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Twibbon: A Twitter Tool That Puts a Ribbon on Your Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? Is changing your Twitter profile in support of a cause a silly click action or the first rung on ladder of engagement to get people to do something offline? What do you think?

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An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists

The Verge

Last year, a report from The Associated Press found a fake profile on LinkedIn, part of a network of likely spies trying to make connections with professional targets, that also used an AI-generated headshot. AI-generated headshots are increasingly realistic.

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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter.

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Will Brazil’s Roaring 20s see the rise of early-stage startups?

TechCrunch

public exits per year; by 2019, even Iran had more listed companies than Brazil. That is a reflection of the profile of the investors who dominate local markets, which are used to allocating assets to companies in sectors like oil, paper and cellulose, mining or utilities.

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The “All In” Woman Philanthropist

sgEngage

the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran. In addition, there is increased global awareness of women’s issues such as reproductive rights in the U.S., What does this mean for grantmakers and philanthropy as a whole?

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

A complete full stop,” said one source of the chilling effect, citing a recent statement by Moody’s, the credit ratings agency, that warned that a judicial shift could have a negative impact on the country’s sovereign credit profile. “Once those judges are controlled by politicians, we will not be able to do that.

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Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments

TechCrunch

based founders, 35 were white American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white.

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