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Fighting Prejudice With Open Data

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Traditionally, companies have held their internal analytics and data information tight, trade secrets that would allow the competition to gain the upper hand if they were disclosed. Read more »

A Community Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff

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Following last week's excerpt of Douglas Rushkoff's new book Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for the Digital Age, we follow with a Q&A with the author, featuring questions from Shareable's community of contributors and advisors. Read more »

Social Media Isn't Changing the World, It's Creating a New One

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Blogs have been a twitter about Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker article last week slamming those who believe social media can revolutionize activism. Read more »

The Commons on Offense

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Last Sunday was World Homeless Day, and a group in San Francisco took some unorthodox action to bring attention to the city's unhoused. Read more »

Learning to Trust Each Other, Online and Off

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The results of The New Sharing Economy study, released last week by Latitude Research and Shareable magazine, point to a possible solution to one of America’s most troubling trends: the decline in social trust. Read more »

Psychic Sharing: It's Not What You Think

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A recent call from a old collaborator reminded me of the importance of “psychic sharing.” Often, when we think of sharing, it’s around something material and measurable, like saving money. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

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There are never enough hours in the day to cover everything worth sharing, so here are some stories we didn't have time to explore:


The Seattle Times reports on colleges successfully using car-sharing to cut down on camp. Read more »

Program or be Programmed

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An excerpt from Douglas Rushkoff's latest book, Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for the Digital Age.

Editor’s Note: Douglas Rushkoff is an oracle of the digital age, an author addressing issues few have yet identified. Read more »

CicLAVia: LA's open streets community event is coming 10/10/10

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On Sunday, 10/10/10 CicLaVia will open LA's car-clogged streets for walking, bicycling, and community recreation. Read more »

Why Talk to Strangers?

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I don’t know why I started the Stranger Dinners. Maybe it was out of loneliness. Read more »

 Building Youth and Student Power for a New Economy

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