Seeing the weary faces and reading the individual stories of hardship and triumph was a great personal reminder of just how special my country really is. I flew back to Nashville feeling deeply inspired and holding a renewed sense of gratefulness for my country and my freedom. After writing America and having it demod, it occurred to me that hearing it might provide others with the same feelings of hope, pride and gratitude Id experienced during my visit to Liberty and Ellis. I created this …
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/25/Craig_Newmark_at_Georgetown_University Craigslist founder Craig Newmark explains that websites like Craigslist and Wikipedia are ruled by “consent of the governed.” He believes democracy is more efficient via the web, which “scales up person-to-person communications…into the millions.” —– Craig Newmark, creator of Craigslist.org, speaks to a university audience at Georgetown. He discusses the role of technology in business. Newmark’s lecture …
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Joanne interviews Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
http://www.craigslist.org/
http://www.rocketboom.com/category/interviews/
http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/
http://cnewmark.com/ Distributed by Tubemogul.
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