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6 signs you might be a bad listener and what to do instead

Fast Company Tech

People are social creatures and it is common for friends and colleagues to share challenges they are experiencing. An office mate might say Im really struggling to get through my emails! I have over 200 unread emails sitting in my inbox! I have over 1,000 emails that I need to respond to! We call this competing.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. And then they go away.

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A Nonprofit’s Legal Counsel Is The Social Media Manager’s Best Friend!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. Often, the lawyers start from a position of fear and declare that no one can use social via work. The Alliance will also be publishing a brief ”cheat sheet” that summarizes the rules.

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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We look for social applications of IT that will make a major impact on social sector activities. The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. What is the school signup process for Bookshare?

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Why Social Media Can Suck

Care2

In the past 10-15 years the Internet and mobile devices have truly transformed the way we communicate with people both professionally and socially. We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. Social media can totally suck too. Copyright: Who Really Owns Your Photos, Video and Media? Here’s why.

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That Fyre Fest tweet with the sad sandwich will be auctioned as an NFT for medical expenses

The Verge

“With how hot the NFT market is right now I figured I’d give it a shot and could hopefully raise enough money that I wouldn’t need to rely on a GoFundMe to pay for my medical expenses,” DeHaas said in an email to The Verge. DeHaas says he plans to transfer copyright and ownership rights for the NFT to the auction winner.

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Bring a Question: Creative Commons Hosts TechSoup Social Channels on September 17, 2014

Tech Soup

Elliot Harmon will be hosting TechSoup's social media channels, answering any Creative Commons questions you have on Twitter and Facebook. Memes are a fun, easy way to create engaging content, especially for social media. How can we use memes while still respecting copyright and making sure content creators get appropriate credit?

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