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Caught in an information rip?

January 12, 2011
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Being interconnected and tapped into the global flow of data has its risks. Personal risks, global risks, fundamental challenges like the mass extinction of Australia’s biodiversity. But there’s also the very real chance of good – the ability to understand each other, to have richer, far more fulfilling experiences, to come up with new ideas, to solve some of these big problems. Finding the balance is crucial.

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Do things #3

December 15, 2010

This blog is so new, there’s barely a ripple of links. But once you’re a little more established, PageRankGraph can show the websites that contribute to your site’s search engine rankings. It’s far from exact, based on SEO data from Blekko. But it’s a visual clue to where your recommendations are coming from. Speaking of which, [...]

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Reading #5

December 2, 2010

Sometimes all it takes to be creative is a different perspective. Matthew Engel’s Financial Times report on Australian politics captures something: The insecurity of power is reinforced by the layout of the parliamentary chamber. Instead of nestling alongside their colleagues on the front bench, the leaders sit alone at the despatch box, on swivel chairs, [...]

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Do things #1

November 26, 2010

Journalists waste a lot of time in multiple Freedom of Information requests for the same reports, or getting access to material that’s in the public interest. A couple of new sites aim to help. MuckRock files, tracks and shares FOI documents. DocumentCloud helps journalists, particularly investigative journalists, share their source documents. I reckon both would be just as [...]

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