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[edit] Indymedia.org
[edit] Origins
Indymedia.org is an independent news networking site created out of activist resistance to the [ http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm World Trade Organization] meeting in Seattle in 1999. Its self-described mission is to be "a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth."(1)
[edit] Current Profile
Indymedia.org is a pioneer in the area of transnational activism. It is comprised ... Its operations are funded through individual donations, though it receives in kind support from Loudeye.com. Loudeye is, ironically, a transnational media distribution firm and corporate subsidiary of electronics giant, Nokia.
[edit] Website Styling and Readability
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[edit] Online Activism
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[edit] Critique
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This article was created and web documentation retrieved on April 10, 2008.
[edit] Huffington Post
[edit] Origins
Huffington Post is a blog that brings together numerous bloggers, columnists, and journalists to follow and evaluate the news. The site does not have an "About Us" page that provides ready answers to its orgins and current profile. According to a recent article in New Yorker magazine, the it was created by Arianna Huffington in 2005.(2)
[edit] Current Profile
On April 10, 2008, Technorati rated the HuffPo the top blog on the internet, according to Technorati's "authority" ranking.(3) The New Yorker estimates its annual advertsing revenues at $11 million. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
[edit] Website Styling and Readability
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[edit] Online Activism
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[edit] Critique
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