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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Trends in mobile phones , social media , cloud computing , open data , e-government and e-governance , new applications, and open and developing Internet standards have increased the importance of ICT to multiple actors, which include CSOs. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile. Not convinced yet?

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. . Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information. Crisis data = people .