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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As a geek who is trying to apply tech for good, it is instructive to hear the critiques. Toyama on that issue: If a private company is failing to make a profit, no one expects that state-of-the-art data centers, better productivity software, and new laptops for all of the employees will turn things around.

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5 Community Needs That Companies Can Impact Now

Connection Cafe

Donating computers and laptops to school districts is strengthened by working with nonprofits such as Comp-U-Dopt to refurbish electronics and purchase new equipment for families in need. Many companies are addressing the lack of internet and computer access through their CSR responses.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. Easy screen sharing of presentations. The ability to share YouTube videos in real time. However, the magic isn't in the wand.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. Easy screen sharing of presentations. The ability to share YouTube videos in real time. However, the magic isn't in the wand.

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Nonprofit Technology News: The Demise of Facebook Causes and Cloud Storage for Charities

Tech Soup

The project will morph in to something called Brigade , a project of Brigade Media , which is a consortium led by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Sean Parker, who founded Napster and mentored Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Parker is an original investor in the political social media site, Votizen. Images: Rest in Peace: Shutterstock.

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