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RightsCon: The Promise and Peril of New Communications Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. At WITNESS, we’ve been wrestling with the promise and peril of new communications technologies.

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Social Media Usage Guidelines: Don't moon people with cameras (or at least hide your face when you do)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

who is the Law & Technology Director at Fenwick & West LLP (F&W), a Silicon-Valley-based law firm. Legal implications of using technology to learn about employees and applicants. B) Don't moon people with cameras (or at least hide your face when you do). The guidelines should not make technology evil.

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The Impact of Connectivity in the Future: Everything Is Connected, Cows will Tweet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. ” Dave analyzes trends and technologies to predict what is next on the horizon.

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Opening Session at NASSCOM and Social Innovation Winners

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was lucky enough to have a front row seat in the reserved section with laptop and digital camera in hand to cover the opening ceremonies on Twitter. . You could feel the energy in the room - a convergence of IT leadership from business, government, social innovation, and nonprofit sectors.

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Is Clubhouse the Right Application for Your Social Media Plan?

Forum One

By leveling the playing field of access in terms of demographic and infrastructure access, Clubhouse has the potential to reach user groups that can be overlooked and shut out of modern communications technology. Big Tech has long been enthralled over how to manage data privacy and even the Federal government has been getting involved.

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Mobile for Good: Fire Phone, Locking Down Data, and Services for the Homeless

Tech Soup

inch display, Adreno 330 graphics, a 13-megapixel camera, and 2GB of RAM. So let's say you're watching a movie and the camera pans to a can of Spam on a kitchen counter. When you press and hold the camera key, Fire Phone will tell you what it is and let you buy it directly from Amazon. Homelessness and Mobile Technology.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

One finalist's pitch was: "We have buy-in from the community, we have rich networks on the ground, and we are building on pre-existing technologies." Empowering Marginalized Communities Using Technology. Dd's mission is "to empower marginalized communities to use technology to defend their rights."

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