Author Archives: Globalism

10 Things About ACTA

By | February 4, 2012

Thought that ‘the battle to save the Internet’ was won with the defeat or shelving of SOPA? Think again. To paraphrase Clay Shirky from the last video I posted here, the price of a free Internet has to be eternal vigilance, it seems.

What’s next? He…

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‘Time Warner wants us all back on the couch..’

By | January 23, 2012

‘…just consuming – not producing, not sharing – and we should say No’.

In the latest video from Globalism Films, Clay Shirky explains why SOPA/PIPA isn’t dead yet.

Another TED Talk issued under a Creative Commons license.

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Kisumu Mixtape – fines tunes from Kenya (WN0039)

By | January 18, 2012

A mixtape of 17 underground classics from Kisumu, Kenya, ranging from
traditional guitar to blunted ass reggae to innovative hip hop.

RawMusicINTL: Raw Music International

Another gem here from the Free Music Archive, this time a delic…

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SOPA and PIPA – Learn more

By | January 18, 2012

Visited Wikipedia today to find something out, only to discover that it’s blacked out? Wondered why? Read on (text reproduced from Wikipedia, under permission)…
 
Why is Wikipedia blacked-out?

Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA b…

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‘This Is Brighton’ (WN0038)

By | January 6, 2012

First week back at work after Christmas. Made it to the weekend. Tired, but picked up on a Friday evening with the discovery of this little gem.

When I came across Sam O’Hare’s beautiful tilt-shift/time lapse video of New York and a later clip o…

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Behind SOPA: What It Means for Business and Innovation (WN0037)

By | December 25, 2011

Via: Business Insurance Blog

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New film: ‘In Motion’

By | December 24, 2011

With over 200 exits and used by millions of people daily, Tokyo’s
Shinjuku station is the world’s busiest train station. It serves as the
rapidly beating heart of the city’s commercial districts, and is the
main hub through which commuters pour …

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Save the Internet

By | November 22, 2011

There is a bill currently being discussed in the US Congress right now that could fundamentally cripple the Internet as we know it, with significant implications for freedom of speech, innovation and internet integrity.
Known as the ‘Protect IP Act’, …

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Portraits from a Zombie Parade

By | October 22, 2011

Brighton held its annual Zombie Walk today, from Victoria Gardens near the Pavilion, through town, and on to Marine Parade. Now in its fifth year and better know as Beach Of The Dead, the parade is one of many that go on around the world.&n…

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Moments from a Catalan summer

By | October 9, 2011

It was a three-year wait, and ultimately a short city break. But this summer, my wife and I finally managed to get what we could call our honeymoon. We had a long weekend in Barcelona – her first visit, my second – and it was well worth the…

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