How can the power of the web solve the world's most pressing problems?
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| 6 October 2010
Web 2.0 Expo New York highlighted a number of Web 2.0 principles and trends that also have relevance to the Gov 2.0 space. Here's a look at the connective tissue that binds these two worlds.
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The shift to cloud computing puts Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform in the spotlight.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| 23 September 2010
Academics, technology companies, and privacy and civil liberties advocates are in agreement: the laws governing electronic privacy need an update. In these video interviews, four professors and the ACLU counsel reflect on "digital due process."
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Kevin Slavin sees a world where games shape life and life shapes games.
by James Turner
| 23 September 2010
Kevin Slavin, managing director of Area/Code and a speaker at Web 2.0 Expo New York, has worked at the the intersection of games and reality for nearly a decade. In this interview, Slavin explores the impact of mobile apps and the unexpected ways games shape our lives.
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"The Mesh" author Lisa Gansky on the shift from ownership to sharing.
by Dale Dougherty
| @dalepd
| 22 September 2010
Why own when sharing will do? In this interview, "The Mesh" author Lisa Gansky discusses the rise of sharing goods and services and how companies are adapting.
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How crowdsourcing affects government, research and the workforce.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| 17 September 2010
In a brief Q&A;, CrowdFlower founder Lukas Biewald looks at crowdsourcing's growing influence and its impact -- both positive and negative -- on the workforce.
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Thrillist founder Ben Lerer on the staying power of newsletters.
by Mac Slocum
| @macslocum
| 15 September 2010
Despite predictions of its imminent demise, email continues to be a viable medium -- not only for communication, but for advertising as well. In this interview, Thrillist co-founder and Web 2.0 Expo NY speaker Ben Lerer explains why he remains bullish on email.
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