An online notebook
Another Saturday evening post about how the internet can have a positive effect on the way democracy and government operates. This one is straight from the US. An Open Transition is a site set up by a coalition of folk including Lawrence Lessig, Mozilla and the Participatory Culture Foundation. It states: President-elect Obama has made … Keep reading
Quite a few folk have been lucky enough to see Us Now, a film made by Banyak Films in association with the RSA. Ivo Gormley directs. Here is how the film is described on its website: Us Now is a documentary film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the Internet. Us Now … Keep reading
Stuff I have bookmarked for November 26th through December 5th: Save the Planet and Win – Social network for carbon reduction European Citizens’ Consultations – The European Citizens’ Consultations are the first ever pan-European debate involving citizens from all 27 Member States to debate the future of the European Union across the boundaries of geography … Keep reading
Here are the slides from my talk at Public Sector Forums in Birmingham yesterday. Hopefully they make some kind of sense… Engagement through social networking View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: psf) It was an interesting day and I had some great conversations with delegates. The main issues seem to be – as … Keep reading
Amazon have been selling downloadable MP3s in the States for a while now, and finally you can get them in the UK. For those currently getting their legal digital music from the likes of iTunes, you should find the prices at Amazon much more to your taste! Amazon also claim their downloads are DRM free, … Keep reading