On this day, July 3nd, 2008, the news brings to our attention a generation of community organizer aspirants, the Chinese finding their way around the Great Firewall, backlash against Rogers, the Canadian iPhone provider, and much, much more.

• Ukrainians are becoming “increasingly involved in grassroots activism.”
• A short profile of Carrotmob and the Carrotmobsters who make it work.
• Canadian iPhone customers going about their outrage the wrong way?
• Living and dying by social networks.
• Chinese finding a way around the firewall.
• And finally, I want to be an organizer when I grow up.

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On this day, July 2nd, 2008, the news brings to our attention some fresh approaches to collective action, peace movements in Nepal, email tips, and more.

• “Imaginary friends who live in my typewriter” and “the inverted Matrix.”
• The World Bank walks us through collective action against corruption.
• Tips for successful action-prompted emails.
• Diversity and collective action in Nepal (lengthy but interesting).
• And finally, a different approach to acting collectively.

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On this day, June 30th, 2008, the news brings to our attention a grassroots cry for help to Bob Barr, a reminder that “real change” happens offline, a look at what happens when you make the netroots angry, and much, much more.

• Sally Kohn, senior campaign strategist with the Center for Community Change, reminds us to log off once in a while.
• It looks like Bob Barr’s supporters would like to see him read Ms. Kohn’s article.
• With regard to environmental issues, Chinese Millennials are starting to make something happen.
• Don’t piss off the Netroots.
• Community organizes to help family (aw).
• With regard to mobs, does ’smart’ necessarily equate ‘wise’?
• Perhaps you’d like to know the (speculative) future of e-politics.
• And finally, want to win a campaign? Bring a camera

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On this day, June 25th, 2008, the news brings to our attention the contention between hackers and social activists, the feminist blog as a hotbed for action, a look at what, exactly, the future holds for the Internet, and more.

• When are hackers social activists?
• Patrick Ruffini on the changing face of “rightroots” movement.
• Feminist blogs appear to be where the collective action is at.
• Notes on E-Mobalization and Participation from the Berkman Conference on Internet and Democracy.
• The future is broadband, not Facebook. And some odds and ends from Larry Lessig.
• Speaking of Lessig don’t fall into the “four year trap”.
• And finally, the press just loves a good flash mob freeze.

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On this day, June 24th, 2008, the news brings to our attention reference to PDF2008, the rise (or fall?) of America’s democracy, even more questions about China and democracy, and more:

• Is YouTube really the future?
• Can Internet Activism really change anything in China?
• Coverage of Huffington at PDF: She “hails obsessive compulsive media”
• Community journalism as activism.
• (With reference to PDF2008) McCain Camp plays down E-Factor.
• Even more from PDF2008: Elizabeth Edwards Skypes about activism.
• Employers and Union-challenging rights.
• And finally, the Internet, America’s Democracy, and the rise or fall of both.

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On this day, June 20th, 2008, the news brings to our attention Google-bombing McCain and an introduction to Anonymous:

• Google-bombing John McCain
• Scientology and an introduction to Anonymous

And a large handful of commentaries regarding the AP and their assault on bloggers:

• AP Battles Blogs
• Duff: AP starts copyright fight but can’t handle blogger backlash
• AP pulls a Metallica
• AP Exaggerates The ‘Conversation’ It’s Having With Bloggers; Caught Copying Text From Bloggers As Well
• Michael Arrington: The AP Has Violated My Copyright, And I Demand Justice

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On this day, June 19th, 2008, the news brings to our attention the Internet-savvy Red Guard, the dilemma of modern collective action, public choice theory, and much, much more.

• Newspapers are bad at flash mob coverage.
• Illegal flash mob pool parties, Google, and the cops who get pulled into it all.
• “New Media” is old hat.
• www.thechairmanismyhomeboy.com
• The left, collective action, our generation, and dilemma.
• When was the last time you really put some thought into public choice theory?
• And finally, a pretty great analysis of all of the numbers emerging on increased Internet and politics.

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On this day, June 18th, 2008, the news brings to our attention myths and realities about Chinese bloggers, a look at collective learning, Muslim activism online, the replacement of X-Gaming with flash mobbing (sort of), and much, much more.

• Bringing the business card exchange to the Internet.
• Best news title of the day goes to: “Campaign Obamizing VS Community Organizing?”
• More on Obama: The Illinois Senator “suggests that it takes a collective.”
• Have you partaken in the New Sport for the under 40 Generation?
• How are the Chinese blogging?
• Getting Your Collective Lean On 101
• Muslim activism online.
• And finally, Brits are going online to take on collective action.

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On this day, June 17th, 2008, the news brings to our attention super-young organizers, thoughts on Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty, a look at how to take action, suggestions on how to blog from the road, and much, much more.

• The third in a three-part series on Public Participation Theory
• What would Trotsky read? The left decide to get into organizing… book clubs.
• Even more of the same on how Americans are [politically] using the Internet
• Need to blog from the road? Here’s a way to do it.
• The youth, social justice, and thinking outside of the box.
• The All-Powerful Drudge and the art of the Internet boycott.
• Wiki-what? Britannica pulls stick out of their…
• A conservative considers Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty
• And finally, Mr. Shirky and the leveraging of the network for social action.

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On this day, June 16th, 2008, the news brings to our attention more word on this newfangled election (and Sen. Obama as a web warrior), crowd-sourced movie-making, mobility and environmental activism and much, much more.

• Sen. Obama: Web Warrior
• In actual warfare news, more on the cyber front.
• Hey! Let’s crowd-source a movie!
• Some governments are more pointedly targeting bloggers.
• The Internet and the 2008 election.
• And more…
• And finally, a look at mobility and environmental activism.

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