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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. TechSoup partnered with agencies like USAID and tech companies like Microsoft and Yahoo to host these "tech for good" challenges annually via our NetSquared program.

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

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Mapper is a simple free data management tool available on the Ushahidi website that anyone can try out. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. It puts one type of data on a map. Ushahidi's Early Days. So much innovation.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Blogs are just websites that are easy to update. Photo sharing websites have been around for over a decade, but Flickr was one of the first photo sharing services to use keyword tags to encourage connections between photos and users. Growing and Eating Local Foods. Step 4: Start Blogging! s new - diary metaphor. Flickr Farm.

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