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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is major emphasis on what is possible when ingenuity, 11K gb internet connections and collaborative teams intersect. Computer Science departments are churning out geeks at a record rate. Not in the Nevada desert, but in huge indoor spaces in pup tents. (In In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar). Where will they work?

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Advancing the New Machine: A Recap from the Human Rights and Technology Conference

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TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. Connectivity is still an issue in most parts of the world, and we need to think of solutions that account for the lack of access to the Internet. & Catherine T.

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Make Your Fundraising Mobile with Connect2Give

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Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone. The annual discounted subscription rate is $576.00. The annual discounted subscription rate is $1,176.00.

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Deadline Approaching for $10,000 Pizzigati Prize

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Most notably, it has been used by nonprofit D-Tree International to reduce rates of serious illness and preventable and treatable diseases in Tanzania. Since 2005, nonprofits have downloaded it more than 13,000 times to send news, communicate information on critical issues, and serve as an emergency help line.

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What TechSoupers Are Doing to Ensure Their Online Security: Part 1

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Morgan, and Target; the ongoing NSA spying scandal; and increasing rates of identity theft, who wouldn't get a little concerned? As I said in one of my recent posts on Internet privacy , "M ost or all of us feel like we're drowning in passwords. Passwords, Passwords, Passwords. What TechSoup LastPass Users Have to Say.

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Should we put our social media tools away and have a conversation?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At this rate, we???ll Has this view been changed by the pervasive Internet access? At Netsquared last May Ethan Zuckerman spoke on a panel and blogged brilliantly at the same time - so he did have time for a chat in the corridor. Davos 2007.??? I noticed this first at TED. last March. Guess you have to send a comment!

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, let's take a quick look at the most highly rated items this week - which are about money, content, software, jobs, and some geek humor. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. One suggestion is vikono.org, Swahili plural for insect antennae.

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