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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From Facebook to Netflix, companies are tracking and analyzing our searches, our purchases, and just about every other online activity that will give them more insight into who we are and what we want. Many activities in the social sphere also generate lots of information. Big Data is all the rage in Silicon Valley.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

One of the things TechSoup does well is to bring relevant tools and resources to the needs that people have on the ground. The project is active in Iraq and Kenya. Generous Giving: Online Resource Library on Islamic Philanthropy. We connect the local with global resources.” Additional Resources.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The difference is that the social entrepreneur pursues change at scale primarily as a tool for social justice, not private enrichment. We provided a tool that blind individuals could use to scan and read their own books independently. The Arkenstone reading tools became a key mode of independent access to books.

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