Before panelists at the 2010 Personal Democracy Forum conference could even begin to debate the role the government should play in “saving” American journalism, a litany of terms needed to be defined.
“Government” was broken down. Do we mean Federal or local government? Does this mean public supported projects or just official mandates?...
Continue ReadingIn the world of news, Markos Moulitsas feels that his website The Daily Kos is ancient, claiming that the website is "Eight years old, or 56 in dog years, which makes it 2,000 in internet years."
Day two of PdF brought us "Rethinking Media," where the founder and publisher highlighted the buildup to war in 2002,...
Continue ReadingLast year’s Personal Democracy Forum conference featured a lot of discussion over the infancy of new media in government and how crowd sourcing would help connect citizens to civic engagement.
Just a year later, new media seems to be learning to crawl. Between the White House’s blog, the Department of Education’s Flickr account,...
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt's personal seed fund TomorrowVentures was part of a $3.35 million round of financing for mobile-gifting startup Giiv. Through Giiv, you can gift directly to friends and family through mobile phones. Your gift is sent to the recipient and redeemed at retailers all through the power of today's smart phones....
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