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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps. As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#. Are they enhanced by social media? Of course, and I’m sure Sami would agree.

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TechSoup Global Cloud Survey Results and Cloud Donations for Nonprofits

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Also, developing countries like Egypt, South Africa, Mexico/Latin America, and India report plans to move to the cloud faster than everywhere else. While a lot of NGOs are using at least one cloud-based application, deeper use of cloud tools is relatively low. What Didn't Surprise Me.

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Video Streaming Apps — To Stream or Not to Stream

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The act of bridging demographics and bringing audiences into your "virtual living room," wherever that may be, is a powerful tool in shaping and delivering your story. We saw how Twitter changed information-sharing in 2011 Egypt, after all. And there's an opportunity for nonprofits to benefit from this new phenomenon.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

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When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.-Muslim politicians and business leaders and with those from around the world discussing online opportunities and tools for diplomacy and business efforts. Muslim relations.

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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’s really critical to equip those working for human rights and peaceful conflict resolution with skills to put these tools to effective use!”

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TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey: What We Found Out and What to Do About It Part Two

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Like the Pew Internet & American Life Project , we believe that over the next decade most people will access software applications online using several different types devices rather than depending primarily on tools and information housed on their individual, personal computers. Low Cost and Free Cloud Tools for Nonprofits.

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Advancing the New Machine: A Recap from the Human Rights and Technology Conference

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Namely, while activists use technology to organize, authoritarian regimes use technology to censor information, increase the channels of surveillance on its citizens, or in the extreme case, cut off telecommunications entirely like in Egypt.