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Participación, la autoría universal, y cambio social

La siguiente es una ponencia que di en el Segundo Encuentro de Web 2.0 de Espacio Público. Hoy vamos a hablar sobre las nuevas tecnologías y su potencia para hacer cambio progresivo en nuestra sociedad, pero vamos a empezar en el año 1435, en el norte de Francia,...

Soft Start and Soft Power

My time off: amazing. Beyond words. Every since: a disaster. It seems that my computer just couldn't deal with such a lack of attention. And so, mysteriously, while it wasn't being used at all, the logic board gave out. I spent about three days troubleshooting...

The Next Chapter

"Global Voices is ..." - A description of Global Voices, from the voices of the community itself. Filmed at the 2010 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Santiago, Chile. I have already said so many goodbyes that it is starting to feel like I'm dragging this on. But...

Graduate School Corrupts Effective Communication

Over the past few months I've read somewhere around 200 academic papers related to transparency, accountability, and e-governance. Over that time I've reached several conclusions, all of which I am documenting in a series of posts on Global Voices. But the conclusion...

[Podcast] Reno to Albuquerque

Alejandro Nothing defines a road trip like its soundtrack. Tomorrow Alejandro is driving from Reno to Albuquerque and was in the market for some musical accompaniment. There are different types of road trip mixes, of course. Some are meant to wake you up, to inspire...

The Pacification of Rio’s Favelas

Weekends like this. Locked up in my room, or in various cafes, with a constant intake of caffeine to keep my fingers tapping on the keyboard to the rhythm from my tinny laptop speakers. Right now: J-Live. Yesterday I worked about 12 hours on a single post, a general...