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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This post originally appeared as part of an online debate about How Big Data Can Have a Social Impact, which the Harvard Business Review Blog Network hosted jointly with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Skoll World Forum Skoll Syria SWF Big Data Harvard Business Review Web Reader human rights SkollWF SWF13 Bookshare'

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Serendipity and Twitter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I moderated an excellent session at the Skoll World Forum last week on using social media for more social mission impact. Tags: SWF SWF10 Twitter TEDxVolcano BBC. As a tech guy who also plays a social entrepreneur, I often get asked by my SE buddies about what are the practical use of a tool like Twitter. Solving real problems.

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