On this day, June 4th, 2008, the news brings to our attention the flash mob’s cooler cousin, digital ninjas, “computer literate” terrorism, guerrilla campaigning in Idaho, the 10-year-old’s digital pedophile costume, and more.

• Forbes takes a look at Kiva and its founders, Matt and Jessica Flannery.
• Charlie Beckett of the Polis Journalism Society: Does the Internet make things more democratic?
• SleepWhenDeadNYC puts on a steroid-pumped flash-mob festival. Is this the flash mobs more mature cousin? What is this?
• Perhaps talk of Egypt and Facebook activism will fill the void in conversation choices left by the end of primary season.
• Adeline Flash Mob advertises upcoming (ninja) mob, video.
• Have you heard about the 10-year-old girl who masked herself as an Internet pedophile?
• A look at Guerrilla campaigning through the eyes of Smokefree Boise.
• And finally, there is no shortage of reportage on the rise of “computer literate” terrorism.

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On this day, May 22nd, 2008, the news brings to our attention South Korean web activists’ continued crusade against American beef, how an Internet “juggernaut” is expected to “crush McCain,” courtroom drama for a young member of Anonymous, the feasibility of creating “Big Brother” in the UK, Scarlett Johansson’s perceived roll in inviting YouTube jihad, and more.

• Joshua Hill adds to the discussion about creating two classes of the Internet.
• Looking for student loans? Have you considered borrowing P2P style?
• The UK Times pooh poohs the feasibility of constructing a modern day “Big Brother.“
• A 15-year-old member of Anonymous is summonsed to court in the UK.
• Surprise! The Internet was key in Sen. Obama’s victories!
• To quote “The Russian” from Rocky 4, Obama’s Internet juggernaut will reportedly “crush McCain.”
• South Korean web users/text-hounds are continuing their fight against US Beef.
• Hate is on the rise in the 2.0 universe.
• And finally, YouTube, Scarlett Johansson, and the rise of Internet terror.

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On this day, May 1st, 2008, the news brings to our attention the organization of global terror online, the ongoing failure of the American Right to catch up with the Left by way of Internet fund-raising, an alternative to flash-freezing, a boycott of French supermarkets, and even more conversation about cyber-activism in Egypt (this time coming in part from the front lines).

• Interpol’s Executive Director of Police Services talks about how terrorists are using the Internet, how they’re getting better with computers, questions the theory that hackers are becoming more professional.
• Conservative columnist Peter Wirs notes that the GOP has less than half online contributors than do the Democrats. He goes onto declare “the Republicans have absolutely no answer to these numbers of Obama online contributors or MoveOn supporters.”
• In Australia, Chinese nationalists plan to boycott a French supermarket.
• A third shot at Internet activism in Egypt, this time on Global Voices. Blogger and activist Nora Younis talks with the site about Facebook and the helpfulness of Twitter (beyond its ability to help free American bloggers).
• And to answer a question I posed yesterday - Yes, flash mobs can ultimately lead to something more than freezing; they can lead to students promoting the lineup of a campus concert by way of chanting and acting like dinosaurs.

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