An Overview of Popular Web 2.0 sites
So far we've really been pushing the underlying concepts, with a few tips to actual websites, examples, and tools. Without further ado, I'd now like to jump...
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Web 2.0 101: Speaking the Language
The last entry was the theoretical underpinnings of how this whole web 2.0 thing can work, so today let's get into some of the more common terms you've heard...
This should come later in the F/LOSS and Web 2.0 101 series, but Twitter is a fun and simple tool with huge potential. I've begun using Twitter, and have it...
The Power of Open
I presented and later ran a roundtable discussion on using web 2.0 and open source software for service/volunteer organizations. I kept getting requests for...
Nicaraguan Artesania for Giftmas!
Esperanza en Accion, a fair-trade, social justice organization working with Nicaraguan artisans, has a huge selection of items in their online eBay store, ju...
Repeat after me
"Buying falafel mix does not a terrorist make." The FBI might do well to write that in chalk 500 times, and hope that it sinks in, as they're wasting our mo...
A Halloween Horror Story: Nigeria Buys Replaces Linux with Windows XP on Classmate PCs
Originally published at OLPCNews.com, check there for the comment thread.
Unintended Consequences of the OLPC Give-one-Get-One
Originally published on OLPCNews.
Celebrate LOGO’s 40th Birthday
Originally published on OLPCNews The Logo programming language is 40 years old, writes WIRED. A Logo spiral
JWZ on backups
JWZ as usual offers good, if acerbic, advice; today on backups: I am here to tell you about backups. It’s very simple. Option 1: Learn not to care about yo...
DRM Redux
Back in the late 90s, as Napster was being circled by vultures, I dreamt of starting a consulting group which would seek out clients needing help and place d...
Firefox Addons
You could probably guess that I love the Firefox web browser, right? I'm also naturally a big fan of the addons you can get to extend its power. I'm always...
World Bank Roller Coaster Press Release
Carrot: "The World Bank has promised to contribute a record $3.5bn (£1.7bn) to help the world's poorest countries. The figure is double what the agency init...
Update on Burma and the Internet
It sounds like the Burmese government has simply cut off their net connections. From Boingboing:
Proxies
The BBC has a story on the Burmese Monks and their cyberskills: The internet has also become a virtual space for political groups who could not openly expre...