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 can help out by giving a few dollars until the project gets funded. A project could be as simple as getting enough pens and…
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Craig 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, providing better return for the taxpayer dollar. We don’t hear about this much, but I just noticed Designing for…
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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, but Facebook email could indeed dominate all email.
The deal is that a Facebook identity (profile) pretty much ensures …
eBay 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 honest material here.
The judge says “craigslist leaves this field with something less than total victory.” Not total…
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Meg Whitman Allowed Porn Ads with Young Asian Females — Sex Acts for Money on eBay Site
Breaking: eBay classifieds sell hard core porn and more
Hey, check out the details here, but here’s the gist:
As a practical example of eBay’s “advanced filtering” and “family friendly” classifieds, we’ve been shown some ads currently live on eBay’s Loquo.com classifieds site, which…
The U.S. Gov iPhone Apps You Should Know About
iPhone, Android, and Blackberry Apps from USA.gov
Okay, the deal is that the Obama Administration is serious about making government work, providing good return for taxpayer dollars, and providing good customer service.
Today, they’re providing additional useful tools for the USA.gov…
Craig Newmark on How to Simplify and Reset the Facebook Discussion
I feel that the new kind of changes Facebook introduced are a really big deal for everyone and our future, not just at Facebook but for any kind of social media. They didn’t do well introducing them, which they’re now comfortable saying. Also, there might be some positions which people of good…
Craig Newmark on How Facebook Could Advance a New Unit of Reporting
The new Facebook stuff includes the concept of “social object” which is a fancy term meaning “something people want to talk about.” (Yes, we could use a new term.)
A social object could be the focus of all the reporting, fact checking, and discussion around a topic.
Facebook apps could be…
Fake Reviews — How to Spot Them
Hey, the folks at Consumerist are like the cutting edge of Consumer Reports, trustworthy and very smart, with attitude that people tell me the youngsters like.
They asked for feedback regarding spotting fake online reviews, and got it.
For the whole list, check out Spot Fake Online…
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Craig Newmark on Why Trust Networks Will be the Next Big Thing
People use social networking tools to figure out who they can trust and rely on for decision making. By the end of this decade, power and influence will shift largely to those people with the best reputations and trust networks, from people with money and nominal power. That is, peer networks…
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