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  1. Auschwitz on Facebook October 21, 2009

    The museum of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp launched its profile, “Auschwitz Memorial”, on Facebook last week with the intent of educating young people about what happened in the camp during the World War II Nazi period. According to the Huffington Post, the profile looks to be a place for discussion, reflection and learning about what [...]

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  2. Raj's Blog: JustWorldOrder October 19, 2009

    Please See my blog http://justworldorder.tumblr.com on Tumblr called JustWorldOrder

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  3. Digital Diplomacy October 19, 2009

    This past week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured Europe and Russia.  If it wasn’t because we know she is in another continent, it would seem she was right next to us.  During the entire time Clinton was traveling, the U.S. Department of State reported on her speeches and meetings overseas through its various accounts [...]

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  4. One Website, One Woman, One Foundation, and Many Under-served Brazilian Artisans Finding Their Niche October 14, 2009

      www.CraftingChange.com www.CraftingChange.org This is a one-woman, one-website show, but it affects hundreds.  Emily Varga’s entire nonprofit organization, Crafting Change, runs off of a single website.  “Yahoo! Marketplace,” was Emily’s answer to finding a way to sell goods crafted in Rio De Janiero’s favelas to potential U.S. buyers. The purpose of Emily’s site, www.CraftingChange.org, is [...]

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  5. A Global Protest Against Hugo Chávez October 12, 2009

    While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez retains high levels of support and popularity in Latin America, a growing movement is forming against his power tenure and international interference. On September 4, people in 98 cities around the world rallied against him. The protest, called “No más Chávez”—which means No More Chávez is Spanish—was organized entirely through [...]

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  6. New York State Senate: New Approaches to Social Media and Communications October 12, 2009

    On President Obama’s first day of service, he issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government.  The topic of open government is nothing new, and is considered an important element in contemporary democratic practices.  However, the Obama Administration’s decision to promote government transparency and information disclosure via the use of new tools and technology at [...]

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  7. Iranian Green Movement in New Media October 12, 2009

    Is the role of new media such as Twitter and Facebook overstated in Iran’s post-electoral upheaval?  Maybe; it all depends on how we define their purpose.  Both sides of the debate are referring to some particular aspects of new media. 

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  8. The Iranian Protests: A Leaderless Uprising Organized October 12, 2009

    While Twitter created a sense of real time experience for those outside Iran, Facebook and blogs created a space for deliberating strategy by Iranian across borders.

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  9. Oxfam Mexico: pushing the limits October 12, 2009

    Like many developing countries, Mexico is lagging behind the technological and digital revolution. Only around 20 percent of the population has Internet access, and about 28 percent doesn’t even have a computer. However this trend has been changing and more and more people, particularly youth, are using various platforms and social networks, and have demonstrated [...]

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  10. For Small Non-Profits, Is Making the Time to be Online Really Worth It? October 12, 2009

    Can online social networking and website interactivity really help a small non-profit in Guatemala fundraise and get its name out? Or is it not really worth it?

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  11. The Green Kids October 12, 2009

    The youth climate movement goes 2.0, but struggles to optimize digital platforms.

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  12. Power of Social Network Media Links in Korea October 12, 2009

    Does posting articles on a blog really change the world? Does it matter that people click video clips or track back to make an impact? Currently, we live in a digital age, and the Internet has become an integral part of people’s daily routines. Therefore, many organizations use the Internet as a primary tool to [...]

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  13. WITNESS and the Constantly Evolving Digital Age October 11, 2009

    Organizations: How Will the Constantly Evolving Digital Age Impact Their Organizations?

    The rapid rate of technological advancements today poses significant challenges to organizations that utilize technology in promoting their agendas. As these changes in technology occur, an organization such as WITNESS may ask them self if they were to start all over today, would they use the same technology and platforms? How will they decide to alter the way they manage their own organization as online technologies continue to evolve?

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  14. Traditional Media V.S. New Media October 11, 2009

    Traditional Media V.S. New Media – Is it necessary to be a battle? If you go to the Internet and key in the following address: www.crieasyfm.com, you will see a website with abundant contents: on-line broadcasting, previous program audio links, essays, pictures, listeners’ forum, chat-room, and many more. The website is provided by Easy FM [...]

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  15. 21st Century Activism October 11, 2009

    Millions of citizens all over the world “Stand Up and Take Action” calling for action against poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. Digital media enables mass mobilization on a global scale. A project by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty and the UN Millennium Campaign.

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  16. Simultaneous Celebration through Network October 11, 2009

    October 1st is the National Day of the People’s Republic of China. Presumably, people in China will have a week-long holiday for celebration. Due to the well-renowned density of population, people around me (I called them my bosom community) increasingly tend to travel abroad in order to avoid all those swarmed resorts of interest. But [...]

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  17. Social Media in a Large Government Organization October 11, 2009

    A small group of junior officers in the U.S. Army started a website to facilitate the sharing of knowledge. Having grown in size and popularity over several years, the MilSpace networks now take advantage of social media to serve as a key Community of Practice within the larger parent organization.

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  18. Domain.nyc October 6, 2009

    I thought this article might be intersting… New York City wants own domain. Updated: Tue., Oct. 6, 2009, 3:51 AM City sets its sites on ‘.nyc’ Web domain By JENNIFER FERMINO Last Updated: 3:51 AM, October 6, 2009 Posted: 3:23 AM, October 6, 2009 It’s the 21st-century equivalent of the 212 area code. New York [...]

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