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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

"One way to energize and sustain this (Arab Empowerment) movement is to effectively leverage influencers online to connect potential partners together and encourage participation," said luncheon guest, Lisa Mabe, Principal of Hewar Social Communications. Tags: Influence Events Collaboration Communication Events Government.

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7 Things That Social Media Will Enhance

NCE Social Media

Empowerment of niches communities and small businesses – It used to be that only in a city someone could find others with a shared interest in an area outside of popular culture. Consumer empowerment – Not sure if Burger King is still doing so but they used to run the slogan ‘Have it your way’.

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

The debate around social media and the Internet in general as a leveling force is still heated from all sides. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. Do you have ideas or feelings about the questions above?

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

The debate around social media and the Internet in general as a leveling force is still heated from all sides. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. Do you have ideas or feelings about the questions above?

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Causes Leaves MySpace: Should We Care?

Tech Soup

My colleague Amy wrote in a Stanford Social Innovation Review column , "The debate around social media and the Internet in general as a leveling force is still heated from all sides. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that's really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. They are working on ways to harness these microbes to power Internet of Things type sensors. The controversy on this is that it will make New York City an Internet service provider competing with companies like Comcast.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. For example, if they speak English really well, they were asked to put 3 dots on their name tags, two dots for okay, and one dot for just a few words or not at all.