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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, you want to build a MashUp? Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Here's one of her training presentations. Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. And if you???re

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Social Media Club Workshop in Hawaii - Live Blogging Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Roxanne Darling presenting Many thanks to Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells for organizing fantastic Social Media Workshop.    Gave an example of a blogger outreach program where they gave bloggers a product - solar powered batter recharger.    One of the bloggers got on CNN to talk about the product.

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What happens when you set your content free with creative commons licensing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The presentation itself is a remix of a remix. I remixed it from an earlier presentation called Associations 2.0 The cover is from a remix mashup. Social Media Game In 2007, David Wilcox and I presented a workshop at LASA using this game he created. The title was " Ten Steps to Extension 2.0." to Change The World.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm having to quiet some inner Gollums while working on the presentation materials. Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. I'm nervous. The session outline is as follows: Introduction.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Last week Ethan Zuckerman was the invited speaker at the Ethos Roundtable and also presented this talk " Looking beyond the US for activist inspiration " at the Berkman Center/Sunlight Foundation meeting. A WikiTation is a presentation delivered in a wiki. 20 practices. Live Blogging Conferences.

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