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Give One, Get One: One Laptop Per Child.

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Almost exactly two years ago, the One Laptop Per Child launched. So, the Sharing Foundation has continued to use our method of getting donated laptops in the US, refurbishing them, and getting them to Cambodia. Virginia Debolt who covers the technology beat at BlogHer has a great roundup of the reactions.

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Take Aways from Blogher: Some Reflections and Personal Takeaways

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This is my fourth BlogHer Conference. Amy Gahran gave a writing workshop at BlogHer that was very inspiring. I lent her my laptop so wasn't able to take notes at the time, but Amy Lenzo has a great summary on her blog. Flowers in the neighborhood. I look forward to the event because it helps inspire me.

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Some Vlog Posts from Blogher Meetup

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The nonprofit technology social calendar was packed full this evening with events happening all over Harvard Square, from the Symposium on Social Architecture co-sponsored by Corante and the Berkman Center to the 501 C3Tech Club gathering to a Blogher Meetup ! Stair Speech Series: Lisa Stone, Blogher. Technorati Tags: blogher

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Learnings and Reflections from BlogHer about Mobile Phones for Video Blogging and Beyond

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While I was in Chicago, Ryanne Hodson , who I met at last year's BlogHer, is in Cambodia and Southeast Asia with Jay Dedman to document the work of Project Hope International. So, while at BlogHer 07 I had a little bit of a personal learning mission: What can I learn about mobile video blogging in a global context?

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My personal Blogher To Do List and Reflections

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How to keep plugged into and contribute this blogher community? Volunteer for next year's blogher. Link to Women Bloggers - I've done quite a bit of that in my live reports, but I need to add the blogher blogroll. Link to Women Bloggers - I've done quite a bit of that in my live reports, but I need to add the blogher blogroll.

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Favorite Random Act of Kindness at Blogher from Flickr Stream

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This photo was taken when Little Judy handed up her laptop to one of the presenters in Advanced Tools Session when there was a technical problem. Technorati Tags: blogher powerbloghers Even though they gave her pieces of chocolate, it was an act of caring. I wonder if this would be one of Nancy White's indicators of a community ?

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What's Your Best Advice for Managing Information Overload? Join the Support Group in the Comments

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Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. " Well, it seems that some people Twitter from the toilet with their cell phones and others, if the Internet connection is good, take their laptops with them too.

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