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Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money

Robert Weiner

I loved the movie Three Kings , so I got a kick out of being asked to help smuggle Gaddafi's money out of Libya. US) Thirty Five million United States Dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here in Libya, this is no stolen money, and there is no danger involved.

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Go Around the Globe with #Storymakers2014

Tech Soup Blog

Are you ready to join a global, Storytelling conversation on Twitter at #Storymakers2014 spanning the globe from India, Libya, Kenya across Europe, Canada and the United States. Storymakers2014 is going around the world! Then join us September 4, 2014 for an amazing, global conversation.

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URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

is used and operated by Libya, they are within in their jurisdiction to seize domains that don't comply with their laws. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority determines a trustee for each ccTLD and administration and control is then delegated to that trustee. This trustee enforces policies and operation of the domain. In the case of vb.ly

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Events Roundup: NetSquared Loves You this February

Tech Soup Blog

Tripoli, Libya: NetSquared Tripoli Meetup. Warsaw, Poland: e-volunteering. Washington, DC Developing a Holistic Mobile Strategy. Wednesday, January 29. Manchester, United Kingdom: CiviCRM meetup. Thursday, January 30. Seattle, WA: Facebook: A Discussion of the Strengths and the Limits of Social Networking. Tuesday, Feburary 4.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup Blog

On September 4, 2014, join other story makers from India, Libya, Kenya, and across Europe to the United States and Canada for an amazing global discussion on Twitter. On September 4, Join Storymakers on Twitter. Are you ready to join Storymakers 2014 on Twitter for a conversation that spans the globe? Image: Aya Tarek / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup Blog

Libya, Djibouti and Jordan have also granted restricted access to micro data to selected individuals and organizations.

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The 5 Best Social Impact Games of 2010

NTEN

And even though this game was released a few months ago, the relevance of promoting non-violent revolution is more apparent than ever with the events in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya. # People Power is a great training ground for anyone interested in mobilizing a social movement, but not sure of where to start.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. .” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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Building the World You Want: 6 Nonprofit Campaigns to Consider on International Day of Charity

EveryAction

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily grant the Trump administration's request to reinstate portions of its travel ban (blocking people from six countries - Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Somalia - from entering the United States), CARE reignited their #BetterThanTheBan campaign.

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