Monthly Archives: February 2012

The $100bn Facebook question: Will capitalism survive ‘value abundance’?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Is Facebook really worth $100bn – and where is this value coming from? [GALLO/GETTY] Chiang Mai, Thailand - Does Facebook exploit its users? And where is the $100bn in the company’s estimated value coming from? This is not a new debate. … Continue reading →

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Reddit reveals first draft of crowdsourced Free Internet Act

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

After playing a critical role in the downfall of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA, social network Reddit has started a campaign to write its own, alternative law: the Free Internet Act, or FIA. The proposed legislation, which has been crowdsourced by … Continue reading →

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Interview with Richard M. Stallman, founder of the GNU project | P2P Foundation

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Source: PRASANTH RADHAKRISHNAN RICHARD M. STALLMAN has been an indefatigable campaigner for the cause of free software for nearly 29 years now. Stallman founded the GNU project in 1983 and established the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in 1985, and was the … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street and the Peer-to-Peer Revolution: a discussion with Michel Bauwens Part III

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This is part three, and the last segment, of this series. In this final and short response to questions about the future, Bauwen’s discusses two possible futures for the development of peer to peer society globally, the ‘High Road’ and … Continue reading →

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OCCUPY MAY 1ST GENERAL STRIKE!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

What is #M1GS? In most European countries, May 1st is traditionally a ‘Workers’ day – a day of Labor Solidarity, and a public holiday. In Los Angeles, it’s a day to celebrate and march in support of im/migrant rights. In protest … Continue reading →

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Occupy + Commons: The Beginnings of a Beautiful Relationship | David Bollier

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Monday, February 20, 2012 The Occupy movement is beginning to discover the commons, and the result could be a rich and productive collaboration.  This was the lesson that I took from a three-day conference, “Making Worlds:  A Forum on the Commons,” hosted … Continue reading →

Posted in 15M, Activism, Alliances, Arab Spring, Commons, Exchange, Networks, Occupy, P2P, Revolution | 1 Comment

Occupy Heads into the Spring | Rebecca Solnit’s ZSpace Page

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

By Rebecca Solnit When you fall in love, it’s all about what you have in common, and you can hardly imagine that there are differences, let alone that you will quarrel over them, or weep about them, or be torn apart … Continue reading →

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Tweetin’ ’bout a revolution: Red Pepper interviews with Paul Mason

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Newsnight’s Paul Mason, author of a new book on the revolts sweeping the world, speaks to Red Pepper Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper) You highlight the commonalities of the different revolts of 2011, but how do we understand the differences between revolts … Continue reading →

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Dialogue between Bertram M. Niessen and Geert Lovink on p2p, Occupy, precarious net-workers, revolution and ‘general strike’ | net critique

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 10:34 am BMN: There is a struggle going on between different views of the ownership of the data produced and shared throughout the Web. While companies and governments are claiming for a stronger copyright control, … Continue reading →

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The P2P – Marxism Debate Takes Off

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

As an intro to a recent post ‘And the Debate Begins… Peer-to-Peer and Marxism: analogies and differences‘ we have said: “We are posting a critically timed and very important interview on P2P-Marxism nexus. Conducted by Jean Lievens with the founder … Continue reading →

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