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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. which heralded a new, participatory web culture. " NetSquared Up Close and Personal.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets.

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Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is Here!

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. . “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. How Change the Web Challenge Works.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? The latter may help boost awareness of the topic or cause and in some cases get picked up by news and other sites that collectively increases traffic. t documentation" from the list of what open source communities can learn from nonprofits.

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Ushahidi BRCK: Bringing Internet to the Developing World

Tech Soup

Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project. It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. I first heard about this from Marnie Webb, who co-founded NetSquared.

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Data Digest — Maps, Trends, and a Social Progress Index

Tech Soup

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related. on NetSquared. Big Data Right Now: 5 Trendy Open Source Technologies. He says that there are over 250,000 viable open-source technologies on the market today and identifies five of them that are currently trending while pointing to their advantages.

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7 Ways You Can Connect at #16NTC

Tech Soup

We'll also be sharing news about upcoming events, educational opportunities, and new TechSoup offerings. Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. Want to know if NetSquared is right for you? TechSoup Boost.