For those unfamiliar with the Russian term Samizdat, Wikipedia explains:
…it is the clandestine copying and distribution of government-suppressed literature or other media in Soviet-bloc countries. Copies were made a few at a time, and those who received a copy would be expected to make more copies. This was often done by handwriting or typing.
This grassroots [...]
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Blog as Samizdat
March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Armenian · New York · art · art criticism · internet
Why is YouTube Blocked in Armenia?
March 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Why o why did this happen? The Republic of Armenia has declared a state of emergency because of the post-election protests. The government has closed TV, websites, radio, leaflets, everything. OneWorld Media has some great reporting on the topic and so does ArtMika at Unzipped Armenia.
Even ArmeniaNow.com is reporting by law only official news, as [...]
Tags: Armenian · human rights · internet
Rebels Need the Mainstream
March 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Not only does Wikipedia need its vandals–up to a point–the vandals need an orderly Wikipedia, too. Without order, their culture-jamming lacks a context.
“The Charms of Wikipedia” by Nicholson Baker from The New York Review of Books (March 20, 2008)
Tags: internet · pop culture
Web Users in 2011
November 30th, 1999 · No Comments
According to Live Science, by 2011 these will be the four top internet-using countries:
USA — 238 million
China - 234 million
Japan - ?100 million (I don’t know why the study isn’t specific about this number)
India — 81 million
I know it’s not a country (yet), but here is the projected number for Europe:
Europe - 450 million
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