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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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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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The Green Kids October 12, 2009
The youth climate movement goes 2.0, but struggles to optimize digital platforms.
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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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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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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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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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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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