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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

Last year, Sean's programs supplied a million low-cost licenses for Microsoft Windows, Office, and other applications to 5,000 commercial and noncommercial refurbishers. Access to the Internet and computers is still a serious issue for most people in the developing world and even the U.S.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. They lost power, heat, and light.

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