The rise of citizen cyberscience and its impact on professional research http://indico.cern.ch/contributionDisplay.py?sessionId=11&contribId=27&confId=103325 A talk on the rapid growth in the last decade of direct public participation in science via the Web and the impact of this participation on science research.
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Reith Lectures Archive
Audio files and transcripts of over 240 lectures from 1948 onwards. These lectures are funded by the BBC and aim to advance public understanding of contemporary issues. In the most recent one Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means. Other classic texts include Robert Oppenheimer on Science and the Common Understanding, […]
Map Kibera
Another interesting example of citizens and aid agencies using social media for community empowerment/development. Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, is a city suburb. Since 2009 they have been creating a free open map of facilities and providing news services for local citizens and community activists. http://mapkibera.org/ The blog http://www.mapkibera.org/blog/ provides descriptions of the implementation of the […]
New Media Index
A weekly report that captures the leading commentary of news-focused blogs and social media sites and compares their subjects to that of the mainstream press. http://www.journalism.org/commentary_backgrounder/about_new_media_index
Journalists on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/journalists Launched on April 5th 2011 with the aim to “serve as an ongoing resource for the growing number of reporters using Face book to find sources, interact with readers, and advance stories.”
The Guardian Activate conference on digital media
New York, 2011. Some useful videos from this key event: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/activate-conference
Pew Internet and American Life
http://www.pewinternet.org/ A project which provides free access to reports and surveys on the impact of the Internet, Web 2.0 and associated technology on American life.
World Service Archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive The BBC World Service archive of radio podcasts provides access to documentaries. A wide range of social and economic matters are covered. Recent topics include wiki leaks and IMF. Some items are interned to be stored for an indefinite period.
E-G8 Forum
The first G8 conference on the impact of the Internet upon G8 nations was held in Paris on May 24-25th. This website has information on participants, agendas, some papers and videos of key speeches: http://www.eg8forum.com/en/ Many of the key themes covered are summarized in this 70-page report: Internet matters: The Net’s sweeping impact on growth, jobs and prosperity: […]
Blogging about the EU
http://euonym.wordpress.com/ This blog is maintained by Antonia Mochan Head of Media in the London office of the European Commission. It offers her personal opinion on the role of social media in promoting the EU in the UK. There are links to other major EU bloggers.
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