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NetSquared: In the Beginning

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In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. But it was an exhilarating time. Google Maps.

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

His work was recently profiled in this New York Times piece. I've known him through his " Twitter ant trails " (I'll explain that in a bit). Repeat the exercise, this time with the goal of moving one person to the opposite side of the room. The second time, with a sense of purpose and goal, the exercise easier to do.

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12NTC: Nonprofits and the Future of Internet Rights

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You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ).