Declaration of Internet Freedom Aims to Head Off Political Fights Before They Start

By Leslie Meredith for TechNews Daily | July 5, 2012

The day Wikipedia went offline, Internet politics hit home for Americans.

The 24-hour blackout of Wikipedia and other popular sites drew attention to anti-piracy House and Senate bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), that activists say could have changed the Internet as we know it. With 13 million online signatures in protest, the two bills were derailed.

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Sir.tv Profiles: Andrew Rasiej

For Sir.tv | July 3, 2012

As the founder of Personal Democracy Media, Andrew Rasiej has found a way to best politicians in their own game. His productions advocate for the public in the truest sense, and are firing up citizen engagement with the power of technology.

 “If I stopped working it would be the same as giving up the idea that my goal is possible and for me that is the same as giving up on life itself.”...

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[Editorial] Let's Change the Ratio Once and For All 

By Andrew Rasiej for TechPresident | June 28, 2012

Having been in the Internet tech industry since its early days, I have seen lists produced by many publications where the top 10, 25, 50, or 100 visionaries, innovators, entrepreneurs, VC's, startups, apps, etc are touted, highlighted, and held up as examples of our never-ending meritocracy. On a few occasions I have even been included in some, and sometimes I admit being disappointed to not be included on some others...

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Twitter Invests in Young Women with ‘Girls Who Code’ 

By Allison Yarrow  For Newsweek The Daily Beast | June 26, 2012

Silicon Valley is often called a boy’s club, with women holding just 25% of all tech and engineering jobs. Allison Yarrow on how tech companies like Twitter are finally courting girls. 

Twitter is marking its first foray into funding philanthropy, giving an undisclosed sum to a new program, Girls Who Code, that will give an 8 week, 8-hours-a-day computer science crash course and mentorship to 20 at-risk high school girls this summer... 

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