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danah boyd joins Microsoft Research — computer science *is* a social science

Oct 11, 2008

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jon

in Professional, social computing

Guess who has a post-dissertation job? [Yes, that implies I’m actually going to finish this *#$@! dissertation.] ::bounce:: In January, I will be joining the newly minted Microsoft Research New England in Boston, MA. w00000t!!!!! I couldn’t be more ecstatic. — danah boyd, I will be joining Microsoft Research in January, apophenia, September 2008 â€œBreaking…
Voter suppression wiki: what to discuss on Meet the Bloggers?

Oct 9, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

I’m currently scheduled to be on a Meet the Bloggers‘ discussion of voting rights on October 17, along with Brad Friedman of THE BRAD BLOG and presumably at least one other guest. It’s a great opportunity to get the word out about the Voter Suppression Wiki, and in particular to enlist other bloggers in helping…
Berkman Center researcher publishes 1700 students’ Facebook data: “We did not consult w/ privacy experts on how to do this, but we did think long and hard ….”

Oct 8, 2008

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jon

in privacy, social computing

I think I’ll let others tell the story for me … September 25: In collaboration with Harvard sociology graduate students Kevin Lewis and Marco Gonzalez, and with UCLA professor Andreas Wimmer and Harvard professor Nicholas Christakis, Berkman Fellow Jason Kaufman has made available a first wave of Facebook.com data through the Dataverse Network Project. The…
A One Million Strong Facebook moneybomb!

Oct 8, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

I posted an earlier draft of this on October 4. The Barack Obama (One Million Strong for Barack) Facebook group is in the midst of its October moneybomb to scare McCain fundraising drive, with a goal of raising $15K by October 15th to push the group’s total to $40K.Â It’s an ambitious goal; while the…
Obama’s YouTube video page hacked!?!?!!?

Oct 7, 2008

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jon

in political, Professional

Just saw this in a thread in the One Million Strong for Barack Facebook group: the Barack Obama Keating Economics page on YouTube appears to have been hacked. It’s fixed now … but here’s a screenshot: The Part of: link at the bottom apparently went to the McCain ad “The One.” (No, I didn’t click…
No blank check for Wall Street: an open letter to the Presidential candidates

Oct 7, 2008

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jon

in Uncategorized

(original draft 10/6, revised 10/7) also posted on Pam’s House Blend and Oxdown Gazette Executive summary Help write an open letter to the Presidential candidates asking them to explain their support for the bailout during their debate on domestic policy.Â Using the collaborative writing tool at MixedInk, you can rate different versions of the letter,…
TWO wikis, saving democracy?

Oct 6, 2008

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

Within an hour after the announcement of the Voter Protection Wiki, we were tipped off that there’s another voting rights wiki in town, and it’s a doozy.Â And sure enough, today SourceWatch is announcing the Election Protection wiki.* From their announcement: Recent presidential elections were marred by controversies and disputes. Scores of individuals and organizations…
Ask Facebook to de-friend Ted Ullyot!

Oct 5, 2008

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jon

in political, privacy, social computing, Tales from the Net

cross-posted at the Oxdown Gazette The L.A. Timesâ€™ Tech blog* is reporting that Ted Ullyot â€” a former chief of staff to former AG Alberto Gonzales, a former AOL in-house lawyer and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner â€” is moving to San Fran to take the top legal job at Facebook. — Facebook Sends…
A One Million Strong Facebook moneybomb (DRAFT)

Oct 4, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing

revised and updated version to be published during the week of 10/6 It seems to me that it’s a pretty interesting story that One Million Strong now has fundraising potential on roughly the same level as well-known progressive blogs OpenLeft and myDD — especially in an election where there’s been so much focus on Obama…
Notes from underground: HOTwired Seattle, tonight!

Oct 3, 2008

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jon

in Personal

It’s the first Friday, so time for our favorite Seattle psytrance monthly, HOTwired at Noc Noc — nwtekno thread here. Osiris Indriya and Amanita are spinning, of course, along with Shadowvex and Philly G.Â Be there or be square! It’s been a few months (and several activism campaigns) since the last time we made it…
No blank check for Wall Street: It’s not over

Oct 3, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, social sciences, Tales from the Net

originally posted on Pam’s House Blend Debbie Stone: Do you think it’s over? Mike Tobacco: Yeah, sure.– the final lines from Killer Klowns from Outer Space, right before it becomes clear that no, it’s not over Ah well.Â After Monday’s brief shining moment of resistance from the House, the politics of business as usual asserted…
Breaking: Congress limits constituents’ emails. Facebook to the rescue?

Sep 30, 2008

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jon

in Uncategorized

Jordy Yager reports in The HIll: The House is limiting e-mails from the public to prevent its websites from crashing due to the enormous amount of mail being submitted on the financial bailout bill. As a result, some constituents may get a ‘try back at a later time’ response if they use the House website…
No blank check for Wall Street: announcing “an open letter to Congress”

Sep 30, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, social sciences

No blank check for Wall Street is a group of people demanding accountability for Wall Street for its role in the 2008 financial crisis. We welcome those who oppose a bailout as well as those support a bailout with accountability. Â Please see our website for more.Â Our Facebook page and #nobailout on twitter are the…
No blank check for Wall Street: now what?

Sep 29, 2008

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jon

in Uncategorized

“Now is the time for Congress to come together again and vote on a real, comprehensive plan that will solve the crisis while still protecting the taxpayers and restarting our economic growth.Â I am prepared to stay here and in session as long as it takes, and I know many of my colleagues in Congress…
No blank check for Wall Street: Send a message to Congress!

Sep 28, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, social sciences

The $700 billion dollar bailout legislation will result in a huge expense to taxpayers — with all the benefits going to corporations and large stockholders. Most economistsÂ think that this plan will fail to address the underlying issues that caused the crisis. And there are many other issues for concern in the bill, such as…
No blank check for Wall Street: How to get more coverage?

Sep 27, 2008

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jon

in Uncategorized

The No blank check for Wall Street Facebook group is up over 500 people — excellent progress given the paucity of links!Â Â Depending on the agreement of the bailout, and reactions to it on Monday, we may well try to ramp up the wall-writing campaign.Â Â So it’s worth some time thinking about how else we…
No blank check to Wall Street: Call to action!

Sep 25, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

No blank check for Wall Street is a multi-partisan group of people demanding accountability for Wall Street for its role in the 2008 financial crisis. We welcome those who oppose a bailout as well as those support a bailout with accountability. Â Please see our website for more.Â Our Facebook feed is the best way to…
Email lists for “No blank check for Wall Street”

Sep 24, 2008

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jon

in Uncategorized

Just a quick note: I’ve set up a couple of email lists for No blank check for Wall Street; – announcements (low-volume): http://groups.google.com/group/nbc4ws-announce – discussion (potentially high-volume as we get larger): http://groups.google.com/group/nbc4ws-discuss please join, and let your friends know!
No blank check for Wall Street! (DRAFT)

Sep 23, 2008

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

DRAFT! Final version posted on OpenLeft and Pam’s House Blend Executive Summary: please check out the No blank check for Wall Street Facebook page, add yourself as a fan, let your friends know, and blog about it. How to help: If you’re on Facebook, it takes next to no time to sign up as a…
Rant: I hate software

Sep 23, 2008

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jon

in Personal, Professional

also posted on Pam’s House Blend. for a good time, compare and contrast how Soapblox (there) and WordPress (here) display the URLs in the quotes 🙂 As a “grand old man” of the software engineering field of defect detection, I sometimes take it personally when I run into bugs or usability problems.Â My IM friends…