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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Via Facebook updates, I learned from Tharum that Preetaim Rai, the Southeast Asia Editor for Global Voices, posts a roundup of protests and prayer vigils in neighboring countries. There is also a roundup of links to Burma causes (not just Facebook that's just one channel) and events. from friends telling friends telling friends.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. Annabelle Sreberny, Professor of Global Media and Communication, School of Oriental and African Studies (with special interest in Iran, bloggers & social media). They work like memes, the speed people react and join in.

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Steve Bridger ›

Steve Bridger

But the bottom-line: Cracks are showing everywhere in our increasingly unsustainable economic and environmental global order. Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm | Permalink Stuart G Hall wrote: Like the 5 a day meme, thanks. [link] has more examples of how much $700 billion is in a poverty context. Nope – a personal project.

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