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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

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A wiki is a website maintained collaboratively by a community of contributors focusing on a particular subject or project. Typical wiki communities are work groups within a company, educators and students, and hobbyists. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. What Is a Wiki? Building a Wiki.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

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There is major emphasis on what is possible when ingenuity, 11K gb internet connections and collaborative teams intersect. These are best of breed young hackers doing what comes naturally, incited and incented by blazing connections, motivated collaborators, cash reward challenges and future employers’ avid attention.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

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s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s It is intended to do all of this in an open, collaborative manner which will engage and support the work of numerous researchers, grad students, government policy wonks and others. Tags: Collaboration Environment Technology. Global Energy Observatory ?

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Project #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s It is intended to do all of this in an open, collaborative manner which will engage and support the work of numerous researchers, grad students, government policy wonks and others. Tags: Technology Environment Collaboration. Global Energy Observatory ?

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

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YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. These virtual libraries are meant to support different aspects of student learning, making the aggregate and perhaps distributed content of a physical library more accessible. Anyone can publish through blogs, wikis, and websites.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

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Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. The Second C: Collaboration. Collaboration can happen at three levels: conversation, co-creation and collective action.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

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He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. A good collaboration between the state hospital and ngo. . The volunteers were high school students. It is not a book with pages, but it is about relationships. .

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