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AYM ’09: Moldova’s “Twitter Revolution”
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Natalia Morari.
On the 6th of April of this year, 15,000 Moldovans rallied in the streets the day after their national election to protest the Communist Party’s rigged victory. It might have looked like any post-election protest in an emerging democracy but there was an important difference: This protest was organized entirely through new media—Twitter, email and text messages, and social networking sites. The number of peaceful protesters continued…
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Facebook for Good
Facebook has created an official group called Facebook for Good. They are asking their +250M members to share stories about how Facebook has helped give back to their community or effect change. I am curious to hear what people think of this initiative (cool v. lame) and how we could improve it?
Original article: Facebook | Facebook for Good
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AYM ’09: Fighting the FARC with Facebook
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Oscar Morales.
From Obama’s campaign fundraising to the election protests in Iran, we’ve all heard that Twitter and Facebook are rewriting the rules of public engagement. Guest blogger Erin Mazursky talked to participants at the Alliance of Youth Movements summit in Mexico City to find out how the nonprofit leaders of tomorrow are using technology.
Oscar Morales is one such leader. In January of 2008, he created a Facebook group…
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Social Media as Public Goods?
We’ve heard this idea floated about newspapers before, but now Ethan Zuckerman asks: should we think about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media as public goods? In the absence of viable business models, people are starting to wonder if these online titans—which have no problem raising money, or building an audience—should be supported the same we support schools, nonprofits, and other institutions we deem valuable to society.
“Services like Facebook and Twitter are emerging as critical pieces…
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The Economist on Rick Rolling and Related Phenomena
The Economist is getting into the web video game. This one’s on the internet’s (second) favorite topic: the internet itself. It’s making the rounds online and it’s actually very engaging, partly because it’s hard to keep up with the pace of the text.
My favorite statistic: “More video was uploaded to YouTube in the last two months than if ABC, NBC, and CBS had been airing new content 24/7/365 since 1948.”
Thanks, Sebastian.
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Facebook Banned Again
Facebook a very popular web 2.0 website that allow users to connect and share information, pictures and videos with each other.
Facebook has been banned in Iran, prior to the upcoming presidential election.
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Facebook Scraps Terms of Use
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$500 Facebook Gift
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Big Dreams
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Facebook for Good
Facebook has created an official group called Facebook for Good. They are asking their +250M members to share stories about how Facebook has helped give back to their community or effect change. I am curious to hear what people think of this initiative (cool v. lame) and how we could improve it?
Original article: Facebook | Facebook for Good
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Social Media as Public Goods?
We’ve heard this idea floated about newspapers before, but now Ethan Zuckerman asks: should we think about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media as public goods? In the absence of viable business models, people are starting to wonder if these online titans—which have no problem raising money, or building an audience—should be supported the same we support schools, nonprofits, and other institutions we deem valuable to society.
“Services like Facebook and Twitter are emerging as critical pieces…
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The Economist on Rick Rolling and Related Phenomena
The Economist is getting into the web video game. This one’s on the internet’s (second) favorite topic: the internet itself. It’s making the rounds online and it’s actually very engaging, partly because it’s hard to keep up with the pace of the text.
My favorite statistic: “More video was uploaded to YouTube in the last two months than if ABC, NBC, and CBS had been airing new content 24/7/365 since 1948.”
Thanks, Sebastian.
…Read & Discuss
Facebook Banned Again
Facebook a very popular web 2.0 website that allow users to connect and share information, pictures and videos with each other.
Facebook has been banned in Iran, prior to the upcoming presidential election.
Read & Discuss
Facebook Scraps Terms of Use
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$500 Facebook Gift
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Big Dreams
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AYM ’09: Moldova’s “Twitter Revolution”
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Natalia Morari.
On the 6th of April of this year, 15,000 Moldovans rallied in the streets the day after their national election to protest the Communist Party’s rigged victory. It might have looked like any post-election protest in an emerging democracy but there was an important difference: This protest was organized entirely through new media—Twitter, email and text messages, and social networking sites. The number of peaceful protesters continued…
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AYM ’09: Fighting the FARC with Facebook
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Oscar Morales.
From Obama’s campaign fundraising to the election protests in Iran, we’ve all heard that Twitter and Facebook are rewriting the rules of public engagement. Guest blogger Erin Mazursky talked to participants at the Alliance of Youth Movements summit in Mexico City to find out how the nonprofit leaders of tomorrow are using technology.
Oscar Morales is one such leader. In January of 2008, he created a Facebook group…
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