Tag Archives: United States

France: Minitel and the Internet

Posted on June 4, 2012 by geoffcain

Minitel, France, 1982. Wikipedia I was just in Paris this month. How did I get to Paris? Fortunately for me, my car got stolen in October, and I decided to go to Paris instead of replacing it. We were a two … Continue reading →

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SOPA Resistance Day

Posted on January 18, 2012 by geoffcain

On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill – PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – to … Continue reading →

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Why #Occupy will succeed

Posted on November 11, 2011 by geoffcain

George Siemens wrote an interesting post on the Occupy Movement earlier this month. I think he gets that leaderless, connected groups can succeed but he also writes “I saw a few #occupy members on Colbert Report yesterday. They may not … Continue reading →

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