Who Controls the Internet? Censorship: from China to Naguib Sawiris
Region: Egypt“The Internet is out of control!” For years, this sentence has been the leitmotiv of every government’s opposition to the Web. Politicians don’t like citizens being empowered and actually us... more
Views: 1415How Hyperlocal Online Projects Are Changing Local Political Coverage
Region: New YorkThe following are references for today's Personal Democracy Forum discussion with Debbie Galant, David Bennahum, and Steve Grove. More on the conference and agenda here. Baristanet Comment Policy: http://www.baristanet.... more
Views: 2343India’s MTNL Scraps Deal To Outsource 3G Operations To Virgin Mobile, Spice Group
Region: IndiaAccording to published reports, India’s MTNL has scrapped its plans to transfer its 3G network to Spice Group and Virgin Mobile. The units are located in Mumbai and Delhi. There have been mixed reports in the media... more
Views: 2935Nepal's Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing
Region: NepalProbe Report Says the Three Murdered Women Were Not Poachers The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, mu... more
Views: 1563Sex.com website to be auctioned off on Mar 18 2010
Region: New York
Sex.com, which is considered as one of the most valuable domain names, has been put on sale and is scheduled to be auctioned off on Mar 18. The auction will be held at New York law firm Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LL... more
Views: 3001Tata Teleserviecs launches New Postpaid Offers for J&K Subscribers
Region: India
Jammu, 25 February (Scoop News) - Tata Teleservices Limited, the country’s youngest and fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom operator, today announced the launch of three new attractive Tata... more
Views: 1897Tata Indicom Introduces Pay Per Call Flexi Plan in J&K
Region: India
Jammu, January 23 (Scoop News) - Tata Indicom, the CDMA brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, on Saturday announced the launch of ‘Pay Pe... more
Views: 2464People lie on the street at a makeshift medical center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Region: Haiti
By Louis Belanger One of many makeshift medical centers around Port-au-Prince. It is a pretty awful and desperate site. more
Views: 1051Oxfam's HQ in Port-au-Prince, which collapsed during aftershock
Region: Haiti
By Louis Belanger Oxfam's HQ in Port-au-Prince, which collapsed during aftershock. I snapped this from my phone today. more
Views: 1217Can a perfect Exam be Constructed?
Region: Philippinesby Marciano A. Paroy Jr. I recently attended a seminar on Language Testing at the College of Teacher Education of the Mariano Marcos State University-Laoag Campus. The training activity was an opportun... more
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