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Racing Through the Sahara for South African NGOs

Tech Soup

Picture the scene…our heroes with pain coursing through their bodies and sweat dripping down their brows as they head toward the finish line. SANGONeT Director, David Barnard (pictured above), will personally join the staff of four South African NGOs as they race through the Sahara.

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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

The political uprisings in Egypt for the past week have sparked the tiresome debate again – can social media create and spread revolution? “It's actually been interesting to watch as a case study in the enduring power of traditional media. Yet due to old fashion organizing on the ground, the protests have escalated.

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Weekly Member Round Up: Technology and World Change

NTEN

He was inspired when the citizens of Egypt and Tunisia used satellite connections to contact Internet service providers in other countries, when their governments shut down access to the World Wide Web. Blogging doesn't have to be all about words: sometimes pictures speak for themselves! Shervin Pishevar of the U.N.

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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. .” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Social Media is all.

ASU Lodestar Center

Social media, particularly, have proven to be powerful and exceedingly important, especially as we watch the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. If anyone ever once doubted the energy and organizing force of technology, rest assured they dont anymore.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

Twitter feeds with hashtags like #Egypt and #ArabSpring were stories unfolding by the minute, documenting the revolution and how the world felt about it, in real time. Again, a picture speaks a thousand words, and the unifying effect of two numbers and a percentage sign has been an inspiration for social movements ever since.

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All Eyes on Egypt

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s the list: ONLINE activism: Tweet with the hashtag #Egypt to the top of the trends. Tag friends in Egypt, and those active in this movement in your posts/tweets to broaden impact. Tag friends in Egypt, and those active in this movement in your posts/tweets to broaden impact. Blog your hearts out!

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