Why Tech Tools Work in Some Crises but not Others

February 13 0 Comments Category: Technologies

Audio: Compared to Iran, Twitter was not especially useful in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. Joshua Keating of Foreign Policy and Andy Carvin of NPR’s social media desk discuss why some tools prove useful in crisis situations and not in others.

The Chalkboard Blog and the Town Square

October 29 2 Comments Category: Technologies

Each morning, Alfred Sirleaf combs through the day’s news and writes headlines and stories on a giant chalkboard. It’s the world’s least likely, most popular blog.

Copyright and Mental Squatting: Headaches That Won’t Go Away

September 16 0 Comments Category: Content, Policy

As information industries struggle, they grasp at anything to protect their turf. The result is that we all suffer.