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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us.

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April NetSquared Events in Your Community

Tech Soup

NetSquared’s global network of volunteers will be organizing more than 30 events this April in communities as diverse as Mukono, Uganda; Wellington, New Zealand; and Boston, USA. So join your local NetSquared group and start participating in the fun. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ).

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The FreedomfromOil Photo Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Check out how flickr is being used to promote a nonprofit cause. Part of the campaign includes a photo context in Flickr using the tag freedomfromoil. Contest details are here: [link] Via Britt Bravo's blog at netsquared [link] Contest details are here: [link] Via Britt Bravo's blog at netsquared [link]

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Moveon Use of Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I missed the post about flickr use by MoveOn on netsquared when I was in London earlier this month. MoveOn Ever Spent: Flickr via Jon Stahl. The article describes how MoveOn is experimenting with flickr, believed to be the first political campaign to make use of flickr. Kane recalls, ???One and MySpace.

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Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Entry Points for Engagement

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket. You can post YouTube videos to your blog posts and Flickr photos to your Upcoming.org event listings. Develop your voice for each tool.

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Just Found: International NGO Flickr Group

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

but at Network-Centric Advocacy blog, I found fastr flickr a game that uses flickr images. After that, I discovered an interesting photo set in the Link netsquared tag stream and it was Seth Mazow, so I made him a contact. And the next thing I know he invites me to the International NGO Flickr Group.

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