As my clients and fellow Dittos already know through a series of goodbyes, this news is bittersweet. I'm leaving one dream job for another -- heading off on a new adventure that I expect to take me deeper into some of the most exciting parts of our work.
Here's what I shared with colleagues and friends earlier today by email and on my personal blog. more
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In The News | What We're Working On
We recently worked with our friends at the Center for Science in the Public Interest to launch the Chemical Cuisine Mobile Application, an extremely popular database of food additives safety ratings for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices. CSPI's Chemical Cuisine puts groundbreaking research about chemical food additives in the palm of our hands so that we can make healthier choices about the foods that we eat. more
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Cool Tech | In The News | What We're Working On
"To be truthful and revealing, data graphics must bear on the question at the heart of quantitative thinking: 'Compared to what?'" — Edward Tufte
As part of Mother Jones' new series Plutocracy Now, they've presented eleven fantastic charts under the heading "It's the Inequality, Stupid." more
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Design | In The News | Politics & Advocacy
As the Egyptian revolution played out, and especially after the government effectively killed the internet in Egypt between January 27 and February 2, we’ve had an ongoing conversation around the office about whether or not internet access should be considered a human right. These freewheeling discussions are one of the things I love most about working at EchoDitto, and, as usual, this one sparked all kinds of new ideas and ways of thinking about the issue. more
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Ditto Culture | IMHO | In The News
Georgetown students and Latin American human rights NGOs in the DC area have lately teamed up as Coalition Adios Uribe to work to revise the legacy of former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe. He was recently appointed an honorary post at Georgetown University and does some lecturing there. more
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In The News | Organizing | Politics & Advocacy
Lots to still unpack re social media's role in the unfolding events and protests in Egypt but this 90 second video provides a nice overview of what's going on.
(Warning: The lack of fact-sourcing/attribution makes this feel a bit propaganda-y.)
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Cross-posted on ReadWriteWeb!
The problem with working to change United States foreign policy is that you're never really sure what it's going on behind the curtain. By the time you have submitted a FOIA request and the government deems your information save, the present has passed into history. Which raises the question, will Wikileaks bring us the transparency we need to be able to understand the internal workings of US covert operations? more
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Ditto Culture | IMHO | In The News
As social media develops, thankfully so does its application. Cue the next generation of Twitter - harnessing the platform’s speed and agility to connect aid workers and victims of disasters with life-saving resources and vital information. more
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Conferences | In The News | Organizing
On November 2nd, 2010 at 5:26pm EDT, Politico's Tony Romm posted a rather scathing article. The article focuses on the claim that Google's Election Center, which is a service intended to match a voter's address with the location of their ballot box, had potentially misdirected "more than 700,000 households" in twelve battleground states. more
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In The News | Politics & Advocacy | Stats
The other day, The Washington Post advised its journalists NOT to engage with their readers on Twitter. Mashable reported that a memo was sent to staffers specifically telling journalists not to use their Post Twitter accounts to respond to critics, or their personal accounts to "speak on behalf of the Post." more
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Nicco Mele was interviewed by The American Prospect about Facebook's recently announced initial public offering.
