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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now the online channel has breathed new life into this surging wave and brought with it Facebook events, Myspace groups, Razoo causes, BBC News feeds updated real-time, Twitter posts about Wear A Red Shirt This Friday For Burma and countless IMs??? from friends telling friends telling friends. ll receive it.

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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. They work like memes, the speed people react and join in. We’ve seen potential for those unsympathetic to the cause to use the technology too – a bit of an arms race created. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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Steve Bridger

Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm | Permalink Stuart G Hall wrote: Like the 5 a day meme, thanks. Nope – a personal project. Early days – proposal stage… but will happen! Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 11:04 am | Permalink iHanna wrote: Very inspiring list! The Hub on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 2:06 pm [.]

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