I’ve been doing some research for my studies in Technology and Culture here at the University of Cottbus and recently stumbled across an organisation called “OTPOR” which was pretty active during the breakdown of the Milosevic government in Serbia 2001. It was a non-violent revolution and the methods this movement were graffiti, concerts, flyers and the internet.
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No Comments » Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Lasse Manthei
It is lovely to see that advertisers are becoming emboldened when it comes to finding, selecting, and choosing the sites they advertise on, both to better target their ads as well as to better diversify their ad dollars and oftentimes scoring lower ad rates.
“Web advertisers are spreading their online ad dollars across more sites and are paying lower rates in many cases, putting pricing pressure on established Internet players. Several companies are already feeling the heat after.” Via New York Post
No Comments » Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Abraham Harrison
I find it interesting to see how “the blogosphere” is being leveraged, blamed, honored, and tapped during this “final year” before the 2008 Presidential Elections. Here’s a spattering:
“All seven candidates fought for the support of the powerful and polarizing liberal blogosphere by promising universal health care, aggressive government spending, and dramatic change from the Bush era.” Via Philadelphia Inquirer
“Democratic presidential candidates paid homage this weekend to the growing power of the blogosphere as a political organizing tool.” Via NPR News
“This is one of those cases of a lazy reporter who doesn’t understand the blogosphere trying to make a news story out of nothing. Because they are leftists, they use the “union” terminology, but the goals are identical to what you describe” Via Outside Beltway
“The effort is an extension of the blogosphere’s growing power and presence, especially within the political realm, and for many, evokes memories of the early labor organization of freelance writers in the early 1980s.” Via CNN
No Comments » Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Abraham Harrison
RSS is merely a delivery vehicle. RSS doesn’t need to deliver news or even timely content. RSS is merely an alternative to using a browser, if that will help you visualize it. In order for RSS to work most effectively, there needs to be an engine behind it, supporting the markup of the XML file, and doing all of the enclosing.
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1 Comment » Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Abraham Harrison
From the Particls Blog, APML Conversation heats up:
“The APML conversation is heating up. The launch of Engagd.com has kicked it into high gear and bloggers are catching onto the idea of creating APML files to make their Attention Profiles portable. Chris Abraham has posted a piece over on Marketing Conversations.”
No Comments » Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Abraham Harrison
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