Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Serendipity and Twitter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The ten days in the UK amazed me with the power of social media in my life. As a tech guy who also plays a social entrepreneur, I often get asked by my SE buddies about what are the practical use of a tool like Twitter. I spend less than 15 minutes a day on social media, but the payoffs are huge! Coincidence?

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Carol’s social enterprise in Nairobi employs over 100 students working to proofread books for our Bookshare digital library. So, we’re happy to share the American (and Canadian and British and Indian) content we already have. My first visit was with Carol Wanjiku, the CEO of our outsourcing partner Daproim.

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