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Go Around the Globe with #Storymakers2014

Tech Soup

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. 3:00 pm New Zealand Standard time / 3:00 am Coordinated Universal Time. 10:00 am India Standard time / 4:30 am Coordinated Universal Time. New Zealand.

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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’s really critical to equip those working for human rights and peaceful conflict resolution with skills to put these tools to effective use!”

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

Storytelling can be a powerful tool for good. Likewise, Twitter can be a powerful and relatively easy-to-use storytelling tool. One month later, she has more than 200,000 followers, a clear statement on the power of Twitter as a storytelling tool. Shared underlying values can be unifying, unlike issues, which can be divisive.

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