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links for 2008-08-26

- Global Voices Online
Great interview with Ethan Zuckerman, who always boils thinks down better than anyone.
(tags: internet development)

Posted 26 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) °

DNC vs. U.S. Open: it’s a draw

I’m not at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week. It’s a bit of a bummer, since so many of my friends and Twitter buddies are there. I have to endure commentaries on cool parties, real-time descriptions of speeches, and spontaneous oohs and ahs from from my tweeps, and it all makes me… just [...]

Posted 26 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

links for 2008-08-25

techPresident – Why I'm Not Going to Denver or Minneapolis
Why Micah isn't going to the conventions, but you should.
(tags: politcs dnc)

| WeMedia
(tags: conferences journalism)

Crowd Funding - A Different Way to Pay for the News You Want - NYTimes.com
David Cohn's project gets some respect.
(tags: journalism crowdsourcing)

Posted 25 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) °

links for 2008-08-24

ScienceBlogs
A network of all-science blogs.
(tags: blogging science)

Posted 24 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) °

links for 2008-08-22

A risky new world for aid workers - Los Angeles Times
A Chang.org blogger's take on dangers to humanitarian workers.
(tags: humanitarian-aid, human-rights)

Posted 22 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) °

Only in the U.S.

From McClatchy:

Obama has Ivy League degrees from Columbia and Harvard universities. He’s extraordinarily articulate and exudes self-confidence. Those credentials and qualities combine to strike some people as arrogant.

God forbid we have a well-educated, articulate, confident president. Only in this strange land of ours do presidential candidates actually have to dumb themselves down.

Posted 21 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

links for 2008-08-21

Washington City Paper: City Paper - Crafty Bastards Blog - Product Spotlight: Tofu for Obama
Food for Obama!
(tags: obama)

Posted 21 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (1) °

links for 2008-08-20

What Makes for a Good Blog? | 43 Folders
Timeless advice from Merlin Mann.
(tags: blogging)

Posted 20 August 2008 † Josh § ‡ Comments (0) °