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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source! What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. For the last decade, what we've been talking about when we say "open source" is "open code" — a set of zeroes and ones that we can configure to our heart's desire."

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup

It originally appeared on NetSquared. This week have a look at the just completed Open Data for Africa platform and learn more about the brewing open data revolution in the MENA region. Open Source data NetSquared big data'

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference.

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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

Tagged with a footnote Marnie Webb notes "What do you think of the survey O'Reilly points to? 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. How will these trends impact nptech? Marnie Webb also points to this post.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Blogging Jo Le asked a question on the progressives exchange list serv about how to reach out to bloggers with teh results of a survey that found that small businesses, traditionally a Republican stronghold, favor Clinton in '08. It's an ecofriendly laptop loaded with open source software and friendly to the environment.

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