There has increasing discussion in recent years, in academia, in business, and in popular discourse, about the importance of social and technological networks for producing, evaluating, and disseminating information. Crowdsourcing is one example of a term that draws on network theory to describe (and also to advocate) new ways of producing information using social and [...]
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Crowdsourcing
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Reminder: Class is coming to a close
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We are fast approaching the end of the fifth week of class. This coming weekend is the last before individual weblogs and final project weblogs are due, and also the last before the final exam, which comes on Friday 6 July.
Use the remaining time wisely. Be sure you are up to date with the individual [...]
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neweurasia main site- Play it again, Marx, play it again 31 December 2009neweurasia's Schwartz takes a moment to look back over 2009. It's been a year of struggle for everyone around the world, and neweurasia's been no different. But it's also been a year of accomplishments.Schwartz
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- Mars, Marx, and Martyrs: the terraforming of Central Asia 31 December 2009To commemorate the coming new year, neweurasia is looking heavenward to gaze into Central Asia's past, present, and future. H.B. Paksoy (D. Phil., Oxford University) and neweurasia's Schwartz ask: how can Mars help us understand Central Asian identity?Paksoy
- Dushanbe, My Love… 30 December 2009Translation of Nuraika’s post (RUS). I’m in Dushanbe again! The weather is mild and welcoming, despite the snow. The sky is gray, the streets are wide, the people are good-natured and there are lots of contrasts ...Andrey
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- Calculation and anti-calculation of the just-held parliamentary elections 29 December 2009As expected by different experts parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan were recognized valid. Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov released that information later the same day (December 27), and added that 15,108,950 voters or ...Mansurhon
- Kazakhstan: Journalist murdered, professional motives excluded 29 December 2009Sayat Shulembayev, 28, a journalist with the news video-portal "Stan", was brutally murdered in Almaty. Apparently his killers not only murdered him, but also the landlord, possibly to eliminate witnesses. neweurasia's Adam reports the bloggers' reactions and speculations.Adam
- Go East, young Turkman 29 December 2009Go west, young man, go west. — John B. L. Soule, 1851 In my last post I explored whether the new pipeline to China will bring the region’s leaders closer together or tear them apart. The ...Annasoltan
- Gift of the mountains 29 December 2009Early last month I decided to spend the last warm day of autumn (24 C!) in Lake Issyk. It was truly a gift of the mountains. Editor’s note: cross-posted from ehot’s LiveJournal ...ehot
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