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The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To make this model work, there was another IRC backchannel that streamed audio from the conference and someone did the equivalent of live tweeting. to come out of 2008's SXSW Conference was for moderators of panels to use Twitter (or back channel tool) to poll the audience upfront and monitor it in real time. One of the reflections.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began. "We might imagine J amaica in 2008 that has become a remarkable leader in the world. The initial cyberstrategy was to capitalize on the inmates' interest in music by using music as a means of teaching digital skills.

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