http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/ 2010-02-08T14:21:29-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/02/questions_quest.php The past two weeks have been exciting ones for all you government transparency wonks in the US.

]]> Buzz Webster 2010-02-08T14:21:29-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/02/even_in_the_pas.php There may not have been cake and ice cream where you live, but on Thursday, the world celebrated Data Privacy Day.]]> Buzz Webster 2010-02-01T12:20:25-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/01/online_and_unde.php After years of Democrats outpacing their Republican opponents online, some are looking at this week's upset election of Republican Scott Brown as a watershed moment for internet politics.

]]> Buzz Webster 2010-01-25T14:38:01-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/01/activating_the.php In the aftermath of a massive earthquake striking the population center of the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, people worldwide are rallying around the citizens of Haiti, and the fundraising numbers show it.

]]> Buzz Webster 2010-01-18T10:09:25-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/01/public_access_t.php We’ve all watched the relentless partisan debate that has surrounded attempts in the US to legislate health care reform and same-sex marriage.

]]> Buzz Webster 2010-01-13T14:39:32-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2010/01/the_influence_o.php We've all seen videos and accounts of the protests in Iran on the web, but how much influence does the internet have on the ground in Iran?

]]> Buzz Webster 2010-01-05T09:37:20-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/in_iran_be_a_ma.php Photographs of men donning women's clothing have been posted on Facebook by Iranian opposition supporters to mock authorities.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-14T15:56:46-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/virtual_astrotu.php U.S. Health insurers have been exchanging fake money with Facebook gamers in return for anti-reform letters.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-09T17:11:50-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/the_open_govern.php  The Office of Management and Budget released the Administration's long-awaited Open Government Directive plan on Tuesday.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-09T16:11:49-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/citizen_fueled.php Local governments hand over data to programmers and the public in an effort to harvest citizen-fueled software that can lead to better Web sites and mobile apps.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-07T17:01:33-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/iranian_interne.php Iran's leadership is crossing national borders in an effort to silence online critics.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-04T16:33:40-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/12/foreign_policys.php Zahra Rahnavard made the list as the brains behind Iran's Green Revolution and for having organized supporters through rallies, Facebook, Twitter, and text messages.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-12-01T16:55:36-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/11/middle_eastern.php Eleana Gordon, founder of the Center for Liberty in the Middle East, discussed the blossoming role of the Internet in the lives of women in the Middle East.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-11-30T17:38:56-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/11/the_arabic_blog.php Nawaat.org takes a look at the role of the Internet in politics in the Middle East.

]]> Buzz Webster 2009-11-24T18:26:33-05:00 http://www.politicsonline.com/blog/archives/2009/11/un_launches_onl.php The United Nations launched an online plea to help those facing starvation, calling for one dollar weekly donations from one billion people.

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