Tag: Commons

Insurance as Commons, Campaigns as Mutiny: Reflections on #NicsFight

Dec 16, 2012

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by

KB

in Current Affairs, Economics

It’s been a very very busy 10 days since the NicsFight campaign kicked off. For those of you who don’t know, my very good friend Nic died in October from cancer; his insurance company (Friends Life) have been refusing to pay out on a critical illness policy which would transform the lives of the widow…
The Social Network | Taking Facebook into Public Ownership

Oct 18, 2010

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by

KB

in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Technology

I went to see The Social Network the other night, and have been mulling on it since. I have to say, I didn’t really fancy the thought of going to see a film about Facebook, but the reviews have been very good, and I’m a fan of Aaron Sorkin. It’s actually very funny, and very…