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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. org inspired him in ways he never imagined." Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other.

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

Here’s 5 key steps to mapping your work towards metrics: Problem : Be as specific as possible, focus on the problems you will be addressing directly (not just changing the world). org campaign has done really well. Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw.

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Social Media For Social Good: Follow Up

Connection Cafe

For example “Starbucks sucks” will show a lot of issues around free trade and other image problems. Q: Should nonprofits have organizational Twitter accounts, or should employees keep their own personal accounts to tweet about the org & engage in conversation? Rather, it makes sense to start with listening.

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TechSoup's 'Novel' Ideas: What We're Reading Now

Tech Soup

You Are Not a Gadget discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices - such as the nature of user identity - that were "locked-in" at the birth of digital media. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator.

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TechSoup's 'Novel' Ideas: What We're Reading Now

Tech Soup

You Are Not a Gadget discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices - such as the nature of user identity - that were "locked-in" at the birth of digital media. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator.

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Tools Galore in Online Communication - Women Who Tech 2009

Connection Cafe

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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