Category Archives: News
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Post-Quake Musical Relief in Sichuan China November 15, 2009
the article introduced a international professional NGO, Sichuan Quake Relief with the mission of assisting in school reconstruction projects and psychological intervention projects. new media is an important tools that used in their daily work. The article introduced its successful employment of IT as well as drawbacks.
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Volunteers of America Reaches Out in Cyberspace November 14, 2009
Last year during the summer, at the launch of Volunteers of America’s Operation Backpack, a young girl stood up to make a comment after Page Davis, the host of the decorating program Trading Spaces, spoke. “I know someone who got a backpack through Operation Backpack,” said Reginy, now a resident assistant at Fordham University. “I [...]
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Museums on Youtube November 7, 2009
Using social media websites such as YouTube, flickr, Facebook and twitter are great ways for museums to reach out to their audience. The principal museums in New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim, MOMA, The Frick Collection, Brooklyn Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art have Facebook pages [...]
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Non-Profits’ Social Media Primer November 3, 2009
Surfing the web the other day, and looking to see what non-profit organizations are doing these days when it comes to being visible in the realm of social media, I came across wildapricot.com. The Wild Apricot Blog provides a guide for non-profits to enter the world of social media and internet technology. The post that [...]
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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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Raj's Blog: JustWorldOrder October 19, 2009
Please See my blog http://justworldorder.tumblr.com on Tumblr called JustWorldOrder
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Green Kids October 12, 2009
The youth climate movement goes 2.0, but struggles to optimize digital platforms.
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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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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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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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Here comes the sound September 30, 2009
these are the photos taken by one of my fellows on the campus of my university in Shanghai. This campus has been transpositioned and going to be taken over by the municipal government; therefore, it is moving to a coastal town in a larger scale, which is great for the development of the school. however, all these oldy but goody pieces recall my sense of nostalgia. I hereby record it as the inception of my journey with this space, an excellent segue from past to the brand new future. Alas!
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Michael Cervieri