My new musical project is The Desert Mothers, who have just released their first single, Nowhere Motel. Listen to it at thedesertmothers.com, or on the great social music site Amie Street: … [Continue reading] about “Nowhere Motel” by The Desert Mothers
Wonkosphere: Political Reputation – or at Least Buzz – Management
It's early days, but just like the record industry, American democracy is being taken apart and rebuilt by digital technology and the web. Several trends are converging to make this possible and, I think, inevitable. All are characterized by the … [Continue reading] about Wonkosphere: Political Reputation – or at Least Buzz – Management
More Political Reputation-Management: The Truth-o-Meter
Following my recent post about a color-coded reputation management system* for politicians (indicating their truthfulness by the color used to display their names on web pages), I came across Politifact and its Truth-o-Meter. Politifact is a project … [Continue reading] about More Political Reputation-Management: The Truth-o-Meter
Proposal: A Politicians’ Reputation Management System
News of computer scientist Luca de Alfaro's Wikipedia trust-coloring system revived - and improved - an idea I've been playing with: automated reputation-management for politicians. The idea is to make the concept of honor meaningful again, by … [Continue reading] about Proposal: A Politicians’ Reputation Management System
Follow the Risk: Amateur Journalism & Democracy
Adapted from a reply on John Jarvis' Buzz Machine blog: The Internet and cheap digital tools allow crowd-sourcing of news by amateurs, not just because the technology makes production and distribution fast, easy and cheap, but also because it … [Continue reading] about Follow the Risk: Amateur Journalism & Democracy