How the Internet Beat SOPA and PIPA: Advocacy in a Networked World (Part 1)

On Jan 18, 2012, the web pulled off a much-publicized and widely coordinated protest campaign to oppose SOPA and PIPA by "going dark." The effort, which included participation by notable web giants such as Google, Mozilla, Craigslist, and Wikipedia, was aimed at building public opposition to 2 proposed anti-piracy bills that were moving through Congress – the Stop Online Privacy Act in the House of Representatives (SOPA) and the Protect...

Did You Hear the Silence Today?

Did you hear the silence today?  It was defeaning.   And it was very, very important.

Today marked the 15th annual "National Day of Silence," in which hundreds of thousands of students in schools and colleges across the country took part in a show of solidarity for their LGBT classmates.  The first National Day of Silence took place at the University of Virginia in 1996, as an effort by UVA students to demonstrate how their LGBT peers were being "silenced" about their sexual orientation by the pervasive homophobic environment on campus. 

Travel to International Museums from your desktop

Google is bringing its "street view" technology inside museums. You now have the option to visit 17 of the most prominent art galleries in the world and look closely at individual art works. Some art work will be digitized so exhaustively that individual paint strokes and hairline cracks in the surface will be visible.

Speak to Tweet for Egypt

Google, SayNow and Twitter have built a speak-to-tweet for people in Egypt. People can call a few numbers and leave messages, which will be blasted out as tweets.

Year in Review

It's that time of year as we look back at 2010 and look forward to 2011. Watch this short video produced by Google on Zeitgeist 2010.

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Change Agent at the Tech Policy Exhibit in D.C.

Congratulations to Change Agent Productions, a ZeroDivide Community Investment Partner, who has received the honor of being selected to demonstrate at the Tech Policy Exhibit, the largest and longest running event on Capitol Hill.

Internet Evolution

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Opening Web 2.0 Doors for People with Disabilities

One of the problems with Web 2.0 (and more specifically AJAX'ed applications) is their "lack of usability":http://www.w3.org/2007/Talks/0508-W4A-MC/paper for people with different types of disabilities.

What Next for SF Wireless?

Ouch. "Wifi Network News":http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007874.html is reporting that "Earthlink":http://www.earthlink.com is withdrawing from its bid to build out San Francisco's municipal wireless initiative. "More":http://urltea.com/1cyg from the San Francisco Chronicle: bq. Ballard said Wednesday that although the joint deal with Google and Earthlink is now history, the city would regroup and issue a second round of proposals from interested vendors. Officials hope Google, which "has been a valuable partner throughout all this," will want to participate, he said.

Google's Public Policy Blog

!http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1172068259_47cb76b003_o.jpg!:http://... While browsing through Google's blogs, I stumbled on Google's "Public Policy blog":http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/. A blogging strategy makes sense for Google--given who they are and the scale of their ambitions. But it was the first time I've encountered a corporate (read: official) policy blog.
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