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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These themes of race and class were not lost on ethnographer danah boyd , who gave one of the most provocative presentations of the conference – quoting both Habermas and inner-city teens! She talked about how online social networks mirror off-line social dynamics, and described the phenomenon of “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA). Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits. is in conflict with (currently, Iran). Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. One of my favorite places for a long time now.

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

The agency has used this authority to conduct a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets. Israeli 2009 Stuxnet attack , which destroyed centrifuges that Iran used to enrich uranium gas for its nuclear program. Honestly I’m with the teens on this one — that video is a cry for help. Tanya Chen / BuzzFeed ).

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