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Rebecca Black and The Teenage Celebrity Industrial Complex
Fourteen year old internet sensation Rebecca Black just released a follow up video “My Moment” after her debut of “Friday” that went viral with more than 167 million views. Attention at this scale...
View ArticleEgyptian 2011 Revolution: Euphoria, Then Reality
This article was co-authored with Dr. Morad Abou-Sabe’, President of the Arab American League of Voters of New Jersey. CNN’s Ivan Watson talks to John King from Cairo about his exclusive interview with...
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Social Movements’ Friend and Foe, From Wall Street to Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square, February 9, 2011. Photo source. This article was co-authored with Jessica Wyndham, a human rights lawyer. As we mark Human Rights Day 2011 on December 10, it is impossible to ignore a...
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A Free MIT Education = MITx
Yes, earning a degree from MIT can be costly. Believe it or not, MIT has been offering free course materials for ten years now. If you’re an educator, and you’re not familiar with their extraordinary...
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Plant Sends Tweets for Water
Can a plant send tweets for water? It is possible, using a “do your own biology” approach. From Mashable: From SparkFun: Botanicalls Kits let plants reach out for human help! They offer a connection...
View ArticleMass Arrest in Occupy Oakland
Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com I’ve been following use of social media in freedom of speech throughout the Arab Spring…but something is going on in Oakland,...
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Facebook shares at $4,000 each!
So it’s official. I now own a portion of Facebook, even if it’s a very tiny fraction of the some 240 million shares now on the market today, the initial public offering. The opening price this morning...
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Class of 2012: You Need to Fail More
Kean University Graduates 2012 At my Commencement Speech to the Class of 2012 at Carteret High School this Thursday, I will deliver something like this: Class of 2012: You need to fail more …. take...
View ArticleHow to Turn $10 into $5,000 in Less Than One Month!
It is a feeling of unbelievable joy. We have all felt it, at one time or another. For me, it is at its most palpable in a concert or a sports event with tens of thousands of fans. Initially, everyone...
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How A Barack Obama Hug Led to the Harlem Shake
It was an unexpected journey, from the George W. Bush Shake, the Barack Obama Hug to the Harlem Shake. Appreciation from the President of the United States is one of the highest honors any American can...
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Who is the next great science communicator?
This post was co-authored with Eric Berger, science writer at The Houston Chronicle. It’s been nearly two decades since Carl Sagan, the great science communicator, died. Since that time public trust in...
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