http://corinnadigennaro.com Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:54:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nicola Bruno mi ha intervistato ieri per il Manifesto per parlare di Facebook, la censura dei contenuti pubblicati su Internet, e gli eventi di attualita' politica degli utlimi giorni - l'intervista e' pubblicata sul Manifesto del 15/12/2009: «Facebook che istiga all'odio? Mi sembra solo un'esagerazione che dimostra una totale mancanza ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/12/15/facebook-tartaglia-e-le-minacce-del-governo/ The article I co-authored with my colleague Alberto Pepe, from UCLA, has been published in the December Issue of First Monday: "Political protest Italian–style: The blogosphere and mainstream media in the promotion and coverage of Beppe Grillo’s V–day" First Monday, Volume 14, Number 12 - 7 December 2009. Here is ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/12/12/new-article-published-political-protest-italian-style/ Comedian/blogger Beppe Grillo has announced today on his blog that he wil be entering Italian politics by running to become a candidate of the Left wing party Partito Democratico. His decision has startled many, given his views and actions, which have often been labeled as 'anti-politics', causing a wide array ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/07/12/beppe-grillo-enters-italian-politics/ A forthcoming study by Hua Wang (USC Annenberg School for Communication) and Barry Wellman (University of Toronto) "Social Connectivity in America" has looked at how social networks of friendship have been changing from 2002 and 2007 and how this is related to different levels of Internet use. The study was prompted ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/06/15/has-internet-use-changed-the-number-of-friends-you-have/ [live blogging] My friend and colleague Lokman Tsui (@lokmant) is talking today at the Berkman Center about his current research:  Beyond Objectivity: Global Voices and the Future of Journalism. Global Voices is "a community of more than 200 bloggers around the world who work together to bring you translations and ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/06/02/beyond-objectivity-global-voices-and-the-future-of-journalism/ Vittorio Zambardino writes today in La Repubblica about a recent research study carried out on the Italian blogosphere: what are Italian bloggers writing about? The article presents very interesting graphs, which show the top tags used in 2009 and the topics Italian bloggers write about. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the top tag in ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/06/01/italy-as-seen-by-the-italian-blogosphere/ The Pew Internet and American Life Project has just released a report on the role of the Internet in the 2008 US election, which analyses trends in how people consume political news & information and the ways they use the internet to engage with politics. Here are some of the ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/04/16/the-internet-and-the-2008-us-election-participation-andor-fragmentation/ Live blogging from the workshop “From Social Network to Social Movement” at Harvard Law School. Joe Green, Founder of Facebook Causes is presenting. You can also follow on Twitter: #HLSsocnetworks Facts on Facebook Causes: 50 million people using it, 250.000 active causes, 7 million dollars raised, average donation $22 (1) Why does ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/04/01/joe-green-on-facebook-causes/ Live blogging from the workshop “From Social Network to Social Movement” at Harvard Law School. Ben Rattray, Founder and CEO of Change.org is presenting. You can also follow on Twitter: #HLSsocnetworks Rise of the social web has been huge. Activism by proxy - people are interested in organizations and these organizations ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/04/01/ben-rattray-on-changeorg/ Live blogging from the workshop “From Social Network to Social Movement” at Harvard Law School. Marshall Ganz from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, presenting The role of narratives as leadership practice in social movements. You can also follow on Twitter: #HLSsocnetworks Social movements are a form of association. ... http://corinnadigennaro.com/2009/04/01/marshall-ganz-on-narratives-and-social-movements/