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 13th, 2008, the news brings to our attention Chinese hackers, praise for collective action, the future of civic media, “filthy” Coca-Cola, and much, much more.

• How is IT helping and hampering movements?
• NYTimes coverage of the Webby’s (pretentiously hilarious!)
• Frustrated Chinese blogger will not touch “filthy product” after Coca-Cola perceivably shows love for Tibets (and other perspectives from the Chinese blogosphere).
• US Lawmakers: Chinese hacktivists sneaked into our computers.
• The is G8 coming together to fight Internet organized crime.
• Neo-individualism and praise for collective action.
• And finally, many cool examples of what the future of civic media might look like.

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On this day, June 6th, 2008, the news brings to our attention libel as a terror tactic, Scientology versus the Internet, the never-ending praise for social networks in the student rally scene, and much, much more.

• Net issues are are hot in the ‘08 elections.
• Scientology v. The Internet (and the “terrorists” who lurk there).
• Speaking of terrorists, have you ever thought of libel as a terror tactic?
• Praise for Internet, Social Networking in student rallies.
• Is the Homegrown Terror Prevention Act a threat to the First Amendment?
• Mention of a flash mob in a reenactment of earth history (what?)
• And finally, Craig Newmark weighs in on pretty much everything.

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