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Paul Ryan and the Rise of the Fact-Checker
Fact-checking is on the rise this election. Thanks, Paul Ryan. Fact-checking and Paul Ryan, BFFs by accident? News media taking fact checking seriously? The Paddy Chayefsky cl... ...read more
Which News Outlets Can You Trust?
Folks, as you may know, I’ve been doing a lot of work with good orgs who are doing factchecking work, and voter protection. As the nation gears up for the general elect... ...read more
Social Media for Nonprofits
I get asked a lot if nonprofits are using social media effectively. After taking a look at the Nonprofit Times list of 100 top nonprofits based on revenue, the craigconnects te... ...read more
Craig Newmark on DonorsChoose.org
How DonorsChoose.org is Helping Military Families I’m a big fan of DonorsChoose.org, helping teachers get the job done. A teacher can post a project there, and anyone ca... ...read moreCraig Newmark on How the Obama Administration is Crowdsourcing
Expertnet – public/private engagement for results Turns out, the folks in Washington have been increasingly working with the private sector to run things more effectively... ...read more
Can Facebook Email Kill Spam?
Facebook Email: Spam Killer? UPDATE: check comment on Facebook Email below, new take on creating FB identities. Thanks! Okay, we don’t know what’ll be announced, b... ...read moreNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
The death toll from lung cancer is really bad. Research shows cigarette smokers are up to 20 times more likely to develop lung cancers than people who have never smoked. Acco... ...read moreIntroducing “Goverment Doesn’t Suck” Day
Government Doesn’t Suck Day Hey, people in government get a lot of unfair crap headed their way; here’s a way to undo some of that. GovLoop.com is a really good so... ...read moreeBay vs craigslist: “Goliath bloody, David still standing”
Well, most of the reporting on this case was based on reading a bad press release, rather than reading the judge’s opinion. Judge for yourself, it’s linked to by the... ...read more
Craig Newmark: What I Should Have Said to CNN’s Amber Lyon When She Ambushed Me
CNN’s Amber Lyon has been crowing for weeks about scoring an ambush interview against me. Boy, if she only knew that successfully ambushing me is about as big an accompl... ...read moreFollow Us
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