Word: webbed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Web address of the post, which was placed on 4chan.org, is no longer operational. But a screenshot of the original post was placed on a second online message board, AutoAdmit, where it is still accessible...
...Web 2.0 activism has moved from simply amassing information to wiki-fying the data and enabling it to go viral. Anyone interested in the factors influencing politicians' earmarks, such as their personal finances and campaign contributors, can now dig into that data, sifting, sorting and commenting on it, and sharing it with others using maps, charts and other visuals. By presenting data in widget format, the sites are encouraging dialogue and jump-starting activism (blogs then spread their findings backed by the live data). In so doing, the sites are helping to illuminate subjects like revolving-door lobbying in ways...
From John Edwards' haircut to Hillary Clinton's tear, Web videos have played a well-publicized role in generating buzz about this year's presidential candidates. As influential as those viral clips may be, though, a broader role is arising for so-called voter-generated content. Civic-minded techies are increasingly bringing Web 2.0 to political activism, developing new watchdog tools that open up congressional machinery for ordinary citizens to scrutinize and critique...
...Modern-day technology will reinvent democracy," says Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, which uses the Web to shine a light on the work of Congress. "It allows people to participate in huge numbers and in ways that will fundamentally challenge power structures, that will demand accountability from their elected officials...
...DeGennaro now runs ReadtheBill.org, a nonpartisan start-up trying to build consensus around the idea that bills should be posted on the Web for 72 hours before congressional debate begins, so the public can assess and respond to pending legislation. The site is aligned with OpentheGovernment.org, which aims to reduce government secrecy. Key to reducing secrecy is exposing more and more about where the $16.8 trillion in federal spending ends up, which is the aim of Fedspending.org, a site that has been searched 7 million times over the past 20 months. A related project is Lawrence Lessig's Change Congress...