http://www.metafilter.com/tags/olpcnews Posts tagged with 'olpcnews' at MetaFilter. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:43:51 -0800 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:43:51 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/68114/Et%2Dtu%2DIntel%2DThen%2Dfall%2DOLPC Wondering why OLPCNews.com <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/intel/is_nicholas_negroponte_mad.html">disparages</a> the <a href="http://www.laptop.org/">OLPC project</a> so much? Curious as to the site's apparent emphasis on <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/software/operating_system/windows_to_the_end_of_sugar.html">bad news</a> about the project? It could just be a coincidence. Or it could be because OLPCNews.com's chief contributor <a href="http://www.wayan.com/">Wayan Vota</a> works on a <a href="http://www.geekcorps.org/">project</a> that's <a href="http://www.geekcorps.org/partners/">partnered with Intel</a>, a <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/OLPC-Intel-Contributed-Little-to-the-Project/">former OLPC partner</a> turned competitor. Does Intel's back-stabbing extend beyond <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39291975,00.htm">pre-sales</a> and into public relations? The efficacy of <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/15547/GiveWell-or-Give-em-Hell">GiveWell-style astro-turfing</a> depends on not getting caught. But it's not clear the damage from a stealth smear campaign can be undone even after the perpetrator is exposed. Just what <em>is</em> the opposite of "astro-turfing," anyway? And why is a simple tech philanthropy project beset by so much drama? As OLPC insider <a href="http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=252">Christopher Blizzard said</a> before Christmas, this probably isn't a conspiracy, but it certainly smells funny. <small>Yes, this is my first post in the Blue, but I'd appreciate any and all criticism of this effort.</small> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68114 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:43:51 -0800 astroturfing intel negroponte olpc olpcnews olpcnewsnews sdodd