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Great reads from around the web on April 14th

Amy Sample Ward

Map it, mash it up and otherwise make use of this unparalleled online resource. " The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. Just please credit CRP for the data.)"

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Twitter for Activism Tool VS Strategy Debate and A New Twitter Activism Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while quite, different from the "mainstream" use of Twitter by nonprofits , Ivan warns against tool-driven decisions for activism campaigns: It's certainly exciting to see technology being used in ways that amplify and extend the impact of movement organizing. What are some of the best examples of digital activism that use Twitter?

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Mark Pesce at CUA09 - Think Like a Cloud, Make a Storm, Kill the Tower!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The power of sharing allows individuals to come together in great “clouds” of activity, and allows them to focus their activity around a single task. Without that constant activity, the cloud dissipates, evaporating into nothing at all. Ethan Zuckerman recently did an analysis of tweets from Moldova and found this to be true.

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