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.
World Economic Forum launch Information Technology website
The World Economic Forum has launched an information technology website which enables users to view charts by country of internet users, network infrastructure, and mobile phone subscriptions. Access it here: http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-information-technology/the-great-transformation/dashboard Read its global Information technology report 2010-2011 on the website: http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-information-technology
ICON – International Coalition on Newspapers
http://icon.crl.edu/about.htm A consortium of member libraries (mainly USA based who are seeking to preserve and improved access to newspapers worldwide). Useful features include a database of bibliographic information about newspapers published worldwide, http://icon.crl.edu/database.php which includes holdings information for North American libraries, and an excellent register/directory of links to historic newspaper digitisation projects worldwide: http://icon.crl.edu/digitization.htm
Crisis Commons
http://crisiscommons.org/about/ Crisis Commons is a network of individuals and community groups who explore how new technology can help with communication during humanitarian crises. The website provides background information, plus free access to reports from conferences and events.
Churnalism
http://churnalism.com/ An interesting initiative by the media standards trust which aims to give the public information to distinguish between original work and churnalism – the latter is defined as simple press releases which have been presented as if they are examples of original journalism. At the moment the site covers articles from the covers the […]
Liberation Technology
A research programme based at Stanford University which is exploring how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. Access at: http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/ Currently, its Twitter channel http://twitter.com/Liberationtech has some excellent links to sites being used by protestors in […]
Journal of Cultural Economy
We now have access to the Journal of Cultural Economy from 2008 onwards. Find it on Leicester Elink. The journal contains useful articles on marketing and advertising, consumption and fashion.
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