Global Offline Phone Voice 
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 14, 2009
So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement? Lesson #1: Voice. “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). Lesson #3: Local vs Global. CoP15 Global Observatory worth a look [link].
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 9, 2012
Most people didn’t “get to participate” in the Arab Spring because we didn’t have an effective role in regime change beyond global support and voice amplification (a crucial role, but not the change per se) and to think otherwise would be paternalistic. Simplicity and clarity of message.
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Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2010
This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. . Voice remains the killer app.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 21, 2010
I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. .
NTEN
JULY 23, 2009
The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. million patients in Malawi and Uganda, they've seen that text messages and cheap mobile phones are great tools on the front-lines of global health.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I asked folks to raise their hands if they had a smart phone, most did. That’s where I first discovered and connected with the Global Voices Community around my interests in Cambodia. (I’m I’m now an advisor ).
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