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New on SSIR: A New Tool for Digital Storytelling

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My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog, or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I think there’s huge potential for organizations to use multiple mediums, content, [...]

August 11, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Replacing Mobile Advertising with Real-Time Data

Do you believe you can change the world? That’s the question I asked this morning on Qriously, a new application that measures public sentiment, in real time. It works by replacing ads with questions in smartphone and tablet apps. The application is currently in a closed beta, and I was lucky enough to get access [...]

April 8, 2011 14 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

The Social Media Response to the Disaster in Haiti

I have a guest post up on the NTEN blog discussing some of the ways social media was put into action as soon as the earthquakes struck in Haiti: When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. How can we do that? Whether we look [...]

February 18, 2010 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan, the driving force behind OpenAction.org, which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. —— John has spent time working for Microsoft, doing R&D [...]

January 27, 2010 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

GIft Economies at MPS09

I’m capturing notes at the MyPublicServices event from PatientOpinion.  This session is lead by Paul Hodgkin from PatientOpinion .  Use the tag #MPS09 to follow conversations and highlights from others at the event. What is it about the health community that’s different? It’s about death.  Why do we tell stories? Because it helps us deal [...]

November 26, 2009 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Maps: what we need for conversations?

I think that there is something about maps that ropes all of us in.  Especially Google’s maps!  They are easy to use, have such a range of options (look at all of the different layers you can view in Google Earth!), and with the satellite (and now Street) view we can really see what we [...]

August 4, 2008 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Congrats to the mashup winners!

NetSquared’s n2y3 conference was earlier this week which brought ‘together a unique mix of people from the public and private sectors to develop and release Mashups designed to provide deeper insight into the social issues affecting communities around the globe.’ Of the 21 featured mashups that attended the conference, the winners are: Ushahidi: Mapping Reports [...]

May 30, 2008 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Maps in the news

There is a lot going on lately with the use of dynamic maps online. Firstly, Google Earth now has a layer for “placemarks” of New York Times articles. A month’s worth of stories at a time will be held for viewing and Google is open for additional partnerships with other news outlets. It is a [...]

April 8, 2008 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Digital story-telling at its best!

Take a look at this incredible story, told through the use of maps.  It really makes me think about the dynamic way nonprofits and other social change agents should and could be using dynamic media to tell their stories and grow supporters.  Watch ReadWriteWeb for Marshall Kirkpatrick’s article on the digital story! What do you [...]

April 3, 2008 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…