ICANN, Make a Difference
November 27, 2012 The $100 million raised by the sale of new Web domains should be used to wire Africa Sascha Meinrath Elliot Noss November 27, 2012The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...
View ArticleHow to Use Technology to Make You Smarter
November 29, 2012Annie Murphy PaulNovember 29, 2012Can a calculator make you smarter? The QAMA calculator can. You use it just like a regular calculator, plugging in the numbers of the problem you want...
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What's at Stake at WCIT?
An Overview of WCIT and the ITU's Role in Internet Governance December 5, 2012Tim MaurerClick here to download the full paper as a PDF. The latest battle over who governs the Internet is taking place...
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The WCIT Wake-Up Call: Time To Broaden the Discussion on Internet Governance
A similar version of this blog post also appeared on Global Voices Advocacy on Friday, December 7, 2012.World leaders are meeting in Dubai this week for the World Conference on International...
View ArticleA Half-Time Analysis of the Summit That Could Shape the Future of the Internet
December 13, 2012Danielle KehlTim MaurerDecember 13, 2012The latest battle over who governs the Internet is taking place right now. Representatives from more than 150 nations gathered in Dubai last...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Osama Revisited and Internet Indecision
Peter Bergen discusses how the new movie "Zero Dark Thirty" stacks up to the real account of how Osama bin Laden was captured and killed. Rebecca MacKinnon provides post-game analysis of the Internet...
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Special Section in the International Journal of Communications on Meaningful...
Since 2009, the federal government has funded 232 Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) digital training and access projects nationwide. New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute...
View ArticleKelly: DeMint's Departure Is Just the Beginning
December 18, 2012Lorelei KellyDecember 18, 2012Late last week, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., announced he was leaving the Senate to become president of The Heritage Foundation, the country’s most...
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Samsung Blunder is Bad, but Digital Locks are Also Security Flaws
This weekend saw xda-developers user alephzainpost a previously unknown and extremely dangerous Android vulnerability that affects most Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note II, international Galaxy S III,...
View ArticleApps to Regulate Apps
December 19, 2012Tim WuDecember 19, 2012NOBODY ever said that big cities make for easy living. The apps of the moment, Uber and Airbnb, try to mitigate matters by letting you book a car ride or rent...
View ArticleThe Internet Deserves Its Own Holiday
January 2, 2013Marvin AmmoriJanuary 2, 2013Every so often in human history, something new comes along that warrants a celebration, and that deserves its own holiday. That’s why I propose we celebrate...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Over the Cliff and Hitting Your Limit
Marc Goldwein explains how Congress brokered the fiscal cliff deal, and warned of rocky terrain still ahead as legislators tackle across-the-board spending cuts and the debt ceiling. Danielle Kehl...
View ArticleMr. Schmidt Goes to Pyongyang
January 7, 2013 Google’s chairman is visiting North Korea. Will the hermit kingdom finally permit the Internet? Emily ParkerJanuary 7, 2013On Monday, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt arrived in North...
View ArticleThe Developing World Needs More Female Internet Users
January 10, 2013 A new report outlines some ways to make it happen. Elizabeth WeingartenJanuary 10, 2013When Sarah AbdelHafez was 12, her older brother brought home a cutting-edge piece of technology:...
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Comments Regarding Sensitive Technologies Guidance
Access Now, the Center for Democracy and Technology, Collin Anderson, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute January 12, 2013On January 12,...
View ArticleHappy Internet Freedom Day
January 18, 2013 A year ago today, SOPA went from meaning soup in Spanish to meaning we all care about our right to information. Marvin AmmoriJanuary 18, 2013One year ago, in the aftermath of the...
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Is Media Consolidation in the Public Interest?
How does media consolidation affect women and minority ownership opportunities and local reporting? Experts debate proposed FCC rules, at forum on “Media Ownership and the Public Interest.”Minorities...
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Case Study: Red Hook Initiative WiFi & Tidepools
This Case Study will be published in the forthcoming edition of Wireless Networking in the Developing World and will be cross-posted at commotionwireless.net Red Hook Initiative WiFi is a...
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Commotion Deployment Report: Allied Media Conference 2012
Since 1999, the Allied Media Conference (AMC) has gathered an array of community organizers, activists, technologists, artists, educators, policy wonks and others to collaboratively design and explore...
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Celebrating Educational Opportunities at KEYSPOTS on Digital Learning Day
Every February 6th, the Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) promotes Digital Learning Day, a national campaign to recognize efforts to “engage students, celebrate and empower teachers, and create a...
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