Citizens Media
The Revolution Will Be Wikified
BY Steve Urquhart | Monday, January 22 2007
Wikis are hot. The success of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, which is one of the most popular destinations on the web, is inspiring all kinds of similar experiments in people-driven sites, ... Read More
Voter-Generated Content: A Better Buzzword
BY Andrew Rasiej | Thursday, January 4 2007
It's time to coin a new term: voter-generated content. The buzzword of the day, "user-generated content," has got everyone from Madison Ave to Silicon Valley talking, and investors pouring money into start-ups galore as ... Read More
Rules for Using MySpace in Politics
BY Joshua Levy | Monday, December 4 2006
This year, a handful of web sites and technologies that had been reshaping the cultural, economic, and political landscape finally made a tangible dent on American politics. Among other things, videos posted on YouTube ... Read More
Why Congress Should Drop DOPA
BY Joshua Levy | Tuesday, August 22 2006
While much of the mainstream media was preoccupied with wars in the Middle East, child molesters, and whatever else flits across our screens, the U.S. House of Representatives recently decided to play to peoples' fears ... Read More
Emailing Congress: Why Quantity Matters
BY Kathy Mitchell | Sunday, July 23 2006
Last week, the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) released its own quick assessment of the logic behind "logic puzzle" (the new tool to block mass emails launched in the House). It announced that neither Congress ... Read More
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