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The Civic Beat is a global collective of researchers and writers looking at the creative side of civic technology. This is our online magazine for prototyping ideas and articles.
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The 12 Meme Beasts of Christmas
A global countdown in twelve parts
Jason Li
Dec 12, 2016
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Online Comics and Free Speech
Online Comics and Free Speech
What We Learned From Cartoonists in Iran and China on Art and Activism
an xiao mina
Oct 22, 2014
Code Switching and Two Americas
Code Switching and Two Americas
#ICantBreathe by Night, Business as Usual by Day
Jason Li
Dec 10, 2014
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How Cats Took Over the Internet
How Cats Took Over the Internet
Scenes from an exhibition
Jason Li
Feb 11, 2016
Send Us Your Animal Memes!
Send Us Your Animal Memes!
Call for Submissions: Animal Memes/Humor for “A Global Perspective” at the Museum of the Moving Image
an xiao mina
Sep 15, 2015
Internet Cats, Internet Llamas and Cultural Specificity on the Global Web
Internet Cats, Internet Llamas and Cultural Specificity on the Global Web
The web’s diversity expressed in a global map of animal memes
an xiao mina
Aug 11, 2015
How to Write Effectively — and Iteratively — with Social Media
How to Write Effectively — and Iteratively — with Social Media
Hint: First have a conversation through Twitter, Instagram and other outlets. Then take it to Medium or your blog. Then see where it goes!
an xiao mina
Jul 6, 2015
Can You Design a Hashtag Campaign in 1 Hour?
Can You Design a Hashtag Campaign in 1 Hour?
Methods and lessons from adapting design ideation methods to a civic hashtag campaign (aka: notes from RightsCon 2015)
an xiao mina
Apr 17, 2015
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