Category Archives: mobilization

Opining for Pennies, Clicking for Cupcakes: Microwork and the World Wide Web

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

The original “Mechanical Turk” was an 18th Century imperial toy designed for the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.  A centuries-earlier version of Deep Blue, the toy gave the illusion that one was playing chess with a highly-skilled automated mannequin, when in … Continue reading →

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Kony 2012–Simple dangerous messages

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

The Kony 2012 viral video has become something of a icon of the power of social media, in both its most powerful and dangerous ways. While I’ve followed the various debates only from a distance, I thought I’d just post … Continue reading →

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Transport Workers Union’s video from Wisconsin

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Uprising in Wisconsin from TWU International on Vimeo.

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