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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. We sampled 201 ChatRoulette sessions, noting characteristics such as group size and gender.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

And I got to learn why I love him so much – iturns out, according to wikipedia, he’s a “classic allegory of greed and corruption tarnishing all that’s good and innocent in the world&# – so I studied up on shmoo which made it all worthwhile [link] &#. Do we need slacktivism to justify fun behavior online?

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NetSquared Local Events: June 6–7, 2013

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Check out the NetSquared blog to keep on top of the gossip and reporting from our network: Burlington’s Amanda Levinson reports on Amy Sample Ward’s presentation about her new book “Social Change Anytime Everywhere” The Weather Gods tried to stop the event, but Vermonters are tough! Coolest Thing of the Week.

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12NTC: Nonprofits and the Future of Internet Rights

Tech Soup

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 ). Future Threats.