Today was my first day of class at the Kennedy School and, not surprisingly, one of my readings for tomorrow has inspired me. (Part of the reasons I was looking forward to starting grad school was to have more blogging fodder.)For my class in comparative politics, I was assigned a ... Leer más
In June, Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was released after spending 46 days in prison on charges of belonging to an illegal organization, creating and possessing images destructive to public order, organizing secret meetings with the aim of disturbing public order. But now Global Voices Advocacy reports that he's under ... Leer más
Seoul subway cell phones: great things happen politically when everyone's connected. Note: this is part of an on-going series of posts based on my research of the the Korean Citizen journalism site OhmyNews. Previous posts can be found here and here.December 19, 2002, was Election Day in Korea. It ... Leer más
Ken Banks is a truly dedicated mobile activist. Not only did he create the free mass messaging tool FrontlineSMS, he also really cares about the activists that use his product. "Last week," Ken recently wrote to me, "a health professor in Kenya emailed to say he was thrilled to be ... Leer más
A man (center) wears a gas mask to protest a proposed toxic chemical plant in Xiamen Despite the fact that China has the most elaborate system of internet censorship in the world, creative Chinese activists are still finding ways to use the medium for political activism. On June 1, one ... Leer más
Trust me, it's not about the touch screen. Today the iPhone goes on sale and I'll admit that it looks pretty cool and futuristic and has lots of neat features. But I think the feature with the broadest impact on global cell phone culture will be mobile wi-fi calling. ... Leer más