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The Wisdom of Us

by michellee | November 18, 2009 at 2:05 PM

Right now I am reading The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki, which turns on its head the assumption that a group of people is only as smart as its smartest member. … Read More»

Introduction to Online Tech for Nonprofits

by lisahodges | August 20, 2009 at 11:49 PM

A few of you (great response! … Read More»

Girl Revolution

by Cathy Garrard

The world is waking up to the fact that the greatest force for global change is growing up before our very eyes. Read More »

"When you begin to undo whatever negativity was instilled, you see they become a totally different species."

Betty Makoni | Founder, Girl Child Network, Zimbabwe

"Social Media Allows Reports Despite Tehran's Curbs" (NPR)

by erinfanshier | June 16, 2009 at 5:30 PM

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105490051 … Read More»

Past Gathering: BlogHer 2009: In Real Life

July 23, 2009 - July 25, 2009 | Chicago, IL

Join BlogHer for their fifth annual conference to recognize the fact that blogging, whether personal, professional, or political, has facilitated real connections, real productivity, and real progress in our lives. Read More »

VOF Week 4: Our Voices Matter

by Sister Angela | April 14, 2009 at 7:18 PM

I hope to live my life in a way that is: 1) true to my divine existence, 2) consistent with what my ancestors wished, fought and died for, 3) in harmony with Mother Nature, 4) sustainable, 5) full of … Read More»

10 ways that Social Media (web 2.0 & all that) will change in 2009!

by Manori | March 25, 2009 at 3:37 AM

The following link to a very clear-sighted article was passed on by a colleague recently, and I thought it might make interesting reading for my friends on Pulse! … Read More»

VOF Week 1: (Women Given Voice with Web 2.0)

by nwan | March 22, 2009 at 7:12 PM

It should not come as a surprise to anyone (unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 50 years) that women are underrepresented in all forms and functions of media. … Read More»

Conduit for a Continent

by Allena Butal

Ory Okolloh is turning heads in cyberspace. A young Kenyan lawyer and activist whose family struggled to send her to school and whose father died of AIDS, she is bent on communicating that Africa is no sob story. Okolloh is devoting her life to letting the world know that the continent is loaded with the power of the people and their solutions. Read More »

“As Africans we need to start challenging our leaders. We need to start taking responsibility for our continent.”

Blog for Social Media

by nancy | December 10, 2007 at 8:39 AM | Web 2.0 Training: "Social" Media for Social Change

I attended a great workshop last week in Portland, hosted by the Meyer Memorial Trust. It was the 3rd in a series called "Communication in the Age of Social Media". … Read More»