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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, we're joining what is probably the largest online protest in history , by blacking out significant portions of the Benetech website, as well as our Martus and HRDAG human rights websites. We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands). But, we're not for piracy.

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My Latest President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. Ryan Fan Before Ryan Fan, a high school senior, came to Benetech for his school’s career day, he consulted Wikipedia to understand this concept called “social entrepreneurship.”

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. Wikipedia , the online open-community encyclopedia, is the most well known. Versioning by saving a history of changes (who and when) that can be viewed and compared. A nonprofit organized named Creative Commons. Examples of Mashups.

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Do You See The World Through Marketing-tinted Glasses? Debbie Laskey Does!

Eric Jacobsen Blog

According to Wikipedia, "Monopoly is a multiplayer economics-themed board game. The brand also honors pioneering women from throughout history. 2) There's the Monopoly game by Hasbro. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels.

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Saving the California Condor: A Collective Impact Story

ASU Lodestar Center

Meanwhile, the condor’s habitat was improved due to work done by government agencies and environmental groups to protect ranging lands and enact laws against lead bullets. On our last trip to San Diego, my daughter and I took a trip to the Natural History Museum. In 1991, condors began to be released back into the wild. It soars.”.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Amazingly enough, it wasn’t the publishers who fought against the treaty; the publishing industry has a long history of supporting access for the blind, as long as their interests are respected. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year.

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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

Trending down: Two black former policy executives at Pinterest revealed a history of racist discrimination at the company. Wikipedia editors are questioning what it means to be a platform committed to “neutrality.” Naaman Zhou and Amanda Meade / The Guardian ). ?? Dara Kerr and Shara Tibken / CNET). Charlie Warzel and Stuart A.