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Occupy Pittsburg To Start Saturday Night
At this morning’s Occupy Wall Street rally, after the stay of (possible) eviction, I found myself next to Carl Davidson – a storied union organizer who told me that the Pittsburg Occupation will kick off October 15. As in New … Continue reading
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Wall Street Actually Occupied (Briefly)
[Fast Company] Can a leaderless, agenda-less movement also survive without a home base? With the specter of eviction looming, Occupy Wall Street tested their “organized chaos” approach to protesting and wound up on Wall Street proper. [Read the rest of Wall … Continue reading
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Translating Content Is The New Having A Web Presence
[Fast Company] A New York City translation tech venture, Smartling, today released a host of new features and services to help users translate their websites, mobile, and other digital content into many languages, quickly, affordably, and accurately. [Read the rest … Continue reading
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The Chants of Occupy Wall Street
Fortunately, the protestors have employed a variety of chants. Using the same couple over and over again could be maddening. The unfortunate “Hey, Hey. Ho, Ho.” does appear from time to time, but it’s mercifully rare. Here are the ditties … Continue reading
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#OccupyWallStreet – Then and Now
On August 3rd, it was possible to know everyone in the New York General Assembly by name. Two months later, it’s hard to even know how many thousands are attending. See photos from then, and now.
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The Inside Story Of Occupy Wall Street
[Fast Company] Frustration, doubt, chaos, and failures dominated the early days of Occupy Wall Street. So how has it lasted so long, grown, and spread around the country? Fast Company reporter Sean Captain was at the occupation from day one … Continue reading
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Which 99 percent?
As it’s a purportedly leaderless movement, it’s hard to say exactly who Occupy Wall Street is. But now the organizers are struggling with the challenge of saying who they are not.
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Apple’s iOS 5 is the sincerest form of flattery
Apple has an unimpeachable reputation as an innovator. But nothing is created in a vacuum. From the famous adaptation of the by-then well-established (among techies) “windows” concept to its late entry to the MP3 and smartphone market, Apple has judiciously … Continue reading
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What To Expect From iOS 5
[Fast Company] For most of the 16.4 million Americans with an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3Gs, according to ComScore, as well as iPads and recent iPods, the real news from Cupertino today is what they’ll get for free by downloading … Continue reading
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Journalism, activism and the challenge of objectivity
While covering an Occupy Wall Street planing meeting about a month ago, I learned that the professor sitting next to me was helping coordinate with protestors in other countries. “I’d love to talk to you about that,” I said. “Great, … Continue reading
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