During the weekend one of my oldest friends, PJ, came to visit with his daughter. Suffice to say that he takes credit for introducing me to my wife, and we have been married for almost 30 years, so that has to take the friendship back a long way! PJ is out from the UK for [...]
Or – The Havenots become the Haves. Preamble It’s a well known fact that when placed under restricting circumstances, all animals will look for an escape or release from the restriction. “The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.” – John Perry Barlow. ——————————————————————————————————————————– The Article IRC stands for [...]
Over the next few weeks I am going to be changing the theme of this blog. For the last year or so there have been a variety of ideas on this blog. From climate changes to political activism to technology. Over the last week, I started working on a new book, and have had an [...]
glumbert.com – How to make an Angry American
How much influence will the users of YouTube (and other video hosting sites) have on the coming Australian election? In Canada it is election time too… See this story on what the media are saying there about video activism. This is something that I am particularly interested in, and expect to be a key part [...]
Pew just released a report (17th Jan) that shows that in the US there has been a huge surge in online activism. some 23% of people in the US created blogs or forwarded political commentary about issues or candidates in the recent US elections. This seems to reveal two interesting – and not surprising – [...]
Back in the 1960's Richard Neville made a name for himself in London as the publisher of Oz Magazine. It was one of the first, if not the first, youth culture magazine. It provided a platform for activism. It confounded the authorities. It presented truths about Viet Nam. It exposed corruption. And it tried to [...]
Like Coffee? We all do. Like the Starbucks cup? Like any consumer product mixed opinions. But as a company, Starbucks have been incredibly successful in seeding stores across America (and the world) growing business, revenue and profits, and providing a lot of people with a big charge every day. Actually, lots and lots of people [...]