Media. Communication. Protest.

By Michael Cervieri in Strategy.

Over the past decade dissident groups have utilized Internet communication during crisis to broadcast their message. We take three case studies to see how this has been done. In the process we see that over the years, the ability to harness these technologies is moving from organizations to anyone with actual Internet access.

What’s Up Little Buddy: Going Alpha With BuddyPress

By Michael Cervieri in Software.

Trying to decide on an Open Source Platform that provides robust blogging and social networking capabilities? So were we.

Copyright and Mental Squatting: Headaches That Won’t Go Away

By Michael Cervieri in Media.

As information industries struggle, they grasp at anything to protect their turf. The result is that we all suffer.

We’re Having a Party

By Peter Cervieri in Strategy.

On Thursday, August 6th we’re producing our first event with the Chelsea Art Museum here in New York City. We hope you’ll join us on their new rooftop to watch the sun set over the Hudson River.

CMS Watch: Drupal vs Joomla vs EE vs WordPress

By Michael Cervieri in Software.

Confused about what Open Source CMS to use? This cheat sheet might help.

Things Journo Grads Should Do

By Michael Cervieri in Media.

Start a blog, take some pictures, create an amazing video. Congrats on graduating. Now get to work.

Flex == Gumbo == Flash Builder

By Garry Schafer in Software.

Adobe recently announced that Flex will now be known by Flash Builder and my feelings are mixed.

Stop Calling Us Consumers on the Social Web

By Michael Cervieri in Strategy.

If Twitter is chattered conversation you need to treat it as such. If you approached a social gathering like a party and said, how am I going to use this situation, and worse, articulated it and acted like it, you’d come off as abrasive and crude.