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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

although the time frame is closer to 5 or 6 years from now (and I think it was Gartner who said that by 2010 or 2011 pretty much everyone is going to have a "Second Life" in a 3D Virtual World -I wrote about it in More people leading 3D virtual lives online ) due to hardware and platform restrictions that prevent a wider adoption now.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. The People's Choice award winner is a Windows 8 app , YumvY , a cooking companion to help you prepare nutritious, healthy meals at home with the goal of addressing the obesity epidemic and related diseases like diabetes.

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