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Flipboard

By Peter in Companies

Flipboard HQ by Peter Adams.

Employees take in the warm spring air by opening the barn door at Flipboard's headquarters in downtown Palo Alto, California.

Flipboard HQ by Peter Adams.

Outside wall of Flipboard headquarters in downtown Palo Alto, California.

RightsCon 2011

By Peter in Events No Comments

Most people do not think of Silicon Valley as a battleground for human rights issues. That’s exactly what Access was hoping to change by organizing RightsCon– a conference that brought together Silicon Valley companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google with human rights advocates from around the world.

Technology companies are finding themselves at the forefront of complex human rights issues. Their services are increasingly being used by revolutionaries, protesters and human rights groups in nearly every country. Caught between trying to protect their users and complying with a growing number of mandates from local governments, Silicon Valley finds itself in a unique position wherein companies are inadvertently shaping global human rights policy.

Brett Solomon, Executive Director at Access, addresses attendees at RightsCon 2011.
Brett Solomon, Executive Director at Access, addresses attendees at RightsCon 2011.
Alex Macgillivray, General Counsel at Twitter, explains why the tweets must flow.
Alex Macgillivray, General Counsel at Twitter, explains why the tweets must flow.
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State at RightsCon 2011
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State at RightsCon 2011

Mitchell Baker, Chair at Mozilla Foundation
Mitchell Baker, Chair at Mozilla Foundation
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State by Peter Adams
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State by Peter Adams
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State

Incorporating Human Rights by Design by Peter Adams
a panel discusses how to incorporate human rights into the design of Internet services.
Robert Scoble, Blogger and Chief Learning Officer at Rackspace by Peter Adams
Robert Scoble moderating a panel at RightsCon 2011.
Robert Scoble, Blogger and Chief Learning Officer at Rackspace by Peter Adams
Robert Scoble moderating a panel at RightsCon 2011.

John Markoff, Senior Writer at TheNew York Times by Peter Adams
John Markoff moderates questions from the audience at RightsCon 2011.
Michael Meehan, Chair of the Global Internet Freedom Committee at Broadcasting Board of Governors by Peter Adams
Michael Meehan, Chair of the Global Internet Freedom Committee at Broadcasting Board of Governors
Widney Brown, Senior Director of International Law and Policy at Amnesty International by Peter Adams
Widney Brown, Senior Director of International Law and Policy at Amnesty International

Plugged In by Peter Admas
A row of conference attendees works on their laptop computers.
Imad Bazzi, Award Winning Lebanese - Middle-Eastern Blogger & Cyber Activist by Peter Adams
Imad Bazzi, Award Winning Lebanese – Middle-Eastern Blogger & Cyber Activist
Lisa Emelia Svensson, Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Swedish Government by Peter Adams
Lisa Emelia Svensson, Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Swedish Government

Rosebell Kagumire, Multimedia Journalist in Uganda by Peter Adams
Rosebell Kagumire, Multimedia Journalist in Uganda
Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President at Calvert Investments by Peter Adams
Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President at Calvert Investments
Group Discussions by Peter Adams
An ad-hoc groups convenes to discuss human rights issues at RightsCon 2011.

Group Discussions by Peter Adams
An ad-hoc groups convenes to discuss human rights issues at RightsCon 2011.
The Politics of Internet Freedom Roundtable by Peter Adams
The Politics of Internet Freedom Roundtable lead by John Markoff of the New York Times
Bob Boorstin, Director of Public Policy at Google by Peter Adams
Bob Boorstin, Director of Public Policy at Google

Rosebell Kagumire, Multimedia Journalist in Uganda by Peter Adams
Rosebell Kagumire as she prepares her remarks at RightsCon 2011.
Conference Attendees by Peter Adams
Conference attendees working on their laptops between sessions.
Joe Sullivan, Chief Security Officer at Facebook by Peter Adams
Joe Sullivan, Chief Security Officer at Facebook

Develop for Privacy by Peter Adams
Brett Solomon, Executive Director at Access by Peter Adams
Brett Solomon speaking in front of a live webcast.
Rosebell Kagumire, Multimedia Journalist in Uganda by Peter Adams
Rosebell Kagumire, Multimedia Journalist in Uganda

Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference

Occupy San Mateo

By Peter in Events No Comments

The growing wave of anti Wall Street sentiment, fueled by the Occupy Wall St. movement, hit Silicon Valley on Friday as protesters gathered on a busy overpass of highway 92 in San Mateo.

Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally
Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally
Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally

Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally
Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally
Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally

Move On / Occupy San Mateo Rally

Notes For Steve

By Peter in People No Comments

memorial Apple by Peter Adams

In the days after his death, thousands of Silicon Valley residents made their way to the Apple retail store in Palo Alto, California to leave personal notes of remembrance mourning the loss of Steve Jobs. Located just blocks away from his residence in Palo Alto, Jobs frequently visited this particular Apple store to interact with customers and fans. The notes, which were written on colored post-it notes, would eventually go on to cover the entire facade of the store – turning it into a public memorial for Jobs and the spark for a world wide trend that would be repeated at Apple stores around the world.

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memorial Apple by Peter Adams

Rest in Peace

By Peter in Events, People No Comments

Rest in Peace by Peter Adams for Instartupland.com

A memorial to Steve Jobs outside Apple store #001 in downtown Palo Alto, California.

Rest in peace Steve Jobs. You will be missed.

The Dish

By Peter in Places No Comments

Just west of Stanford University is an open space preserve in the foothills called The Dish Area, more commonly referred to as “The Dish” by locals. The preserve’s name is derived from the 150 foot diameter radio telescope built there in 1966 by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for the U.S. Air Force. Originally built to study the chemical composition of the atmosphere, the radio telescope is still in use for various government operations such as satellite calibrations, spacecraft command and radio astronomy measurements.

Also home to local wildlife and various Stanford University research and conversation facilities, this unusual spot is visited by over 500,000 people each year that come to walk or run the picturesque “Dish Loop” – a 3.3 mile trail that winds through the preserve.

For me, The Dish area is special because it symbolizes where the science and technology of Silicon Valley meet the natural world. As you walk up and down the hills of the loop, taking in the sweeping views of the Bay Area (on clear days San Francisco is visible), the giant satellite dishes and antenna arrays might serve as the backdrop for a roaming mountain lion, a red tail hawk hunting ground squirrels, or fog clouds rolling in from the coast.

Images:

Dish Area Warning Sign
Running The Dish
Loop Walkers

Hill Hike
Border Fence
Dish Runner

Dish Loop Valley View
Smaller Dish
Dish loop Hills

The Dish
Dish Profile
The Dish Rising

Dish Antenna
Recreational Route
Lightning Poles

Dish Service Road
Friends On The Dish loop
Palo Alto and Bay View

Standford Campus View
Silicon Valley View
Hill Hawk


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