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Data Digest: Building the YouTube of Data, Big Data and Global Development, and Data Resources

Tech Soup

It was originally published on NetSquared. Some great data resources are featured this week, along with telling insight on the use of big data for global development and the use of open data by citizens. Open Source data big data crowdsourcing' Data Use by Citizens.

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Advancing the New Machine: A Recap from the Human Rights and Technology Conference

Tech Soup

Last week in Berkeley, California the Human Rights Center, with the support of sponsors like the John D. TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. & Catherine T.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up

NTEN

NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge. Shannon Turlingtion blogs about wikis , Open Source, and changing the way we "manage" participation. This Challenge encourages innovations with mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. state and 30+ countries signed their online petition to stop the dumping of mountaintop mining waste into waterways; More than 150 congressional co-sponsors from the U.S.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. Cross posted at Netsquared " Web 2.0,

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Cambodia Bloggers: Five Years Later – Part 2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started contributing to Global Voices where I did blogging roundups from Cambodia. In 2007, I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then.