Berto Jongman: Blowing Open Bought Journalists — Not Just CIA but Atlantic Council, Foundations — A Network of Funded Lies Masquerading

Media Critiques: German Editor Turned CIA Whistleblower By Erik van de Beek and Udo Ulfkotte Russia Insider,Saturday, Oct 18, 2014 Exclusively for Russia Insider, Dutch journalist Eric van de Beek interviews the senior German editor who is causing a sensation with his allegations that the CIA pays German media professionals to spin stories to follow …

Owl: Dmitry Orlov on Ebola and Five Stages of Collapse — Financial, Commercial, Political, Social, Cultural

Dmitry Orlov on Ebola and the Five Stages of Collapse Orlov is one of the best futurists writing on society collapse, having witnessed and personally experienced the collapse of the Soviet Union. His book, Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Experience and American Prospects http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Collapse-Experience-American-Prospects/dp/0865716854, is one of the best ever written in the collapse genre and …

Berto Jongman: Kill the Messenger Movie, Gary Webb Interviews, CIA Drug Business Back in the News

American Drug War: The Last White Hope: Pre Release Cut(YouTube) The original Dark Alliance web portal (Narco News mirror/re-upload) Book: Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion (Amazon) Book: Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & ‘Project Truth’ Col James Sabow, USMC (RIP) Murder Book (Web Site) Video: Gary Webb on …

Event: 23 OCT 14 London Tower Hamlets Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Network

Tower Hamlets Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Network (Tower Hamlets SEEN) UnLtd Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (BST) London, United Kingdom Tower Hamlets SEEN aims to build a local ecosystem of support for young social entrepreneurs to set up their own social ventures. It will be based on peer …

Patrick Meier: Integrating Geo-Data with Social Media Improves Situational Awareness During Disasters

Integrating Geo-Data with Social Media Improves Situational Awareness During Disasters A new data-driven study on the flooding of River Elbe in 2013 (one of the most severe floods ever recorded in Germany) shows that geo-data can enhance the process of extracting relevant information from social media during disasters. The authors use “specific geographical features like hydrological data and …

Mary Ellen Bates: Seriously Searching Social

Seriously Searching Social (Slideshare) EXTRACT   Stealth research DOs & DON’Ts @mebs 16 DOs Set privacy settings to “STUN” Manage clients’ expectations Anonymize any requests for help Remember, this ain’t Dialog @mebs 17 DON’Ts DON’T assume the 80:20 rule DON’T leave footprints DON’T name names when asking for help @mebs 18 Social search strategies @mebs …

Yoda: Open Source Hardware Association is Officially a Non-Profit Organization!

Good, this is. OSHWA is Officially a Non-Profit Organization! Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is thrilled to announce we have just received our official non-profit status! OSHWA aims to be the voice of the open hardware community, ensuring that technological knowledge is accessible to everyone. We encourage the collaborative development of technology that serves education, …