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Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 21 Demo Day, Part 1

TechCrunch

Genei is, dare I say, a refreshing mashup between robots and writers. Writing is innately an art, so I find Genei’s positioning as a tool for writers instead of a replacement out to take their jobs as smart. Better yet, it’s launching by targeting some of the hardest workers in our industry: freelance writers.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. This might put my developer friends out of a job (laughs), but it’s all about becoming more efficient.

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Master Mashup: Viral Marketing from Bob Dylan

Museum 2.0

He or she has created one of the most innovative, enjoyable mashups out of a cultural icon. What's a mashup? One fun example is overplot , a mashup that takes quotes overheard in New York City ( the data ) and places them on a Google map (the tool), so you can browse the quotations by address.

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Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was created to celebrate the launch of a new Twitter mashup that makes it super easy to share actions with your friends: (it also works with Facebook!): [link]. Joe has done a great job scraping all the links and adding to the group's home page. So, this is a Facebook group for people who use or want to use Twitter for good!

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The Social Media Dilemma

Tech Soup

Or have you started out in the online world of the blogosphere, twitterverse, vlogosphere or virtual reality but now that you have you are not sure what the right tools are for the job or who should be involved. And - what does crowdsourcing, permalinks or geotagging have to do with your organisation!

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Noodling Around Change Management and Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a mashup with social media framing. In turn, the typewriter brought about and helped to accelerate social change, opening up new jobs for women in the office. I asked for some recommendations on Twitter for the best practical sources for change management. Joitske recommend Learning To Change.

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10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

NTEN

Data, when handled properly, becomes intelligence -- and intelligence makes us better at our jobs, which makes the world a better place! Disruptive Technology #9: Mashups and Enterprise Portals. If you ask me, it's THE most important thing we should be thinking about in the sector. Gartner agrees. In other words, data sharing.