Posted By:  hipri Posted On:  Oct 29, 2008	Millennium Development Goals, Youth and Social Media
Hi, dear friends how are you doing? I am writing to you to ask for your help I just need two minutes of your time. In my organization Alter Eco we are working in a new project and we are collecting some basic data about Young people and Millennium Development Goals though a short and simple...... [view]

Posted By:  obscurity Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008	Reflecting on social reporting or enabling social reporters
[Summary: A personal learning reflection on digital reporting from events - enable people to report, don't report on their behalf...] I’ve facilitated young people as ‘ roving reporter ‘ and ‘digital journalists’, or even, in the terminology David Wilcox is...... [view]

Posted By:  justloy Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008	Is the African Web Space Mature Enough for Social Media Awards?
Blogs and social media have evolved in Africa in more recent years and is gradually getting attention in the global web space. Notable social media sites include Afrigator, Zoopy, Sturvs, Ushahidi, Muti, Blueworld, Naijapals amongst others. If you search through Afrigator or Amatomu,...... [view]

Posted By:  obscurity Posted On:  Oct 12, 2008	Reflections on Video Change project
Earlier this year I facilitated a pilot online course for Oxfam GB called Video Change. The course, which in the end ran over 8 weeks, sought to equip existing Oxfam activists with the skills for making video for the web. The course itself didn’t quite produce the level of activity and...... [view]

Posted By:  Rahaf Posted On:  Oct 5, 2008	Twitter Moms - Microblogging Evolution Reveals Twitter’s flaw
The slow but steady adoption of Twitter into the mainstream continues to fascinate me.  As the microblogging site continues to get  news coverage and more corporate accounts pop up, it’s pretty safe to say that Twitter has enabled companies to engage in  deeper and more personal...... [view]

Posted By:  markchrisman Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	So what are you working on? * Enterprise Conversations
I was reading this Mashable article that hits exactly on what I have been thinking for a little while, how businesses can leverage microblogging tools like Twitter and Plurk , aka Yammer to help build online communities. This new communication tool can open up enterprise doors to...... [view]

Posted By:  markchrisman Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	Bringing social media in? * P-O-S-T
Social media tools help people easily (and virtually) connect with peers, friends and families to help answer questions like “how are you you”,”have you seen this video” and “so, what are you doing”. As Marcel LeBrun, CEO of Radian6 puts it social...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP Posted On:  Sep 30, 2008	Be The Star You Are Bowling Classic
Photo courtesy of Regan Pickard I love bowling.  When I first moved to Boston I was introduced to a New England/Canadian Maritime form of it, candlepin bowling .  And since my ancestors hail from this region, I’ve developed a particular familial affinity for it.  It may come...... [view]

Posted By:  obscurity Posted On:  Nov 30, -1	Innovation in Participatory Learning
If you've been inspired by UK Youth Online to plan a project that pilots new models of online youth work or participatory learning through digital technology then you might like to check out the MacArthur/HASTAC Digital Media Learning competition. The competition is offering between $30,000...... [view]

Posted By:  obscurity Posted On:  Nov 30, -1	One page guides remixed
[caption align="alignright" width="227" caption="Remixed One Page Guide"][/caption] Michele Martin has just dropped me an e-mail with a link to some remixed versions of the one page guides series. Designed for the Innovation in Learning conference, Michele has remixed the following: One...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP Posted On:  Sep 9, 2008	The Future (of fundraising) is Here
Beth Kanter , champion of the social media revolution and an authority on the use of social media for NPO fundraising, recently posted prophetically on her blog a response to the following question: “ When will online fundraising using social media and social networks become more...... [view]

Firstgiving
Submitted By:   BethP Website:  http://www.firstgiving.com Phone:  617-591-2121 E-mail:  beth.pickard@firstgiving.com	Vision:   Online Fundraising for Everyone! Our goal is to help people raise as much as they can for the causes they care about, by providing an excellent service to as many people as possible. You can raise money for any......   [view]