Tagged: social media

11 Oct

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Seattle start-up Härnu launches social network for Globalists

by · October 11, 2012 · 2 Comments

A screenshot of Harnu's map interface.

We coined the term “hyperglobal” here at the Globalist to describe the combination of “local” and “global” in our content – bridging gaps between communities, from neighborhoods to nations, across the planet. Now, a fellow Seattlelite has taken the same approach to social networking. His name is Jason Gowans, and like us, he’s been all [...]

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15 May

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Ambassador Locke woos dissidents and confounds Chinese government

by · May 15, 2012 · 1 Comment

blind activist Chen Guangcheng in Beijing

China still doesn’t know what to make of Gary Locke. The former Washington Governor-turned-US Ambassador has raised eyebrows in the PRC lately due to his high-profile involvement in the ongoing saga of escaped human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng. Locke put himself directly and vigorously into the fray by escorting the blind human rights activist from [...]

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