FOSS hits mainstream media in Pakistan! “Open it up” SPIDER Magazine’s September 2006 issue on FOSS. Highlights from the September 2006 issue. Editorial: http://www.spider.tm/sep2006/ednotes.html Cover Stories Tune your brains, by Fouad Riaz Bajwa Open source software has gradually made its way across the shores to Pakistan. It is not only major organisations but also interested… Continue reading
Date archives "September 2006"
The Dropping Knowledge Business Model
Dropping Knowledge is a mega-project that aims to institute a global dialogue on the most pressing global issues of the day. It’s a high-tech affair with as physical component, a giant electronic table in Berlin. It will record the contributions of 112 leading world thinkers on September 9th. My feelings where mixed when taking a… Continue reading
Odd Wiki SocialSynergy: WiredNewsWiki
Link: Odd Wiki SocialSynergy: WiredNewsWiki. Wired News has teamed up with Social Text to create WikiNews site. Quoted from Wired Wiki: In an experiment in collaborative journalism, Wired News is putting reporter Ryan Singel at your service. This wiki began as an unedited 1,059 word article on the wiki phenomenon, exactly as Ryan filed it…. Continue reading
Richard Poynder interview on peer to peer
It is not often that you have the opportunity to do an interview with an interviewer who really takes the time and gives you space. So it was a joy to do this interview with Richard Poynder, and explain our vision on peer to peer and social change. The first part, already published, has some… Continue reading
Managing Innovation
If the principle of social innovation, which says that innovation no longer happens essentially within the entrerpise, applies, what kind of managers are needed to accompany this change? A analysis from the Sloan Management Review, summarized by the Networks, Complexity, and Relatedness blog: “Managers who excel at managing streams of “spurts” of innovation, they say,… Continue reading
New essay on the Play Ethic by Pat Kane
Pate Kane, of the excellent Play Ethics blog, has an essay summarizing his key ideas, strongly recommended. Our own P2P Gaming Concepts pages are here.
Temporariness, ownership, and post-material values
Quite a fascinating though capsule by Kristina Dryza in a trend report on temporariness vs. ownership: “Ownership is all about attachment, dependency and possession. The impulse to possess leads us to develop habits of being attached to both people and things. By trying to possess, by mentally holding on, we live in fear. The temporary… Continue reading
Web 2.0 documentary: is it a bubble?
Web 2.0. CEO’s in a 24 minute documentary on whether Web 2.0. is a deep trend or a bubble? Worth watching. For a written exploration see here.
Green Wifi initiative: solar-powered broadband for development
Reblogged: “What is Green WiFi? A number of non profit entities focus on addressing the digital divide by providing internet access to developing areas. Green WiFi addresses one of the biggest barriers to success: the lack of reliable electricity in developing areas required to power the network. Green WiFi has developed a low cost, solar-powered,… Continue reading
Cancer: cooperation is good also for the bad guys
(discovered via http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/) From http://www.newscientist.com/ : “An analysis of how cells in a tumour cooperate has provided a unique insight into the evolution of cancer, and may lead to new treatments. It makes use of “game theory” – the mix of mathematics and economics theory that has been invaluable in understanding how cooperation can evolve… Continue reading
Olivier Malnuit’s ten commandments for the liberal communist
Here are these ten commandments according the french Technikart journalist: (source: http://amormundi.blogspot.com/2006/04/zizek-on-tech-bloom.html) 1. You shall give everything away free (free access, no copyright); just charge for the additional services, which will make you rich. 2. You shall change the world, not just sell things. 3. You shall be sharing, aware of social responsibility. 4. You… Continue reading
Interlocals.net to promote cross-regional dialog in East Asia
Reposted from an email message: We hope that you will come to www.interlocals.net We really need your participation to create a cross-regional dialogue. This project began with a flash of inspiration in May 2005, when Japanese blogger Joi Ito wrote down his thoughts about the cacophony that was the anti-Japanese demonstrations in China. On that… Continue reading
Canadian radio podcast on copyright
The Contrarians, a CBC radio show, have a really excellent program which covers nearly all copyright issues from a perspective that is sympathetic to copyright critics. Well worth listening to here. More material on copyright/copyleft issues, including podcasts, is indexed here.