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Foo Camp 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It's structured as an unconference, where the 300 or so folks showing up design the conference program of roughly 70 sessions in about an hour the first night. One sample session was the one on the Google Book Settlement, led by Pam Samuelson of UC Berkeley. I just got back from Foo Camp 2009, which was a blast as usual.

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Thank You For Making The Networked Nonprofit Launch A Hit!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was a special launch day for our book, The Networked Nonprofit , thanks to you! On June 21st, the book was in the top 200 bestsellers on Amazon for the past five hours. We had a lot of fun with the Ustream live stream and Twitter chat where we discussed the themes from the book and answer questions. What a send off!

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Vendor Relationship Management: Why Nonprofits Should Care

Tech Soup

An author, photographer, journalist, Searls is also the current lead of ProjectVRM at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Searls also wrote The Cluetrain Manifesto , a business book about the impact of the Internet on commercial marketplaces and organizations. Challenges.

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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The unconference/camp model of learning about technology issues is really great, but falls a little short when dealing with a specific tool, and an audience that is mostly unfamiliar with it. I learned a lot. link] Make sure it is really water soluable magic marker … 2 Tino Paz 06.21.08

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Voices from the Community: Accessibility

Tech Soup

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities "has recognized access to technology as a foundational right in today's world," while the United States Department of Justice has begun looking at extending American Disabilities Act protections to the Internet. A Plethora of Resources. and Ottowa.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S. In this case.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S. In this case.