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Open Source Feminism: An Intervention with Wikipedia

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The internet is powered by open source technology—exciting software that's built collaboratively from the bottom-up. Open source is meant to be free and equal, but then why do men continue to dominate open source sites like Wikipedia?

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Web Server Software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Microsoft has web server software called IIS , and it’s database server product is MS SQL server , which people use for far more than just serving web site data. On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks. source: wikipedia ).

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Treat Your Website Project Like an Investment Rather than an Expense

Tech Soup

When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate. Treating technology spend as an investment rather than an expense can position a nonprofit for some advantages. Invest in Open Source.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. social bookmarking (now called Delicious ) by using their APIs on the site. (An Google Maps. One Laptop Per Child (just launched that year).

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. Building a Wiki. Building a Wiki.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Citizen-Powered Response.

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