Google Thoughts
Like Chris I’ve hesitated to weigh in on the latest Google news, though needless to say I consider the company’s brinkmanship with the Chinese government troubling news indeed. James Fallows of the...
View ArticleBuzz Buzz
So a week into the Google Buzz era and…I like it! Seems to be a nice recovery from the Google Wave debacle, which went over like a lead balloon. I think Buzz has the potential to be a nice addition to...
View ArticleBibles for Porn
It appears that a group of atheists in San Antonio, Texas, have launched a program in which college students can swap Bibles and other religious texts for high-class pornography. The idea is for people...
View ArticleChinese-Style Internet Censorship in SE Asia?
Earlier this week I attended a panel discussion on internet censorship in China featuring Xiao Qiang, the prominent Tiananmen Square dissident and editor of China Digital Times, and the Chinese social...
View ArticleWikileaks and You
Since the Wikileaks release of some of the over quarter million diplomatic cables from the US Department of State, I’ve struggled to sort out my thoughts on the issue. My initial response was...
View ArticleWikileaks and Me
A few days ago students in my Masters program- at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University- received the following e-mail from administrators: Hi students, We received a...
View ArticleQuote of the Day
From the Twitter feed of Blake Hounshell: ‘(Julian) Assange: ‘I believe that history will be separated into pre and post-cablegate phases’. Hmmm. Hounshell’s hashtag- #delusionsofgrandeur- pretty much...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
Being a journalist and activist in China is trying at even the best of times, but especially so when choosing to criticize the Communist Party. Michael Anti has made a career out of doing just that,...
View ArticleDigital-Era Manners
Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe have an interesting series at Slate debating manners in the new digital age, and in this article they have a brief chat about whether or not to call back if someone...
View ArticleGoogle+ Thoughts (II)
Earlier thoughts on Google + here. Word on the street says that Google+ has already surpassed ten million users, an impressive feat considering that the service is still only available by invitation....
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