Category Archives: Internet
Guerrilla Journalist Teams
Two things have struck me lately. One was meeting Jennifer Eccleston and Arwa Damon in Iraq (and their equipment guy) — they were embedded with the Marines to report on the war. I also am impressed with Anderson Cooper’s effort … Continue reading
On the Health Care Debate
[read my previous post on this subject for more context] Tea Party Rally (Again) On Wednesday, I went on a 5 mile run to the Capitol and back to my apartment before my afternoon shift of work began. On the … Continue reading
Public Transit Adds Data Points
Here in DC, WMATA (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) has started putting up signs at all its bus stops that have a unique stop number on them. What this number symbolizes is a unique ID that riders and WMATA operators … Continue reading
Filed under Communications, Computers, Design, Government, Internet, Openness, Policy, Tech, Web
Surpluses and Shortages
I’m moving out of my Georgetown rowhouse and just started my job, so I’ve been a little busy and haven’t been able to write much. That’s one reason Twitter is so great — I’ve been able to just send some … Continue reading
Filed under Anthropology, Business, Economics, Education, Globalization, Government, Internet, Policy, Politics, Stock Market, Tech
Big, Interesting, Mysterious Pragmatic Problems
I’ve just finished a master’s program full of amazing classmates seeking policy solutions to some of the toughest problems the US and international institutions have to currently deal with. For my part, I deeply love to spend a lot of … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Development, Economics, Education, Globalization, Government, International Affairs, Internet, Openness, Policy, Privacy, Reputation, Web
Ticket Re-Sellers and Scalpers
Trent Reznor wrote a post on his Nine Inch Nails (NIN) forum about re-sellers and scalpers of concert tickets. In it, he discusses the motivations for TicketMaster to encourage the secondary market for tickets, which leads to scalpers poaching tickets … Continue reading
Future of Web Apps, Miami, 2009
Back last semester, I decided to pony up the resources to travel to Miami to attend the Future of Web Apps conference run by Ryan Carson’s Carsonified. The ticket cost $200 for just the conference day (the workshop day was … Continue reading
Idea for a Georgetown MSFS Start-Up Fund
Hi. I am currently a second-year student in the Masters of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University. The program is housed within the School of Foreign Service, one of the best international affairs programs and international development programs … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Education, Government, International Affairs, Internet, Politics, Web
My Tech Policy Memo to President-Elect Obama
For my excellent “What’s Shaping the Internet?” class with Professor Michael Nelson, we had to write a 6-page memorandum to either President-Elect Obama, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, or some other organization head, using three main policy points. I chose to … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Communications, Government, Internet, Openness, Policy, Politics, Privacy, Reputation, Tech, Web
Inefficiencies: Everywhere
I have this running series of posts grouped into “Inefficiencies”, where I want to look at really poorly-run business sectors and figure out how to attack them if I were an entrepreneur in their space. Thanks to the US’s infatuation … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Internet, Marketing, Web
