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Every Human Has Rights: Sign the Pledge for the Elders

Have Fun - Do Good

The law is the same for everyone; it should be applied in the same way to all. From the site: "The WITNESS Hub and Google Earth are working with the Every Human Has Rights campaign to build a global digital databank of human rights stories, in text, audio and video." Nobody has the right to torture you. •

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. Policing Social Media These two items were both found in the nptech tag stream: Due to a new wiki launched by New Zealand police, members of the public can now contribute to the drafting of a new law.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The I Pulled My Hair Out Blog tells us how to consolidate google accounts and here are the top ten gmail hacks. " Nancy White's slides from TALO and some audio from Nothern s about the new rules for online communities. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Whether it’s Microsoft transforming the PC software industry, or Google or Facebook, it’s clear that the world is different because these companies exist. Before Benetech was founded, blind people were read to either in person by a family member, volunteer, or paid reader, or via audio cassette tape. Fast forward to today.

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This Digital Marketing Process Will Make You Write Better Content

Nonprofits Source

Would you be surprised to learn that images account for 26% of the 40–60 billion searches that happen on Google each month? This provides Google’s crawlers with context for what topic that image relates. This provides Google’s crawlers with context for what topic that image relates. Build Brand Awareness.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

Panelists include: Susan Pointer, Google’s Director of Public Policy & Government Relations. The technology itself is not intrinsically good -at Google we are advocates for free expression on the internet and free access for all; the technology istelf is and should be a neutral platform for this. we had to meet compliance.

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Grave Work

Non Profit Quarterly

When transcoding audio of voices, the worker knows they are putting into writing the words of a speaker with an Irish accent. Google’s use of microwork for a US Department of Defense initiative, Project Maven, is a case in point. But there is no sense of what this recording actually is (e.g., to automate fast-food restaurants).

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