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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. 'Net2 in Action' highlights more than 30 real-life examples of nonprofits using this new breed of Web-based technologies to tackle issues such as reaching and mobilizing constituencies. What Is Web 2.0? Text messaging.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s I first spoke with Rajan about GEO about year ago, and, honestly, wondered how he would pull off his big vision for a wikipedia-like mass editable online database of energy sources and energy flows. Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Project #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s I first spoke with Rajan about GEO about year ago, and, honestly, wondered how he would pull off his big vision for a wikipedia-like mass editable online database of energy sources and energy flows. Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Democracy in Action Blog tells us how to use tagging and widgets to share jobs in their community. ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. The Nonprofit CMS blog shares some agruments against Open Source. Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry ! Top Rated Resources at Kikono.

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Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the Merriam Webster dictionary definition featured in the Office Action, this is the third meaning of social: “advancing the welfare of human beings in society.” On behalf of our nonprofit organization, Benetech, and the thousands of similarly situated social enterprises in the United States, we are writing to support this rejection.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" New Realisties in Online Advocacy " tagged and Jason from Democracy in Action. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. I know there is a similar cooperative in the Bay Area called Tech Underground. Are there others? Global NpTech. What's Hiafux ?

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