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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. org inspired him in ways he never imagined." Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other.

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. org campaign has done really well. This is something that the 350.org Crowd vs Community.

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Social Media For Social Good: Follow Up

Connection Cafe

For example “Starbucks sucks” will show a lot of issues around free trade and other image problems. At first you won't get many comments - it takes time to build up a community of people who will comment. Some specific groups exist: social media club , netsquared , tweetup , etc. Emily : This depends.

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TechSoup's 'Novel' Ideas: What We're Reading Now

Tech Soup

Karen likes Steve Blank's Startup Owners Manual , which offers step-by-step instructions on building successful startups. He calls it General Systems Theory, and I really appreciate how he zooms out both in space and time to look at the challenges facing humanity, and what it will take to build a sustainable, equitable and just society.

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TechSoup's 'Novel' Ideas: What We're Reading Now

Tech Soup

Karen likes Steve Blank's Startup Owners Manual , which offers step-by-step instructions on building successful startups. He calls it General Systems Theory, and I really appreciate how he zooms out both in space and time to look at the challenges facing humanity, and what it will take to build a sustainable, equitable and just society.

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Tools Galore in Online Communication - Women Who Tech 2009

Connection Cafe

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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