Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Surprisingly, 35 percent of respondents to a Nielsen study indicate being open to making online payments on their smartphones. A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. according to the Pew Research Center.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. Hackathons for Social Good. meets LinkedIn for students.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers. The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. They’re calling it The Fog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

This week's Solutionary Woman is 24-year-old Heddy Nam, the Associate to the Chief Operating Officer of Amnesty International USA and co-founder of Never Again , an international network of young people working for peace. This project will tackle big questions such as: What are the most pressing human rights problems in our world?

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