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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. I believe that social networking can do better by thinking about network structures, understanding roles of people, making organizations more sociable and blending social media.

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Events Roundup: NetSquared Loves You this February

Tech Soup

Net2Local organizers step into the role because they’re full to bustin’ with love for their fellow #nptech-ies. Tripoli, Libya: NetSquared Tripoli Meetup. Portland, OR: Visual Storytelling & Growing Your Digital Media and Protecting It. Upcoming Events. Warsaw, Poland: e-volunteering. Wednesday, January 29.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

The Arab Spring changed the way many of us think about civil society, specifically the role of technology in driving social movements. On September 4, 2014, join other story makers from India, Libya, Kenya, and across Europe to the United States and Canada for an amazing global discussion on Twitter. Image: Aya Tarek / CC BY-NC-ND.

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