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Many-to-Many: metadata + reality = politics
Cloning information as metadata. We have a right to know if our food is cloned.
(tags: food metadata safety)

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I recently read an essay by Peter Singer in the New York Times that asked how much the mega-rich should be required to give in charity. I like Singer; he’s dry and rational but he’s presented the most irrefutable arguments I’ve read for the rights of animals and the right to euthanasia, and this [...]

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This time of year, the period between Thanksgiving and New Year but especially the week between Christmas and New Year, I always reconnect with things that have fallen by the wayside either because I’m too busy with work, or new exciting things have taken up my attention, or both. Sometimes I rediscover a writer [...]

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N-TEN Connect: > Using Participatory Media Tools in Nonprofit Campaigns
(tags: social-media advocacy activism non-profit)

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…My heart’s in Accra » Clay Shirky: Second Life as the “try me” virus
Talking sense about Second Life.
(tags: secondlife)

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Second Life: Warts and All | Marketing Profs Daily Fix Blog
Problems for marketers in Second Life — where is everybody?
(tags: secondlife marketing)

OpinionJournal - Extra
Annoying and snobby piece about blogging.
(tags: media blogging technology journalism)

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…and counting. The Darfur Wall is a site that tries to illustrate how many lives are being lost in Darfur, and offers a quick way to donate money.  It uses a wall metaphor to document the vast numbers of lost lives.

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A Survey of “New Media” Programs - ‘journalisms’ - Collectivate.net
A good overview of national media MFA programs.
(tags: education media teaching)

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