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And So I Begin
2007-05-29 17:12:00 I’m beginning the 21 Days to Change program today. I want to get the media, consumers, and common man aware of Speak Up so they can know what’s going on. Too many people have said to me that the blog has good information, but they leave thinking “So.. what am I supposed to do about it?” ... More About: Ideas , Internet , Communication
Speak Up Project - 21 Days To Change
2007-05-27 02:56:00 The battle over Internet pornography and how to stifle it grows as time goes on. We here at Speak Up are making a forum for this debate to exist. We believe in fleshing out opinions. We do not believe in individuals shielding themselves from the issues and opinions of their peers. We’re starting a 21-days ... More About: Life , Events , Change , Project , Days
MySpace Offers Up Names of Sexual Offenders, Individuals Speak Up Against t
2007-05-25 00:15:00 I caught wind of an article that states MySpace is now giving up sex offender data to the police in order to keep things secure on the site. Of course, this news is good to so many people. The TV show, To Catch A Predator, is enough evidence that there’s too much inappropriate interaction between ... More About: News , Internet , Myspace , Free Speech , Governance
The Biggest Wall Around the Internet Governance Debate is Understanding
2007-05-22 18:00:00 I’ve learned a few important things when blogging about Internet governance, regulation of porn and malicious content, and anything else I write about. For lack of a better word, the response I’ve had has been interesting as well. I want to put this information out there and show you all what I’m dealing with, and ... More About: Ideas , Debate , Wall , Free Speech
More Stats? Only this time brought to you by a pornstar.
2007-05-21 04:34:00 I was surfing the list of blogs that I read today to find out more about what’s going on in the blogosphere. I don’t always look at stuff pertinent to the subject matter of Speak Up, but often find things relative. Sometimes in places I never knew were opinionated about our subject. Good Magazine put out ... More About: Internet , Time , Pornography , Stats , Only
Sex Sells, Kids Find It First
2007-05-15 19:03:00 You think you have a hold on your kids access to porn, but you probably don’t. You think that the problem isn’t that big, but it is. Read the stats. Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography - 11 years. Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004. Largest Consumer of Internet Pornography - 12-17 years. Internet Pornography Statistics. ... More About: Kids , Find , First
If Filters Don?t Work, Do We Do Nothing?
2007-05-15 17:34:00 The other day I got into a deep discussion about CP80 with a close friend. He had a number of opinions about Speak Up Project and CP80. He wasn’t fond of our ultimate approach, although he saw value in the principles. He claimed that responsibility should rest in the hands of the people to filter ... More About: Work , Governance , Pornography , Filter , Thing
New Week, New People, New Points of View
2007-05-07 20:07:00 I started a Facebook group just the other day for Speak Up Project. I knew it would be a difficult thing to get others to sign on to. Asking people to declare a stance on something is no easy task. The problem is most people don’t really have a point of view about something in ... More About: Internet , People , Communication , Blog , Free Speech
HD-DVD code and the Digg Effect
2007-05-04 20:26:00 Have you ever heard of Digg ? If not, it’s about time you did. Digg is a social news website that empowers users to choose the content they want to read. If you like a story, you “digg” it and it moves up the chain. Only the best stories make it to the top pages for ... More About: Internet , Communication , Legal , Code
This week in Speak Up
2007-05-01 20:24:00 An opinion piece in the Statesman Journal speaks up against the idea that Pornography is freedom of speech. Taking the stance that pornography is degrading and harmful, writer Robert Graves compels readers to assume that pornography is sexual exploitation, and the free distribution fuels negative self image and broken relationships. “Traffic Control”, a documentary about the ... More About: News , Week , Speak , Peak
8 Ways To Debate a Point and Make it Stick
2007-05-01 18:15:00 Speak Up Project is all about making a point that goes past your ideas. If your voice is unheard then your point is moot. IF you wait for things to happen, you’ll always be disappointed. You have to take control of your ideas and get them across in an effective manner. We’ve put together a list ... More About: Ideas , Communication , Debate , Make , Point
The Chaotic Internet: Is it what we really are bargaining for?
2007-04-25 19:37:00 Why do we have a tool so conducive to the power of free speech like the Internet , but we have such a hard time getting what we are entitled to? Do we have the right to be protected from disturbing content? Do we have the right to make transactions online without giving out all our personal ... More About: Communication , Real , Gaining , Bargaining
? on the free access to user generated media and the world backlash, part 1
2007-04-23 19:33:00 The presentation of free media on the Internet that is controlled by users has been one of the most empowering innovations of the 21st century. In a sense, the promotion of public discourse through online media an awakening experience. Whether through reality television or viral video, Internet surfers are finding more and more entertainment and ... More About: Media , Communication , World , Free
Welcome to the Speak Up Project
2007-04-23 18:45:00 Welcome to the new home of our site. Grab on to your ideas and opinions. If you haven’t fleshed out exactly where you stand on issues regarding the Internet and its reflection on your private and family life I suggest you put our theories, ideas, and research to the test. Nobody ever made history by watching ... More About: Project , Blog , Come , Speak , Peak
?on frappr maps to stop child porn
2007-04-17 17:05:00 Here’s an interesting site. It’s a frappr map where you can place your name with a declaration that you are willing to stop using your ISP if they don’t comply with the FBI standard to not provide child porn. The link is here, and you can add your voice, as well as digg the site ... More About: Maps , Stop , Child
?on questions about freedom of protection
2007-04-17 16:18:00 Here’s a story that you might not have heard about. A Connecticut substitute teacher was “convicted of four counts of risk of injury to a minor for having exposed her middle school class to pornography in October 2004.” Convicted of FOUR counts of risk of injury. The conviction is up to 40 years in jail. ... More About: Freedom , Questions , Free Speech , Quest , Reed
? on getting into fights where no one wants to throw the first punch
2007-04-16 15:58:00 If you had half a brain while you were in middle school, you noticed every schoolyard fight that broke out. My school was particularly interesting because it seems that it was mostly girls that got into the physical brawls. Maybe my class brought up some bona fide wussy guys, who knows. Occasionally there would be a ... More About: Fights , Musings , Here , First , Want
? on studies in pornography. What if they proved society wrong?
2007-04-16 15:35:00 What if studies said that pornography would ruin your life? Would you believe them? Role play with me for a second. What if there was a study that said using pornography would drive a wedge into your relationship and ruined it? Would you still get involved? Is it that important to you? What if studies ... More About: Society , Internet , Studies , Pornography , Wrong
? on Internet Governance and ICANN
2007-04-16 15:03:00 Frankly it’s debatable that this term even truly holds weight. The truth is that there are a number of people out there who maintain that the Intern et is completely decentralized. What controls the Internet, and who makes decisions about what happens on the Internet? Personally it sounds a bit like using the word organized anarchy ... More About: Governance , Cann , Over |
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