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| URL | http://www.infoshop.org |
| Slogan | "kill capitalism before it kills you" |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Anarchist resource |
| Owner | Alternative Media Project |
| Created by | Chuck Munson |
| Launched | January 1995 |
Infoshop. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i The Alternative Media Project is a Non-profit organization that promotes alternative and independent media Chuck Munson (born 1965 is an American Anarchist and a Weblog, "another blog is possible org is an anarchist website, founded in January 1995 as the Mid-Atlantic Infoshop by Chuck Munson. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Chuck Munson (born 1965 is an American Anarchist and a Weblog, "another blog is possible [1] Munson had been working as a system librarian at University of Maryland-College Park, one of the perks of which was a free web account. The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research Having previously co-founded an online archive of anarchist texts, the Spunk Library, in 1992, Munson established Infoshop as a general resource on anarchism, moving to the domain name Infoshop. The Spunk Library (also known as Spunk Press) is an anarchist Internet archive org in 1998. [1] Munson reorganized the website as a collective project in 2001, and it is currently run by a core of seven people, supplemented by regular writers and volunteers. [1]
A prominent feature of the site is Infoshop News, an open publishing newswire similar to that of Indymedia. The Independent Media Center (aka Indymedia or IMC) is a global participatory network of journalists that reports on political and social issues Initiated in 1997, the news service is one of several thousand English language publishers carried by Google News. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Google News is an automated News aggregator provided by Google Inc The site has a number of other sections, including forums, and wikis such as The Matrix: Anti-capitalist Database. Infoshop. org is a part of the Alternative Media Project, and was involved in publishing Practical Anarchy magazine. The Alternative Media Project is a Non-profit organization that promotes alternative and independent media Practical Anarchy was an Anarchist Magazine that was published quarterly by the Alternative Media Project. In April 2008, a link aggregator, Infoshop Links was launched, using software based on popular social bookmarking service Digg. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to store organize search and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of Metadata Digg is a Website made for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the Internet, by submitting links and stories and voting and commenting on submitted [2] As of 2008, the collective is planning on launching a quarterly magazine titled Infoshop News & Views to go "head-to-head against other American leftist magazines". [1]The site also mirrors the anarchist-written FAQ "An Anarchist FAQ". FAQ is an Acronym for " Frequently Asked Question(s " "An Anarchist FAQ" is an Online FAQ written by an international work group of anarchists connected through the internet According to its Alexa rankings, Infoshop is the most visited anarchist website. Alexa Internet Inc is a California -based Subsidiary company of Amazon [3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Alasbarricadas interviews Infoshop founder, Chuck Munson", Infoshop. org, 2008-02-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment
- ^ Infoshop Launches New Link Aggregator Service. Infoshop. org. Retrieved on 2008-04-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
- ^ The most visited sites in all 'Anarchism' categories.. Alexa.
- "Making the News: Anarchist Counter-Public Relations on the World Wide Web". Lynn Owens and L. Kendall Palmer. Critical Studies in Media Communication. Vol. 20, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 335-361.
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