About the Ephemeral Nature of Twitter
A “bear cub” hug, but still a hug
It’s all about adding an ’s’: crafting policies of information Technologies
Inclusiveness and Politics in the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
10 Years of “Code” – Debate on Lessig bookDigital divide/s»
It’s all about adding an ’s’: crafting policies of information Technologies (12)
Participating as a formal delegate in the twelve annual meeting of the Commission for Science and technology for development in the United Nations provided me with the opportunity to reflect upon the process of crafting policies in the area of information technology in the international level.
I couldn’t help noticing the main obstacles that accompany the [...]
e-Government»
Librarians and e-Government: Mixed Feelings? (3)
Good papers were presented at the eGovernment track at HICSS-42. One particular paper that attracted my attention was the paper of John Bertot titled Emerging Role of Public Librarians as E-Government Providers. According to the paper libraries are becoming a central place for certain populations to access e-Government services. Some of these services you can see [...]
Gatekeeping/Information Control»
About the Ephemeral Nature of Twitter (8)
This week research conversation featured Kathy Gill who talks about Twitter and its integration in the classroom context, but her talk went into lessons learned from usage of Twitter by people and specifically by politicians.
Gill’s motivation to research Twitter is derived from attempt to understand how technology impact society. While looking at the presentation Twitter [...]
Policy»
A “bear cub” hug, but still a hug (1)
ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) signed a new affirmation of commitment document with the US government (see the video clip). The document is another milestone in a series of reforms that ICANN started six years ago. The goal of this reform to transform ICANN to a more independent entity (in other words, less dependent on the U.S), more transparent (there were many complaints around this issue), and more egalitarian (i.e., its board will be more global).
Social networks»
Video, Virality and Political Campaigns (0)
One of the hottest topics currently under investigation is in the area of virality and campaigns, or the role of the Internet in political campaigns. Here are several articles from a conference titled “You Tube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States” -
Bob Boynton Going Viral
Kevin Wallsten “‘Yes We Can’: How Online Viewership, [...]
