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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

In this case. Read More ยป Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few examples: Shireen Mitchell who I had never met face-to-face but who generously provided information about people of color and the social web via Twitter while I doing a workshop demo. OrganicMania or Lynn Miller who I met through Twitter and later interviewed me for this blog post about a year ago.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Tweets and highlights from this event on Twitter at #AITech.

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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He shared the New York City governmentโ€™s efforts to make the local bureaucracy much more transparent and connected, a theme that echoed through several other plenary sessions exploring the White Houseโ€™s use of online tools for engaging citizens in policy and local governmentsโ€™ attempts to become more open and accessible. ยท

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