Tony K’s got something to say

I just read about the improsonment Hao Wu by the Chinese government on Ethan Zuckerman’s blog, Ethan has a translation of a post from Hao Wu’s sister, please read it, it is moving.
I felt compelled to write– Hao Wu is a filmmaker and a blogger, he has been arrested, jailed and is being held […]

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I registered for a Goowy account a couple of weeks ago. It is a new e-mail provider that adds a bit more pizazz without being Yahoo front page scary. Goowy is Flash based and visually pleasing. I really like the “minis” feature, which reveals all the tools in one quick view such as; the calendar, to do list, RSS feeds/news and soon IM.

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I attended the DC 2.0 last week (just before the Seattle conference) and once I got over it being in Reston VA (not an easy commute from downtown DC–sorry to all the regular commuters), I was impressed with the eclectic group that formed and the energy in moving DC into a new tech future. […]

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Just returning from the N-Ten non-profit technology conference in Seattle. My first time in Seattle and yes I did hit the Space Needle party (525 feet of fun) and mingled with some of the folks from Forum One Communications. I attended some interesting sessions about the future of e-mail and where the new battle lines are being drawn between anti-spam efforts and eliminating the free e-mail system we know today.

I met a Tech Soup founder, who mentioned their new project, Consultant Commons. I also met folks from Beaconfire Consulting and Free Range Graphics here in DC, to name just a few of the many DC area folks that attended. The conference has given me a fresh supply of links and software to burn the midnight oil looking through. (I just set up my linkedin account so if your on their let’s connect.)

I have to say though one of the biggest highlights was the first day’s keynote address by Guy Kawasaki, great speech.

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Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a sensitive subject (politically), no one wants to be the bad guy–I mean really there just isn’t too much pristine nature left in the World. So how can the oil hungry elites get their Bill passed, they tie the profits to Gulf coast reconstruction.

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Jeff Sachs spoke at an event hosted by the Center for Global Development this week. Dr. Sachs is a development economist who has gained popularity in the media. In the Fall of 2005 Time Magazine had a cover story about his book, The End of Poverty. His popularity has extended into the realm of celebrity do-gooders such as Angelina Jolie, which has led in part to some criticism by others in the development community, but I imagine there is worse company to keep.

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I got a little sick in my stomach reading WaPo’s editorial When $8 Trillion Isn’t Enough

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