Carnegie’s interactive feature: “How do Americans View the World?”– Romney’s moment of loss— Occupy Wall Street Is Back—- The September 11 Digital Archive- An Americana roundup

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

Americana roundup: Obama Speech Tops Facebook Mentions… September 11 as experienced on the International Space Station..

Obama, Romney Take Over the Web With Advertisements from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick   Obama Speech Tops Facebook Mentions from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick   September 11, 2001 as experienced on the International Space Station from Boing Boing by David Pescovitz On September 11, 2001, US astronaut Frank L. Culbertson watched the aftermath of the … Read more

Andy Atkins-Krüger asks why “Why Yandex Chose Turkey As Its New Frontier With Google?

  Why Yandex Chose Turkey As Its New Frontier With Google? Andy Atkins-Krüger Since their highly successful IPO in May this year when Yandex?s shares increased in value 55% on day one and raised $1.3 billion, the speculation (especially from me) has not been when the company would launch into new markets ? but which … Read more

late 9/11 post. Where Erkan was on 9/11?

First of all, my most sincere condolences… It was on the midnight of 10 September 2001, right at the very end of my first month in US, I had written to a TA friend of mine who would later come to US and start her own PhD: ?Dear Almıla, life here in Houston, is so … Read more