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Can we retain privacy in the era of Big Data?
Our society is collectively creating, storing and communicating information at nearly exponential rates of growth. Most of this data is personally identifiable, and third parties control much of it. This personal data will be archived online forever and be instantly searchable, and few appreciate how many ways this data might be used to harm us.
Read more...Should We Ditch the Idea of Privacy?
A growing number of people argue that the notion of having a private life in which we carefully restrict what information we share with others may not be a good idea. Instead, sharing our intimate, personal information with others would benefit us individually and as a society.
Read more...What Happened to ‘Yes we can’?
Whatever happened to the “we”? We haven’t heard about it since the 2008 victory. “They built the largest online community in the history of the presidency,” says Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Media, which tracks the intersection of technology and politics. “But then they stopped talking to them and engaging them”.
Read more...Radical Openness in Business Fosters Growth
Recently, the smartest organizations have been rethinking what it means to be open. In this article I will show that there are three particular dimensions of openness that really matter in the business arena.
Read more...Kony 2012: Rethinking Global Problem Solving
The ‘Kony 2012′ director who was found naked in the street will remain in the hospital for several weeks. Danica Russell, Jason Russell’s wife, attributed her husband’s “reactive phsychosis” to the “sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention — both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days.”
Read more...My Five Part Series as Global Curator for Social Media Week: Empowering Change Through Collaboration
The debate on the role of social media and change is over. Over the last year, many have questioned just how important social media are in helping activists achieve social change.
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