Brendan Kirwin

Brendan is a media producer and documentary filmmaker passionate about using new media to create connections and strengthen communities. As a second year student in the CCT program, he is interested in issues surrounding social media activism, media representation and international development, and the relationship between technology and culture in general.

Blog, Technology & Society February 28, 2013

Creation Nets and the Future of Social Networks

Since the beginning of the new year, there has been much talk of Facebook’s Graph Search and the company’s attempt to quantify the information goldmine…

Technology & Information Policy, Uncategorized April 13, 2012

The Next Battle for the Net

So the SOPA and PIPA legislation has been postponed in Congress and the Internet will safely remain open and democratic, right? Well, not so fast….

Blog, Media and Politics March 14, 2012

I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You

As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.)…

Blog, Media and Politics February 17, 2012

Democracy: Armageddon

The latest Rasmussen report finds that only five percent of “Likely U.S. Voters” rate the job Congress is doing as good or excellent. When Mike…

Blog, Technology & Society January 25, 2012

Going Dark: Creating Change Through Online and Offline Action

At midnight on Wednesday, January 18, a group of major websites closed down their services. Google redacted its image, Mozilla’s page went black, and Reddit…