Why Governments Fear Social Media – the Demise of Representational Democracy. Every time you allow the Government to “manage” or “moderate” your social communication channels, you are at risk of losing your civil liberties. Funded by big business, in bed with Government so rendered toothless or worse? MORE >>

The Principle of Governance: Corporations function with an aristocratic governance structure, where members of the propertied class alone may vote. The Principle of the Public Good: As semipublic governments, public corporations are more than pieces of property or private contracts. Chapter 2: Lords of the Earth. Tweet. MORE >>

Engagement, Relationships & Connection Mission, Meaning & Impact Networks & Systems Ownership, Management & Governance biology Charlene Li engagement Margaret Wheatley membranes Networks Open organizational development systems biologyBoundaries define what we are… and what we aren’t. The “Cellular Business”. Tweet. MORE >>

Speaking at Google’s ‘Big Tent’ conference on internet privacy in London, Schmidt also cautioned European governments not to reach for ‘foolish’ privacy legislation, whose unintended consequences might make it impossible for Google to operate in Europe. This week, it's a lot about privacy, and a bit about ponies. is going to cross that line”. MORE >>

The State of Community Management in 2011 We've been spending some time with this fantastically thorough report from The Community Roundtable since its publication last week, and unsurprisingly it’s filled to the brim with goodness. And of course, the report also digs deep into the community manager’s role. Everyone’s a publisher now. MORE >>