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Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide?

Tech Soup

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. ” In a CNN interview , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's already invested more than $1 billion in his mission to get people connected. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy'

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Government, Community, and Corporate Partnerships to Expand Broadband Access

Tech Soup

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the best ways to learn is the study, observe, or interview the experts. The average user on Facebook shares/creates 90 pieces of content a month. With over 800 million global users on Facebook , if you do the math – that’s a lot of information! That’s why I invited Robin Good to skype into my session.

Content 101
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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Under our new CTO, Patrick Ball (see my last President's letter), we are building a tech team to work on our incredibly varied list of projects in literacy, human rights and the environment.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

She went from being somebody's servant to somebody who when she walks down the street of her community, people stop her and shake her hand and thank her for the stories that she is telling, or ask, 'When are you going to interview me? Last month I interviewed Cristi Hegranes, its Founder and President. CH: Right, exactly.

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Designing a Desktop Menu That Actually Helps Your Audiences Navigate

Forum One

data literacy, device preferences)? Interviews, usability testing, card sorting, and reviewing analytics can give you a better understanding of your audience’s needs and behaviors. There are different types of primary navigation menus, also known as main and global navigation menus. What context is relevant to know (e.g.,