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Hello world!

This is my first post using WordPress — I’m migrating from Blogger.com right now and switching to GreenGeeks.com hosting and domain name registration. Hope to finally centralize my web presence… Switched to GreenGeeks even though it’s more expensive because they … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap-up: 8 Feb 2009

My favorite articles from this weekend… Google Search is History, Twitter Search is Now?Google next victim of creative destruction?Fast forward to today and take a simple example of how Twitter Search changes everything. Imagine you are in line waiting for … Continue reading

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Twitter: I’m (Reluctantly) Sold

After using Twitter for the better part of December, I’m sad to say that I’m already sold. Sad because I don’t want another social network to maintain (side note: Twitter just joined up with Google Friend Connect — but my … Continue reading

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Why Advocates for Change Should Understand Wikipedia

I did not begin my Wikipedia-editing journey for altruistic reasons. I was in a business meeting, bored out of my mind, thinking about my then-upcoming visit to ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting in Dallas where I would present HRC’s shareholder resolution … Continue reading

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EveryBlock

I went to the NetSquaredDC (www.net2dc.com) event last night at the Google DC headquarters — nice officespace, but it was even niftier in the conference area we used. They were serving fruit and fondue (as well as the more standard … Continue reading

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Google Policy Fellowship – Deadline Extended

I can’t apply for the fellowship, because I’m not a student of any sort, but it’s well-paid and with some fun organizations. They just extended the application deadline to Friday, January 11. If you’re a student interested in the intersection … Continue reading

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OpenCongress.org – Making sense of the federal legislative process

Have you ever tried using Thomas from the Library of Congress? “In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress”… Well, if you happen to know what you’re looking for, you can find some things fairly … Continue reading

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Finally, a Redesign!

Notice: If you’re reading this post anywhere other than samirluther.com, you’re pretty much missing the whole point of this one… For the last few years, I’ve been encouraging people who maintain a personal website or a website for a group … Continue reading

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New York Times vs. Googlezon

The New York Times ended its subscription Times Select service on Tuesday [Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site (18 Sep 2007, nytimes.com)] opening up [most of] its vault of its archives to the masses in the … Continue reading

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Google TechTalks

I hit some paydirt, today, thanks to Treehugger.com. Back when I was lucky enough to visit the Googleplex, we passed through a room where they told us about these TechTalks. I imagine they told us this, but it didn’t quite … Continue reading

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