Tom Watson

links for 2008-07-02

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:20:22 -0400

links for 2008-07-02:

How social networking saved New Orleans - Network World
Fascinating account of online organizing in New Orleans, well after the national media spotlight left Nola’s neighborhoods.
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links for 2008-07-01

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:43:44 -0400

links for 2008-07-01:

OneAim.org — Advocating a Decentralized Semantic Web for Civil Society - Social Actions
The prolific Peter Deitz profiles OneAim, a “global participation feed” of civil society…

I'll Be Your Mirror

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:19:21 -0400

I'll Be Your Mirror:

The targeting on Facebook advertising is starting to annoy me. Then again, I have only myself to blame. After all, the basic value of the Facebook experience is simple: you tell them…

Lessons from the Political Arena: Personal Democracy in Action

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:28:27 -0400

Lessons from the Political Arena: Personal Democracy in Action:

“Can we just put up a site like Barack Obama’s?”

Surely I am not the only person working in the philanthropic sector who has been asked that question in the last six months. Even as nonprofits,…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:05:28 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:58:10 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

links for 2008-06-27

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:26:28 -0400

links for 2008-06-27:

Down with the Cause | Max Gladwell
Great run-down on the recent evolution of “the cause” from Max Gladwell, including a couple of startups I’ll have to add to my list…
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Nor Was I Aware of Any Coveting...

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:37:34 -0400

Nor Was I Aware of Any Coveting...:

“I’m aware that there is killing in the game. I wasn’t aware of the stealing.”

- Brenda Stanhouse, in testimony during a lawsuit involving hidden sex scenes in the hit video game Grand Theft…

New York Times Right-Wing Sex Columnist Maureen Dowd Is Censured

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:24:13 -0400

New York Times Right-Wing Sex Columnist Maureen Dowd Is Censured:

Last November, I wrote to the public editor of The New York Times about the sickening behavior of one its star op-ed columnists, Maureen Dowd:

Mr. Hoyt,

I am well aware that opinion…

New York Times Right-Wing Sex Columnist Maureen Dowd Is Censured

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:58:02 -0400

New York Times Right-Wing Sex Columnist Maureen Dowd Is Censured:

Last November, I wrote to the public editor of The New York Times about the sickening behavior of one its star op-ed columnists, Maureen Dowd:

Mr. Hoyt,

I am well aware that opinion…

Political Geekfest Opens Curtain

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:37:35 -0400

Political Geekfest Opens Curtain:

I’m at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York today and tomorrow - my friends Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry have done a phenomenal job of attracting top names and true experts in online…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:17:17 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:12:30 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22):

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E Pluribus Obama

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:35:02 -0400

E Pluribus Obama:

Owl-eyed Clarence Page nailed his line in a single take on this morning’s gabfest of aging Georgetown media machers - paraphrasing roughly (I’m a mug short of my Sunday caffeine…

Chapter One - A Different View

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:52:20 -0400

Chapter One - A Different View:

So here’s the draft of chapter one of CauseWired, all 6,000 words or so, as parsed by the insanely addictive Wordle app - I’m not sure I can do a better job of describing my book! Click to get…

links for 2008-06-20

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:56:18 -0400

links for 2008-06-20:

Don’t Wait to Engage Millennial Donors: Brazen Careerist
Derwin Dubose: “…conventional wisdom often leads organizations to completely ignore young donors, but they are making big…

links for 2008-06-18

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:29:18 -0400

links for 2008-06-18:

Green Burn-Out | PhilanthroMedia
On so many karma-tracking social action platforms, environmental messages often reign supreme. But how much is too much, and why are we often confused?…

Not the Jackie Robinson Way

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:07:42 -0400

Not the Jackie Robinson Way:

The New York Mets are building a grand monument to National League baseball next to the 7 Train in Queens, replete with a soaring entry rotunda along along Roosevelt Avenue. The rotunda is to be…

Measuring Social ROI in an Online Marketplace

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:01:31 -0400

Measuring Social ROI in an Online Marketplace:

The founders of Social Markets say it is “building the foundation for a true social capital marketplace.” Now that’s one tall order, yet the creation of the year-old nonprofit is aimed at…

Grand Old Man of the New Journalism

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:41:01 -0400

Grand Old Man of the New Journalism