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And while quite, different from the "mainstream" use of Twitter by nonprofits , Ivan warns against tool-driven decisions for activism campaigns: It's certainly exciting to see technology being used in ways that amplify and extend the impact of movement organizing. What are some of the best examples of digital activism that use Twitter?
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the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity ?all Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer dollars … [The book] reveals the common flaws undermining far too many programs ? Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv ? Canada and Europe.
Horizon Capital , an investment firm based out of Kyiv, is in the process of raising a $250 million fund that it plans to use to back tech startups in the country and neighboring Moldova. Just one year later, in 2021, ffVC noted that CEE investment rose to $3.6
The power of sharing allows individuals to come together in great “clouds” of activity, and allows them to focus their activity around a single task. Without that constant activity, the cloud dissipates, evaporating into nothing at all. Ethan Zuckerman recently did an analysis of tweets from Moldova and found this to be true.
Which is not to diminish the hard work of social justice organizers in Moldova. The author's point about social media providing an outlet for people's activism that sucks away people's time for real social change is an excellent one. (A Mad props to them.)
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