What should we make of these  swarms  or  flash mobs ? When you are living in a society that you perceive as being unjust, unfair, wh...

Important concept coordination costs .  power law distribution,  80-20 curve , or  long-tail distribution .  The classic answer to ge...

The Multitude Project is proposing an example of an infrastructure that can support massive social movements. It is a LEGO-type infrastructu...

What is different about the Internet compared to other communication mediums when one considers the dynamics of social mass movements? A so...

Tiberius Brastaviceanu proposes the Scientific Oeuvre to replace the current system of science communication. "Sharing and collabo...

What we are seeing in Iran, as in other parts of the world, is the genuine expression of the people for freedom, beyond political paradigms....

"Social networking sites were shut down in Iran after protesters used these sites to coordinate rallies and get news out about governme...

Student Protests Are Turning Into A Twitter Revolution In Moldova (April 7, 2009) by Leena Rao " Students in Moldova are using...

To Shut Off Tiananmen Talk, China Disrupts Sites By MICHAEL WINES and ANDREW JACOBS (June 2, 2009) The question is for how long do they...