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Episcopal Church Faces Deadline on Gay Issues
Seeded on Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:35 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Fears of a split with the Anglican Communion have been growing as Anglican leaders seem set to demand an end to the consecration of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church.
Minister Guilty in Gay Marriage Case
Seeded on Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:13 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Reverend Jane Spahr was the first Presbyterian minister tried for officiating the weddings of gay couples.
Hackers Take Down the Most Wired Country in Europe
Seeded on Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:09 AM EDT (Wired News)
Interesting and informative article about how hackers took down an entire country. It is being called the first "web war". The country was attacked by a rogue computer network known as a botnet.
Ford Foundation Selects Its New Leader From Outside the Philanthropic World - New York Times
Seeded on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:05 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Luis Ubinas is a great choice for the Ford Foundation. Trust me. He will do fantastic.
The late Jerry Falwell
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2007 6:26 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
An important correction on the image of Jerry Falwell. Abortion was not his primary foe, desegragation was.
Community-based Measures Fail To Reduce HIV Levels, New Study Shows
Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2007 10:25 AM EDT (Medical News Today)
Interventions that target individuals with a high risk of contracting HIV have a negligible impact on HIV transmission in the general population, according to a new study of communities in Zimbabwe, published today.
News papers will never get it right: The Doc Searls Weblog
Seeded on Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:24 PM EDT (doc.weblogs.com)
Newspapers will never get it right is a guest edition of David Strom's Web Informant, by David Hakala (described by David Strom as "a long-time tech journalist turned itinerant agitator and billiards martial artist"). It hits like a que ball to the nethers. Repeatedly:
gapingvoid: edelman talk
Seeded on Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:18 PM EDT (gapingvoid.com)
Edelman have kindly asked me to come to their London office today and give a talk about blogs and post-Cluetrain reality for one of their clients. Here are my notes:
10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs | NetSquared
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:12 PM EST (netsquared.org)
Useful tips from the people at Netsquared.
StopIranWar.com
Seeded on Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:23 PM EST (stopiranwar.com)
This is an important new website by former (and current?) presidential candidate Wes Clark. The priorities are clear. No war in Iran
gapingvoid: using blogs to boost the bottom line:
Seeded on Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:18 PM EST (gapingvoid.com)
So you want to use blogs to boost your bottom line. Here are some thoughts, in no particular order.
Mobile Phones in Advocacy: MobileActive Guide #2 Released | MobileActive.org
Seeded on Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:58 AM EST (mobileactive.org)
MobileActive is announcing the second MobileActive Guide, profiling strategies and civil society organizations using mobile phones in their work to make the world a better place. The MobileActive Guide focuses on using mobile phones in issue advocacy.
More pipes: news about the 2008 election
Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:13 PM EST
I have created another simple pipe at yahoo. This one gathers all the news about the candidates for the 2008 presidential election. I have selected news about Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Guiliani, McCain, and Romney. Others will follow no doubt.
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Yahoo pipe about presidential election
Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:18 AM EST
I cannot believe how excited I am about yahoo pipes. I went ahead and create a pipe that takes information of all the main blogs that I follow and filtered them for any of the presidential candidates.
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YouTube - Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us
Seeded on Fri Feb 9, 2007 11:23 AM EST (YouTube)
A terrific video introduction about the web from an anthropology professor.
authenticity online and off
Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:40 AM EST (nielsteunis.com)
Not so long ago, many people considered the internet a good place to hide who you really are. But now that we all spend much more time online, concealing your identity really doesn't work anymore.
learning from political campaigns onlne
Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:38 AM EST (nielsteunis.com)
Tom Belford's Agitator post What Political Campaigns Can Teach Nonprofits shows what political campaigns can teach nonprofits about the use of the internet. I like in particular the emphasis on urgency that this post points to.
Nonprofit Networks Part Three: Using Technology to Build Connectivity
Seeded on Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:27 PM EST (workforcefanatic.typepad.com)
To form strong connectivity networks, you must have two key elements--a strong informational/navigational element and people responsible for nurturing the connections between people and between people and information.
ConverStations: 5 Reasons Your Company Should NOT Have a Blog...
Seeded on Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:13 PM EST (converstations.com)
Business folks I talk with are a bit surprised when I say, "You probably shouldn't have a blog...yet." In most cases, it's in response to these tactics:
7 Ways to Track Internet's Trends and Popular News - lifehack.org
Seeded on Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:59 AM EST (lifehack.org)
It doesn't matter if you are a news reporter, a blogger, or just a regular guy who want to find the trends around the Internet, you want to be productive and use as little time as possible to find what's popular and new.
A VC: Wanted - A Presidential Candidate That Blogs
Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:57 AM EST (avc.blogs.com)
Genuine conversation online is necessary for presidential candidates as it is for everybody. Read this. Hillary Clinton has most to gain.
How to do publicity without a press release (or the press)
Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:16 AM EST (The Long Tail)
When you want to have PR, these days, think peer-to-peer. The old style PR isn't working in the same way. Peer-to-peer may be hard to do and you have to build and build. But is it critical.
Specter gave president power to appoint US attorneys
Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:40 PM EST (tpmmuckraker.com)
Arlen Specter, Senator from Pennsylvania, confirmed that as Judiciary Committee chairman last year he made a last-minute change to a bill that expanded the administration's power to install U.S. Attorneys without Senate approval.
51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse
Seeded on Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:30 AM EST (The New York Times)
For what experts say is probably the first time, more U.S. women are living without a husband than with one.
Report blasts domestic AIDS response
Seeded on Wed May 24, 2006 12:06 PM EDT (sovo.com)
This report seems to be greated by a deafening silence. It is perplexing to me. 40.000 people are infected with HIV each year, a number that is not going down. We have the knowledge to stop the epidemic, but we don't have the political will.
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