article thumbnail

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Described the difference between taxonomy and folksonomy. It also has events with a goal of being a news agency for NGOS. Wiki: Collective brain of humanity. Conclusion.

Romania 50
article thumbnail

Web 2.0 Part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0 First up, after this post, will be an investigation tagging and folksonomies. What I’ll do in these posts is first explain a bit about one particular aspect of Web 2.0, Before I plunge in to talk about the individual parts of Web 2.0 is quite good, so if you want more detail, certainly go there.

Web 100