- Bloggers the New Rebels in Vietnam: With fast, free wireless Internet now available at cybercafes and universities across Vietnam, bloggers are increasingly challenging censorship and the ruling Communist Party.
- A Tweet from Foggy Bottom: Colleen Graffy, Deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy, on using Twitter for public diplomacy 2.0.
- Rent-A-Coder: An international marketplace where buyers can acquire custom software (as well as writing, graphic design, and other services) in a safe and business-friendly environment.
- Maps 2.0 – Geospatial Tools for Humanitarian Relief: An initiative by Humaninet on using Google Earth and Google Maps as a user-friendly, reliable way to display critical information in a disaster response or other emergency.
- Futures Map for 2009: An interesting trends map that integrates a variety of important issues for humanitarian strategists in an appealing visual format.
- Google Earth Layer of Russian Strategic Air Defense: An impressive collection of open source military analysis of Russian strategic assets from the Cold War on.
- National Incidents.com: An initiative by my colleagues at Emergencity to map national security concerns.