Berkman Center and the Center for Future Civic Media

Not quite 10 years ago, a literally once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came my way: I got the chance to be the third executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard.  It was about four years old.  The Berkman Center was blessed with visionary founders and talented students.  It had been set up by … Read more

Guest Blog Post: Lawrence Lessig

John, As you know, my blog is in hibernation. Would you mind posting the following response to Andy Orlowski’s latest for the record? I hadn’t thought any response would be necessary, but the ordinarily sensible (even if I disagree with its politics) Capitol Confidential seems to have been misled by Orlowski’s piece. Perhaps there are … Read more

Lunch with Halley

So, I was lucky enough to meet up with Halley Suitt for lunch today to talk about blogging and Harvard and knowledge management and all that.  She’s local here in Cambridge.  It confirmed for me, yet again, the importance of the face-to-face complement to working with people online.  It’s increasingly clear to me that online … Read more