 3
Author: Costas Panagopoulos
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540188
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Articles
Riding the Waves of Money: Contribution Dynamics in the 2008 Presidential Nomination Campaign, Pages 4 - 26
Authors: Dino P. Christenson; Corwin D. Smidt
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540189
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Looking Beyond the Voting Constituency: A Study of Campaign Donation Solicitations in the 2008 Presidential Primary and General Election, Pages 27 - 42
Author: Hans J. G. Hassell
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540192
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Filled Coffers: Campaign Contributions and Contributors in the 2008 Elections, Pages 43 - 57
Authors: Keena Lipsitz; Costas Panagopoulos
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540193
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
The American Internet Voter, Pages 58 - 79
Authors: Thad E. Hall; Betsy Sinclair
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540194
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Can Online Videos Increase Turnout? A Field Experiment Testing the Effect of Peer-Created Online Videos on Youth Turnout, Pages 80 - 87
Author: Daniel E. Bergan
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540195
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Many Sources, One Message: Political Blog Links to Online Videos During the 2008 Campaign, Pages 88 - 114
Author: Kevin Wallsten
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540203
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Plugged In or Tuned Out? Youth, Race, and Internet Usage in the 2008 Election, Pages 115 - 138
Authors: Marcela Garcia-Castañon; Alison D. Rank; Matt A. Barreto
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540209
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
The Search Is On: Googling “Barack Obama” and “Hillary Clinton” in the 2008 Democratic Primary, Pages 139 - 164
Author: John Balz
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540215
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
The Web 2.0 Election: Does the Online Medium Matter?, Pages 165 - 188
Authors: Terri L. Towner; David A. Dulio
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540220
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
From Networked Nominee to Networked Nation: Examining the Impact of Web 2.0 and Social Media on Political Participation and Civic Engagement in the 2008 Obama Campaign, Pages 189 - 213
Authors: Derrick L. Cogburn; Fatima K. Espinoza-Vasquez
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540224
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
New Media & Society 1 February 2011; Vol. 13, No. 1
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Ten years and onwards
Nicholas Jankowski, Steve Jones, and David Park
New Media Society 2011;13 3-6
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The norm of the 'good' netizen and the construction of the 'proper' wired self: The case of Chinese urban youth
Fengshu Liu
New Media Society 2011;13 7-22
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/7?etoc
News in the interstices: The niches of mobile media in space and time
John Dimmick, John Christian Feaster, and Gregory J. Hoplamazian
New Media Society 2011;13 23-39
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/23?etoc
Communicating thin: A grounded model of Online Negative Enabling Support
Groups in the pro-anorexia movement
Stephen M. Haas, Meghan E. Irr, Nancy A. Jennings, and Lisa M. Wagner
New Media Society 2011;13 40-57
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/40?etoc
To come to a correct understanding of Buddhism: A case study on
spiritualizing technology, religious authority, and the boundaries of
orthodoxy and identity in a Buddhist Web forum
Laura Busch
New Media Society 2011;13 58-74
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/58?etoc
Augmented deliberation: Merging physical and virtual interaction to engage
communities in urban planning
Eric Gordon and Edith Manosevitch
New Media Society 2011;13 75-95
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/75?etoc
Contingent communication in a hybrid multi-media world: Analysing the
campaigning strategies of SHAC
Andrew Upton
New Media Society 2011;13 96-113
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/96?etoc
I tweet honestly, I tweet passionately: Twitter users, context collapse,
and the imagined audience
Alice E. Marwick and Danah Boyd
New Media Society 2011;13 114-133
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/114?etoc
Tools of the trade: Drugs, law and mobile phones in Canada
Rhonda N. McEwen
New Media Society 2011;13 134-150
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/134?etoc
ICT as cultural capital: The relationship between socioeconomic status and
the computer-use profile of young people
Jo Tondeur, Ilse Sinnaeve, Mieke van Houtte, and Johan van Braak
New Media Society 2011;13 151-168
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/151?etoc
Review article: Post network, post broadcast: Television's third age:
Graeme Turner and Jinna Tay (eds) Television Studies After TV:
Understanding Television in the Post-broadcast Era, Abingdon; Oxon:
Routledge, 2009; x + 214 pp. 9780415477697, {pound}65 (hbk), 9780415477703,
{pound}19.99 (pbk) Amanda Lotz (ed.), Beyond Prime Time: Television
Programming in the Post-network Era, New York: Routledge, 2009; xiii + 209
pp. 9780415996686, {pound}80 (hbk), 9780415996693, {pound}20.99 (pbk)
Mary Debrett
New Media Society 2011;13 169-175
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/13/1/169?etoc
Book review: Hubert L. Dreyfus, On the Internet (2nd edn). New York:
Routledge, 2009 (2001); xi + 168 pp.: ISBN 0415775167, $21.95 (pbk)
Brady Robards
New Media Society 2011;13 176-178
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/13/1/176?etoc
Book review: Jesper Juul, A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2010. viii + 252 pp.: ISBN
9780262013376, $24.95 (hbk)
Heath Row
New Media Society 2011;13 178-180
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/13/1/178?etoc
Book review: Sharon Kleinman (ed.), The Culture of Efficiency: Technology
in Everyday Life. New York: Peter Lang, 2009. 416 pp.: ISBN: 1433104202,
$34.95 (pbk)
Rachel Avon Whidden
New Media Society 2011;13 180-181
http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/13/1/180?etoc
Journal of Information Technology & Politics: Volume 8 Issue 1
This new issue contains the following articles:
Original Articles
When Parties (Also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler, Pages 1 - 20
Authors: Alexander H. Trechsel; Peter Mair
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2011.533533
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Explaining the Failure of an Online Citizen Engagement Initiative: The Role of Internal Institutional Variables, Pages 21 - 40
Author: Andrew Chadwick
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.507999
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/

Global Web Accessibility Analysis of National Government Portals and Ministry Web Sites, Pages 41 - 67
Authors: Morten Goodwin; Deniz Susar; Annika Nietzio; Mikael Snaprud; Christian S. Jensen
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.508011
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Predicting E-Government Use and Public Support for Computer Access and Training: Employing Two Distinct Theoretical Approaches, Pages 68 - 82
Authors: Denis Rey; Joshua Ozymy
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.500992
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Prerequisites for Assessing Whether to Engage in Collaborative Software Development in a Government Setting, Pages 83 - 92
Authors: Enrique Nieves Jr.; Caitlin Shockey; Erik Knudsen
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.514539
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Flows of Relations and Communication among Singapore Political Bloggers and Organizations: The Networked Public Sphere Approach, Pages 93 - 109
Authors: Carol Soon; Hichang Cho
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.514538
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Interest Group Activism on the Web: The Case of Environmental Organizations, Pages 110 - 128
Author: Melissa K. Merry
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.508003
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
13.1.11
Las amistades que no son tales
1.1.11
BLUE STATE DIGITAL COMPRADA PER WPP DIGITAL


