October 29th, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | Click to comment
Herdict Web offers two ways to report inaccessible web sites. The first is, of course, the Firefox/IE add-on. Of course, you may not want to download an add-on…maybe you’re using a public computer, or maybe you’re just concerned about the software. Whatever the reason, we have a solution: The Herdict Reporter!
The Herdict Reporter is a [...]
October 21st, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | 1 Comment
Addressing the Herd
Herdict Web is a project with global appeal and global reach. Ideally, our hope is for Herdict to be available to folks all over the world, with translation into many languages and dialects.
Of course, we can’t reach everyone…not yet, anyway! Thus, the Herdict team (which includes the OpenNet Initiative team) has thought long [...]
September 24th, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | 4 Comments
You’ve learned what Herdict can do for you. You’re excited about Herdict’s release. You’ve told all your friends…and if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?
The first thing you can do for Herdict, of course, is spread the word. But more importantly, we want your participation once Herdict has been released. As I mentioned before, [...]
August 29th, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | 3 Comments
I hope I’ve piqued your interest with all of the Herdict buzz. You’re excited, perhaps, waiting with bated breath for the next installment of Herdict blogging. You’re raring and ready to participate. Or perhaps you’re simply wondering, “What can Herdict do for me?”
As you know, you can do a lot for Herdict. [...]
August 21st, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | Click to comment
Room 221 at The Berkman Center, home to the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) and Herdict, is a lively office constantly abuzz with discussion: of Internet filtering, surveillance, and sheep. But ONI and Herdict don’t just share an office; the two initiatives also share very similar ideals…but very different methods.
ONI’s aim is “to investigate, expose, and [...]
August 12th, 2008 | by jyork | published in Herdict | 1 Comment
Followers of Herdict’s progress may have noticed by now that our chosen icon is the sheep. “What’s up with the sheep?” they might ask.
“Herdict” is a portmanteau of “herd” and “verdict” – used to mean “the verdict of the herd.” Since the goal of Herdict Network Health is to gain insight into what [...]
August 6th, 2008 | by epeterson | published in Herdict | 3 Comments
This fall the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (and JZ’s new home) will unveil Herdict, a suite of programs that gathers data from users around the world about their PCs’ performance and ability to access websites. Herdict aggregates this information and aims to provide a real time picture of users’ PC health and [...]
