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Archives for September, 2007

The Vortix project and the future of RFID-enabled travel at MobileCamp London

September 30, 2007

It’s hard to underestimate the kind of challenges that the 2012 Olympics will post to London’s transportation system. The Tube trains, buses, river boats — which are already overcrowded most of the time — would need to deal with much severe problems. Transport for London (TFL), the agency tasked with addressing this nightmarish logistical challenge, has [...]

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Norman Lewis at MobileCamp London: Digital Children and the Future of Disruptive Innovation

One of the most exciting presentations at MobileCamp in London on Saturday was given by Norman Lewis, the former director of Technology Research at Orange and the current Chief Strategy Officer for Wireless Grids. The title of Lewis’ presentation was “Digital Children and the Future of Disruptive Innovation”. Lewis delivered a powerful and somewhat [...]

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David Weinberger at Picnic 2007: Everything is Miscellaneous

First of all, I did significantly less live-blogging from Picnic in Amsterdam than I expected — I had to give two talks at partner events (for HIVOS and the European Journalism Center) and I was attending most of the European Bloggers Unconference, so this really kept me busy. I hardly caught anything mainstream other than [...]

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links for 2007-09-30

EurekAlert! – AAAS Burma Satellite Analysis
The following information relates to the research report, “High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and the Conflict in Eastern Burma” produced by the Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights project
(tags: visualization humanrights burma satellite)

Between Blinks & Buttons
Between Blinks & Buttons are two projects about the camera as a networked object. Through making their photos [...]

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links for 2007-09-29

September 29, 2007

Map of economic protests – ALTSEAN Burma
Annotated map of Burma, listing fall 2007 protests with arrest information (via Ethanz)
(tags: map mapping maps mashup burma)

Blogging about Burma: eyewitness accounts – Telegraph
Telegraph runs a selection of liveblogging from Burma
(tags: burma liveblogging activism journalism media)

Update on Myanmar/Burma Protests and Mobile Phones | MobileActive.org
…[there is] little information about the [...]

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My piece about Usmanov vs Murray in the Globalist today

September 28, 2007

The Globalist ran my piece on Usmanov, Murray, and the Streisand Effect. Check it out here. Here’s a teaser: “As blogs and social networking sites continue to gain popularity, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep sensitive information under wraps. Evgeny Morozov explores what happens when a Russian oligarch confronts the realities [...]

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links for 2007-09-28

Web Urbanist » 3 Amazing 3D Graffiti Artists: Street Painting and Sidewalk Chalk Art
Most people tend to think of graffiti as subversive art spraypainted in the dead of night on urban walls. Some artists, however, defy that stereotype, painting and chalking openly on city streets and sidewalks
(tags: art graffiti streetart 3d painting artists creative culture)

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links for 2007-09-27

September 27, 2007

Index – Censorship – a Wikia wiki
This Wikia is a database cataloging everything related to censorship past and present, in news media, film, artwork, and literature. The current focus is on online Internet censorship.
(tags: activism censorship collaboration media privacy wiki examples presentation)

Web Two Point Oh!
Create your own Web 2.0 Company
(tags: ajax auto web2.0 fun humor [...]

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links for 2007-09-26

September 26, 2007

Wireless Technology Speeds Health Services in Rwanda – New York Times
Rwandan health ministry workers can keep electronic track of disease (missed this story in March)
(tags: africa health mobile wireless development examples presentation)

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Cyberactivism 101: notes on emerging distributed advocacy in the case of Usmanov vs Murray

September 23, 2007

If Borat ever ventures into Uzbekistan, he may want to replace his sparring partner Azamat Bagatov (yes, that big hairy man who was fighting Borat in a hotel room), Alisher Usmanov would be a much better choice (hey, that rhymes!).  Artistically, that’s a replacement way better (bigger, stronger)  than the original: Usmanov is an Uzbekistan-born man [...]

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