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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Here were some the baffling hot new things that charity techies and geeks for good were buzzing about: Blogging and the blogosphere.

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And the winner is. and some reflections on user-generated content

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo Birthday Remix Contest. The winner would receive $50 to their favorite cause or charity. Ultimately, 22 remix photos were posted, slightly less than half of the people who joined. To celebrate, I concocted an action learning experience in user generated content, the Beth 5.0 54 people joined the group.

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Nonprofit SXSW Goodness – Conference List Toppers, To-Dos and Topics of Interest

Connection Cafe

And for all you people using Four Square , it's also one of the official Check-in for Charity locations (hint: new badge anyone?). Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new model for a participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience!