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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Their website , found at [link] is an on-line memorial honoring over nine thousand victims allegedly killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran since the revolution in 1979 and an extensive library of documents relating to human rights and democracy. But you would hardly know it from looking at the beautiful website they just released.

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The Revolution is Twitterfied

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What's more fascinating to this social media geek, is that through cooperation from hackers and content generators, this social-media based revolution is happening from within a closed society. Protest Iran Election. Katrin Verclas' Twitterfeed - actively amplifying the news out of Iran. Twitter: #iranelection. Ahmadinejad.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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Read More ยป Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S. In this case.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Evaluating Next-Gen Volunteer Opportunity Platforms: Forget about the high school community service club : The next generation of volunteering platforms is here -- from Google's All for Good to the President's Serve.gov. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis. But can they also combat apathy? By Skylar Woodward.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Evaluating Next-Gen Volunteer Opportunity Platforms: Forget about the high school community service club : The next generation of volunteering platforms is here -- from Google's All for Good to the President's Serve.gov. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis. But can they also combat apathy? By Skylar Woodward.

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

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Evaluating Next-Gen Volunteer Opportunity Platforms: Forget about the high school community service club : The next generation of volunteering platforms is here -- from Google's All for Good to the President's Serve.gov. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis. But can they also combat apathy? By Skylar Woodward.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

Context for the event from Rory Cellan-Jones: Prevailing ethos of the web has been libertarian, optimistic about the potential of the internet to be a medium of free expression and break down barriers. That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China.

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