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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. which heralded a new, participatory web culture. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. " The year was 2005. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging. Citizen journalism.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content. For example, someone could mash-up a feed containing requests made to DC’s Department of Public Works with a map as done by Everyblock.com. It also allowed the U.K.