LittleSis: an involutary Facebook for the powers that be
source: http://littlesis.org
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Created by two friends of mine, LittleSis is a wiki that allows users to map connections between the world's most powerful people.
From the Huffington Post today:
"LittleSis makes it easier than ever to see how politicians, CEOs,
lobbyists, financiers and all their "fat cat" friends are connected
through personal or business relationships. By tracking and finding
links between everything from board memberships to campaign
contributions, family ties and government contracts, LittleSis is
developing a platform that brings transparency to the influential
networks that exert significant power in shaping public policy.
LittleSis invites citizens to turn a critical eye on the individuals
who are the powerful in and out of government today. As a wiki, (a
very elegant one), anyone can sign up to become an analyst and
contribute information. Check it out, add what you know."
From the Huffington Post today:
"LittleSis makes it easier than ever to see how politicians, CEOs,
lobbyists, financiers and all their "fat cat" friends are connected
through personal or business relationships. By tracking and finding
links between everything from board memberships to campaign
contributions, family ties and government contracts, LittleSis is
developing a platform that brings transparency to the influential
networks that exert significant power in shaping public policy.
LittleSis invites citizens to turn a critical eye on the individuals
who are the powerful in and out of government today. As a wiki, (a
very elegant one), anyone can sign up to become an analyst and
contribute information. Check it out, add what you know."
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unimatrix0
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this is a creative way to circumvent the powers that be and give an accurate picture of those same powers.
- 3 years ago
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unimatrix0
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digitrash
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I think this is a great idea. I checked out the site, and so far it seems to be pretty well executed. One great feature is that each "profile" has a list of other web sites that were used as citations for the information presented - so you can investigate connections on your own if you want.
There is so much public information available about the powerful people in our society, but often times I only remember bits and pieces of a person's history, especially since news stories tend to not repeat such background information when they report on a person again and again.
- 3 years ago
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digitrash
