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The Interpretive Dance of Social Media Adoption

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In 2007, Michael Wesch , a digital anthropologist, created this striking video called The Machine is Us/ing Us , to explain in five minutes what the Web 2.0 I was delighted to discover the above remix of Wesch's video, "The Machine is Us/ing Us Dance Remix" via Elsua who helped me get to the Cambodian bloggers conference back in 2007.

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The GlobalGiving FilmFest: Watch, Vote, Give

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've written about Global Giving on this blog previously, an interview with Mari Kuraishi , President and Co-Founder of Global Giving. Sombit Mishra from Global Giving (who I also interviewed last fall ) sent me an email about the GlobalGiving FilmFest: Watch, Vote, Give. You: Create video and submit video by May 31, 2007.

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

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on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. There have been many remixes of online contests since the Giving Challenge, so many that I can't quite remember all of them. Last fall, Allison Fine and I did a research study on the America's Giving Challenge based on interviews and surveys of participants.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Highlights from the NpDev and More

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The Nonprofit Software Development Summit Lots of notes and blog posts over at the 2007 Nonprofit Software Development Summit wiki to read. Here's ten steps towards Association 2.0 , a remix of Marnie Webb's Ten Ways to Use Web 2.0 license and you are encouraged to use, remix, and forward, with the appropriate attribution!

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NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are different flavors of Creative Commons licensing, some encourage remixing more than others as the Learn Online blog points out in the " The Illogical rhetoric of Share Alike " Ruby Sinreich points us to Liza Sabater's manifesto on People Powered Politics based on the seminar Cluetrain Mainfesto. is still relevant.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia. is definitely worth checking out - like this interview with Christina Arnold from Project Hope. NTC 2007 Pipe. license and you are encouraged to use, remix, and forward, with the appropriate attribution! Google Blog Search.

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