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Hey everyone, On Twitter right now, there is a ‘virtual protest’ going on. Read the full article here , but basically a man tweeted that the Robin Hood airport was closed and jokingly said he was going to blow up … Continue reading →

I just found this in the midst of our discussion about government censorship. Interesting stuff… http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/governmentrequests/

Sesame Street anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM. Yes, yes, it’s immature, but what does it speak about misguided censorship?

Hey Everyone, I found this great video about connectivity and innovation that I thought related well to our course. The basic premise Steven Johnson presents is that innovation has been led by connectivity and that the internet fosters this. It’s … Continue reading →

I found this interesting. Perhaps I’m the only one who’d find it interesting, but I here it is nonetheless. In the age of Twitter, authoritarian regimes might want to think twice before considering employing tactics like the Burmese did at … Continue reading →

http://irevolution.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/gladwell-newyorker/ Worth checking out.

So I’m not here today as I’m attending a meet-the-producer for the VIIF premiere for “Togetherness Supreme”. Youtube the trailer. In my stead I’ll leave a couple things. 23831280-d105-11df-a426-00144feabdc0.jpg In some places, the war is already over…But in China??? Meh, … Continue reading →

Is anyone thinking of checking this out? http://idrn-ubc.eventbrite.com/ We could all go together!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-12-30-surrogacy_N.htm?csp=34 http://doctorandpatient.blogspot.com/2006/05/wombs-for-rent-cheap.html The articles above have more to do with outsourcing than crowdsourcing, but very interesting! In fact, there are “rent-a-womb” clinics in India even. Take a look at what the world has come to… Although it’s not crowdsourcing, this … Continue reading →

The Medpedia Project is a collaborative online source of medical information for health professionals and the general public. The goal of the project is to provide an alternative to traditional medical information by offering free, up to date, unbiased knowledge … Continue reading →