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Theron DesRosier

BigDialog: Ask the President-Elect - 0 views

www.communitycounts.com/forum

networked governance bigdialog

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    BigDialog: Ask the President-Elect Think of questions you'd like to ask the President-Elect. 2. We fly the top questioners to MIT and ask their questions. Link to Terms 3. You rate the President-Elect's answers. More...
Nils Peterson

Discovery News: Etherized: PRI's The World: Technology Podcast 217, Special Election Ed... - 0 views

blogs.discovery.com/...pris-the-worl-1.html

community obama election public radio international

shared by Nils Peterson on 16 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Nils Peterson on 16 Nov 08
     
    good podcast about roles of internet and other personal technologies. just about mid-way talks about information scarcity (1.0) vs information abundance (2.0). near the end it talks about the tech proclivities of various ethnic groups
Theron DesRosier

ecitizenfoundation.org - 0 views

ecitizenfoundation.org

networked governance

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    "I invite you to join and promote an exciting collaboration called BigDialog.Org: Ask President-Elect Obama an online question. This effort is co-sponsored by the Foundation, the MIT eCitizen Architecture Program under the leadership of MIT Professor William Mitchell, powered by Founding Partners communityCOUNTS (forum) and CIVICS.com (open frameworks) and supported by cyberspace luminaries like Professor Lawrence Lessig of Stanford, Professor Ethan Katsh of UMass and Professor Michael Froomkin of University of Miami Law School. Our growing community of partners also includes techPresident, change.org, pajamasmedia, voterwatch, blip.tv and many more."
Theron DesRosier

techPresident - About TechPresident - 0 views

www.techpresident.com/8

techpresident networked governance

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    "The 2008 election will be the first where the Internet will play a central role, not only in terms of how the campaigns use technology, but also in how voter-generated content affects its course. TechPresident.com plans to track all these changes in real-time, covering everything from campaign websites, online advertising and email lists to the postings on YouTube and who's got the fastest growing group of friends on MySpace."
Theron DesRosier

Obama Looks To Harness Grass-Roots Support : NPR - 0 views

www.npr.org/...story.php

obama networked governance

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    When President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, he'll have expanded majorities of Democrats in both houses of Congress - and the support of a big grass-roots movement. Millions of people helped him beat Sen. John McCain, and Obama must be as innovative in harnessing their power postelection as he was during the campaign.
Theron DesRosier

Aviation High School - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/dents-take-learning-new-levels

theme based school

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    "In addition to core courses in math, science, language arts, and social studies, we offer electives such as art, environmental stewardship, forensics, Japanese, and science olympiad, plus a series of seminars focused on aviation and aerospace, including Aviation and the American Character, History of Aircraft Design, and Robotics. In each course, students complete projects that demonstrate a depth of understanding and skill related to our essential questions and schoolwide learning goals. The more complex projects are developed in collaboration with industry experts, such as a wing-design engineer, a transit planner, an Arctic researcher, and a local river-cleanup coalition. "
Theron DesRosier

Change.org - Ideas for Change in America - 0 views

www.change.org/ideas

change.org networked governance

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    "What's Your Big Idea for Change in America? President-Elect Obama says he wants to hear ideas from all Americans, so we're taking him up on his offer. Here's your chance to pose innovative solutions to the major problems we face and to get them heard." Submit your ideas for how to change America, and vote for your favorites. The top idea for each cause will be presented to the Obama administration on Inauguration Day, and that's just the beginning. (Much more to come)
Theron DesRosier

techPresident - How the candidates are using the web, and how the web is using them. - 0 views

www.techpresident.com

networked governance web2.0 politics

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  • Theron DesRosier on 14 Nov 08
     
    While much of the tech industry and blogosphere is pondering who President-elect Barack Obama might appoint as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer--Eric Schmidt? Jeff Bezos? Larry Lessig?--a bunch of heavy-hitting public interest groups in Washington and a couple of civic-minded techies out in Seattle have each launched promising interventions in the discussion.
Gary Brown

Some say bypassing a higher education is smarter than paying for a degree - 1 views

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      Gary Brown on 14 Sep 10
       
      Of course many faculty have been calling for this for a long time, wanting to teach students who elect to be here for reasons other than presumably maximizing their learning potential.
  • "If you major in accounting or engineering, you're pretty likely to get a return on your investment," Vedder says. "If you're majoring in anthropology or social work or education, the rate on return is going to be a good deal lower, on average.
  • The unemployment rate among those with bachelor's degrees is at an all-time high
Nils Peterson

Arianna Huffington and Jay Rosen: Thanks to the People Who Worked on OffTheBus; Here's ... - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-the-people-who-_b_144476.html

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shared by Nils Peterson on 19 Nov 08 - Cached
  • In fact, OffTheBus was such a success that HuffPost intends to make the crowd sourcing and distributed journalism methods developed and honed by OTB during the election an integral part of our editorial process -- utilizing them across all of our different sections.
Nils Peterson

Jumo - Together in Concert - 0 views

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shared by Nils Peterson on 18 Mar 10 - Cached
  • There are no magic solutions to the challenges our world faces. But there are millions of people around the globe who work each day to improve the lives of others. Unfortunately, there are millions more who don’t know how to meaningfully help. Jumo brings together everyday individuals and organizations to speed the pace of global change. We connect people to the issues, organizations, and individuals relevant to them to foster lasting relationships and meaningful action. 
    • Nils Peterson
      Nils Peterson on 18 Mar 10
       
      New social problem solving site being launched soon by one of the co-founders of Facebook, who went on to the My Barack Obama effort during the election.
Theron DesRosier

Find Your social media - 0 views

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social networking politics

shared by Theron DesRosier on 29 Apr 10 - Cached
  • State and local governments: Showcase your social media adoption and see what your peers are doing. Government and elected officials: Promote your social media activities and increase your followers. Citizens: Get connected with your local government officials and activities.  Get started now by searching for your city, your state, your county, or a government official!
  • Theron DesRosier on 29 Apr 10
     
    Use this to find social media links to city, state, county, or a government officials.
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