Real-time war in the age of Twitter, a short look at the front lines from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Israel live-tweets Gaza offensive from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Brian Fung at the Atlantic writes: “Over the past six hours, Israel’s military has been hammering Gaza with a barrage of missiles. The IDF’s … Read more
Five Companies That Are Definitely Thrilled Obama Was Re-Elected from Wired Top Stories by Ryan Tate Gun makers and hospitals are celebrating the president’s reelection with stock rallies. The Bahamas: U.S. Election Result Sign of a Global Shift? from Global Voices Online by Janine Mendes-Franco The recently-concluded U.S. election captured the interest of the entire … Read more
Obama?s Celebration Moment Is Most-Liked Facebook Photo Ever Obama?s ?Four More Years? Tweet is Most Popular of All Time [REPORT] from Mashable! by Stan Schroeder Donald Trump calls for revolutionary overthrow of American government from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow He deleted it, but Wil Wheaton saved it for posterity. Triumph of the Nerds: Nate … Read more
The 6 Sets of Numbers That Will Decide Election 2012 from Mashable! by Quartz Ustream and Video the Vote Encourage Voters to Film Election Day Injustice from Mashable! by Fran Berkman Share the Vote: Show Friends You Participated in Election 2012 from Mashable! by Meghan Peters The 10 Most Memorable Moments of the 2012 Election … Read more
A.B.D. Diplomatik Temsilciliği (@ABDIstanbul) ve Yaratıcı Fikirler Enstitüsü (@yfenstitusu) işbirliğiyle Haydarpaşa Tren Garı’nda ABD Başkanlık Seçimi İzleme programı düzenliyor. Program 6 Kasım’da Türkiye saatiyle 23:00’te başlayacak. 23:30’dan itibaren CNN Türk tarafından canlı olarak da izlenebilecek. Programın resmi adı: ?Follow Hub 2012 A.B.D. Seçimleri @Haydarpaşa? Etkinlik alanında 3 kategoriden davetli olacak. Diplomatlar ve Protokol kadrosundan davetliler, … Read more
Obama To MTV: No Facebook Profile For Malia from All Facebook by Jennifer Moire Infographic of shifting US political ideologies from kottke.org by Jason Kottke It was not my intent to be so politically oriented this morning but here we are. This is a chart that tracks the ideologies of the Democratic and Republican … Read more
The historic Haydarpaşa Station will be used as a venue for the special program prepared by the American consulate and Institute of Creative Minds From the November 6 evening to November 7 morning (Istanbul Local time). Many new media tools will be used. I will be around to help the organization. Details will come soon;) … Read more
One Year of Occupy. One Year of Journalist Arrests. from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Josh Stearns has been tracking “press suppression and journalist arrests,” which became a regular occurrence since the start of Occupy Wall Street on September 17, 2011. “As press, protesters and police converge in New York City for the one year … Read more
If Google yanks “Innocence of Muslims,” will it lose its DMCA Safe Harbor? from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Robert Cringely speculates on the reasoning behind Google’s decision to continue hosting the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” clip despite a request from the State Department to remove it. Cringely believes that Google worries that if it … Read more
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What’s actually in the Mohammed video? from FP Passport by Joshua Keating Sam Bacile has reportedly gone into hiding after his film, the ?Innocence of Muslims,? provoked yesterday’s violence in Egypt in Libya, including the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Who is Nakoula Basseley Nakoula? from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Enigmatic Egyptian-American … Read more
?EVE Online? Community Mourns Death of Ambassador Killed in Libya Attacks from Mashable! by Chelsea Stark U.S. Drones Never Left Libya; Will Hunt Benghazi Thugs from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman The skies over Libya were clogged with U.S. Predator drones during last year’s war. But just because the war ended in October didn’t … Read more
2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Final round clashes – Chessbase 2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Final round clashes 08.09.2012 ? Sunday is the big showdown, with the chess equivalent of blood and gore to be expected. Despite finishing 21st, Pinoy woodpushers still winners in Chess Olympiad Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines ? If there’s anything the Philippines achieved … Read more
Congress releases report on the effects of patent trolls, could this mean litigation? from The Next Web by Emil Protalinski YouTube Flags Democrats’ Convention Video on Copyright Grounds from Wired Top Stories by Ryan Singel A seemingly rogue copyright complaint brought down the Obama campaign’s live feed of its own convention Tuesday night, just minutes … Read more