Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

The countertrend has sparked a debate over whether the conventional wisdom that the Internet and social networking inherently tip the balance of power in favor of democracy is mistaken. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2009

Various media outlets such as the New York Times , Forbes , and Ars Technica are reporting that McKinsey; along with The Uptime Institute, a data center consulting group; released a report this week on the value (and hype) of cloud usage, cloud computing, and cloud services. Photo: Karen Ka Ying Wong , CC License.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5 Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. Is Jumo Worth The Hype? The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

For context, see the event announcement and today's New York Times article. Here's a quick summary of my notes: In Fanton's welcome, he noted that it is easy to get caught up in the novelty and hype of virtual worlds, but whatever the complexities, "we think they will grow and become integrated into our daily lives."

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