http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1982 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/86005 Lord Mandelson seems hellbent on stifling online creativity, says Bill Thomspon. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163910/1/1982 Hundreds of activist organisations had their internet service turned off after the US Chamber of Commerce strong-armed an upstream provider to pull the plug on The Yes Men. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85872 GuidesWeek completes its first anniversary next week. Chris Blattman has some encouraging reflections on his first two years. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85772 Winston the carrier pigeon delivered a packet of data 60 miles in a faster time than South Africa's flagship ADSL service. BBC News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85774 Visual depiction of Africa's exclusion from the global economy in maps of trade patterns and internet connectivity. Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85573 Great spoof dialogue as world leaders make friends with each other on Facebook. Global Dashboard http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85528 If you're a student blogger, remember that a prospective employer might just take a look. Global Health http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85448 Arianna Huffington debates the tricky question of financial models for online news providers. She has no time for the subscription model. Guardian http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163054/1/1982 School textbooks are history, says Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's good news for publishers such as OneWorld but do youngsters have adequate concentration spans in the online environment? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85282 Liu Xiaobo has been detained without trial since last December. Here he compares life as a dissident in Beijing before and after the arrival of the internet. The Times http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85059 Twelve "Enemies of the Internet" - Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam - have transformed their Internet into an Intranet in order to prevent their population from accessing 'undesirable' online information,” says a new report. + handed to “Internet Enemy” embassies http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84805 The Sri Lankan government may be winning a shooting war with the Tamil Tigers but its despicable elimination of those who wield the pen plumbed new depths this week. Time.com http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84804 We tend to assume that surfing the internet is the ultimate in low carbon entertainment. It's not that simple as this October article from Green Futures explains. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161778/1/1982 Join the discussion in Poznan via OneWorld's "Virtual Poznan", which takes you inside the conference hall each day this week. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160371/1/1982 FREE FM, a community radio meant for prisoners in Jamaica, is now available to anyone interested in listening to it from anywhere in the world. Launched in June 2007 by UNESCO, Canadian International Development Agency and others, it was meant to encourage rehabilitation and education of prisoners.