The Constitution Will Be Tweeted
The newest government in the world was designed with help from comments on the internet. God help us all.After Iceland’s economic collapse in 2008, the island nation decided it was time to write a new constitution, this one not based on its parent country of Denmark but rather made from the original ideas of its citizens.
The Facebook Diaspora
Earlier this year, Facebook was embroiled in controversy after it made significant privacy changes. Users did not like having more of their information public, so they revolted. Four NYU students decided to create an open source alternative to Facebook. That is how Diaspora got started. The team will launch the network on 15 September 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/08/26/facebook-alternative-diaspora-launches-september-15/
Cognitive surplus will change the world
http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_wo...Information Has No Privacy Walls
People believe that Facebook and the web in general should be able to protect the information we post online. This goes against the fundamental design of Facebook, social media, and the web itself. We should be relying on ourselves for our privacy, and not turning Facebook into our scapegoat. Privacy is dead. Facebook, social media, and the web itself are designed to share information. While you can be angry about Facebook’s lack of communication over the privacy issue, to believe that information on Facebook or other social networks is inherently private or “yours” is just wrong. Protecting our privacy starts with us, not Facebook. The privacy wall did not exist in the first place. The web makes the transmission of information easier than ever. Social media makes spreading that information even simpler. The web is a network of information, and information has no walls.
Time for Open Alternative to Facebook
Facebook has gone rogue, drunk on founder Mark Zuckerberg's dreams of world domination. It is time the rest of the web ecosystem recognizes this and works to replace it with something open and distributed. It is time to find a way to let people control what and how they would like to share. Facebook’s basic functions can be turned into protocols, and a whole set of interoperating software and services can flourish.
Keep Calm and Carry On
The slogan "Keep Calm and Carry On" was originally produced by the British government during the Second World War as a propaganda message to comfort people in the face of Nazi invasion. Tim Ferriss takes the message and applies it to today's world. "Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers," Ferriss concludes. "Keep calm and carry on!"
http://mashable.com/2010/04/29/deal-with-haters-tim-ferriss/
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