http://pulsepolitics.com How social media is changing politics Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Protests against the FARC in Colombia on February 4, 2008 drew millions of Colombians in over 27 cities in the country and in over 104 worldwide. The protest in Colombia turned out to be the biggest in the country's history "The national police operations commander, General José Riano, said an ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/07/28/rise-of-the-5th-power-facebook-and-the-colombian-social-movement/ Generacion Y is a blog ran by cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez that recently made it to Time Magazine Top 100 most influential people. More important, under the nose of a regime that has never tolerated dissent, Sánchez has practiced what paper-bound journalists in her country cannot: freedom of speech. The pieces ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/05/08/blogging-threatens-castros-control-of-media-in-cuba/ I am constantly rambling that the internet is not necessarily a good thing for democracy. I believe, and here reiterate, that the web is just another social tool like the radio, television, book or telephone. What is novel about the web is that it has broken the strangle hold that ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/05/02/the-mechanics-of-grassroots-censorship/ The Garden State, home of the the NY Giants, the Jersey Devil, Bon Jovi (and Springsteen) has 1-uped it's 49 competitor states again. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has marvled at the 16 lane Garden State parkway or graduated from the illustrious Richard Stockton College of ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/22/nj-more-then-just-great-tomatos-smoke-stakes-and-newark/ This is a subject that requires a more in-depth analysis and I will probably cover it across the span of several posts.  It has been reported widely on how effective terrorist groups are using the internet to operate, but mostly, for recruitment or social media terrorist marketing.  Kevin from buzznetworker prompted us ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/15/jihad-20-part-1/ I know... I'm repetitive, I ramble but it's true...social media open up the way for greater surveillance. My previous posts have gone on about how the web allows authorities to (potentially) perfectly monitor our social activities, at least as we or our friends report them on facebook/twitter. But today the ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/13/were-all-watching-us/     At last weekend's Bar Camp Orlando, Andres, Gabriella and I gave a presentation in which we claimed that the social web has broad significance for social movements and political demonstrations. One of our claims was/is that large organizations and governments have been unable to capitalize on the social web ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/10/web-20-hookers-get-it/ As the torch-run reaches its end, it's interesting to see that as CNN reports the events from helicopters far away, protesters are using twitter to update events minute by minute, giving orders as where to go and organize, within minutes they are alerted of changes.Photostream for the olympic torch. These ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/09/olympic-torch-as-it-happens-on-web-20/ Protesters in San Francisco are already mobilizing for the olympic torch tomorrow, and they are using web 2.0 to its fullest extent. Tomorrow the Olympic torch will be heading towards San Francisco, its only stop in the U.S. Already there have been protests as the torch passed through london and ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/08/mobilization-20-the-olympic-torch-protests/ The Indonesians and the Dutch are at it again! The AP, Reuters and others are reporting that a dutch legislator has created a film that not only depicts Muhammad (a no no for Muslims), but also encourages Muslims to “tear out 'hate-filled' verses from the Koran”. ... http://pulsepolitics.com/2008/04/08/if-it-bleeds-can-it-be-censored/