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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This made think of whether trust is only built from knowing someone offline or not. As an early adopter of social media, in the early days of blogging (circa 2003) it was fairly easy to connect and maintain relationships with people you online and later connected at a blogging conference or meet up offline.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. Digital Protests This session will explore the role that social media plays in protests, through the lens of recent events like Iran and the American health care debate.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. Digital Protests This session will explore the role that social media plays in protests, through the lens of recent events like Iran and the American health care debate.

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

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Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. Digital Protests This session will explore the role that social media plays in protests, through the lens of recent events like Iran and the American health care debate.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.