Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

The audio is fading a bit, so I've been thinking about what Mark wrote in his essay, " Sharing Power (Aussie Rules)" I read the essay three times, I mind mapped it, and have been noodling on it for an hour or two. The same sort of engine which powers Wikipedia can be put to work across a number of different “platforms”.

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Moldova Australia Knowledge Leadership 94

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Joshua Greenberg from the New York Public Library talked about transitioning from teaching information literacy to information fluency—helping visitors navigate and harness the vast world of digital information to their own ends. How can you get on the map if you think every other stop is managed and used by heathens?

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Library Museum Reflection Alternative 20