Archive for the ‘stopcyberbullying’ Category
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
As everyone from the New York Times onward has noted, in the wake of the threats against Kathy Sierra Tim O'Reilly proposed a Blogging Code of Conduct and has now written the first (draft) version of this code. While I'm heartened that so much well-intentioned conversation has surged through ...
Posted in blogs, citizen journalism, kathysierra, participatory culture, stopcyberbullying, web2.0 | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Given the all the recent furor over misogyny, bullying and the challenges that may (or may not) pose to free speech online, it was pretty amazing to see Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke meeting up for the first time face to face as part of a CNN news story. ...
Posted in Ponderings, kathysierra, participatory culture, personal, politics, stopcyberbullying | No Comments »
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
In the wake of the misogynistic death threats against blogger Kathy Sierra, and the huge debates which have ensued, Salon editor Joan Walsh has weighed in with a particularly insightful piece called quite simply 'Men who hate women on the Web'. One of the reasons Walsh's piece is particularly credible ...
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
In the midst of the blog-storm -- and increasingly, the mainstream media storm -- over cyberbullying and far worse threats made against 'A-List' blogger Kathy Sierra, Andy Carvin has taken the initiative and declared today - Friday 30 March - Stop Cyberbullying Day. While Sierra's situation is horrid and ...
Posted in elearning, participatory culture, personal, stopcyberbullying, web2.0 | 2 Comments »