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New Mobile Challenge: NetSquared + UC Berkeley

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. Cell phones, combined with GPS, cameras, video, audio, and SMS are transforming the way the world understands and responds to emerging crises.

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Video Blogging Learning Journal: I have some exciting news!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'll still continue to blog here during the next two weeks, but will point you over to daily guest posts on Netsquared. I asked a few questions: -Many video bloggers do vlog posts where they aim the camera at themselves, talk, and let the video roll. Later I saw him in the hall, I asked him to demonstrate using my camera.

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

Built-in mike MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting). Podcasting Hardware Olympus Digital Recorders $125-$200 on Amazon Samson Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder. About $270 on Amazon.com. About $270 on Amazon. Comes with a microphone, or you can buy a better quality one. Need headphones to monitor sound.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Pathfinder gave a presentation to a small group in Cambridge , while his audio (some of the time) was streamed into Second Life along with his Powerpoint Slides.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the social software blogosphere, there is a lot being written about how ROI is so 1.0 ( here , here , and here ) Video on the Web JournaMarketing is reminding us that YouTube launched its Nonprofit Program and it's promising video cameras to the first 300 nonprofit organizations to sign up. Not sure if they reached their threshold.

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Web Video for Social Benefit Sector: Some learnings.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? Patrick notes that most of the sites' users are under 30 and they know how to use their cameras. The tools used are low cost (Logitech camera and MovieMaker software). Off to consume those now!

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. " Nancy White's slides from TALO and some audio from Nothern s about the new rules for online communities.

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