Things I like: Archive

Dec 26th

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Aug 30th

Used Sex Toys for Africa. Yes.

From an email I received today that is just too beautiful to not share. katrin, thank you so much for inviting me tonight. looking forward to it… and i’ve been thinking. all of us ‘do gooders’ in one room, we should not miss the opportunity to help and save the have nots i’d like to propose a last minute addition to your party tonight, a fundraising drive for all...

May 14th

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Here is the recording of the #swedow /...

Apr 30th

Apr 28th

Blue Oxen Associates » Grantsfire: Transforming... →

Nice! Part of the NEW Foundation Center’s Glass Pockets initiative. Make those philanthropies more transparent.

Apr 17th

Gorgeous. Virl It! - Share Photos, Shorten URLs &... →

Apr 17th

Arab Media & Society: The end of the beginning:... →

Excellent article/analysis on the use and failures of using Facebook for organizing and mobilizing in Egypt.

Nov 9th

“Brilliant quote: “There are two kinds of political activists. The first...”

Oct 25th

Sep 18th

11 Volcanoes in the Americas To Climb →

Aug 18th

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Aug 13th

Human-Centered Design Toolkit - Case Studies -... →

IDEO created a toolkit for applying Human-Centered Design to inspire new solutions to difficult challenges within communities of need. IDEO says: “Human-Centered Design is a process used for decades to create new solutions for companies and organizations. Human-Centered Design can help you enhance the lives of people. This process has been specially-adapted for organizations like yours that...

Jul 9th

About the Recount - An Iranian's Opinion

From a friend in Ira who emailed me to express his opinion about the recount of the ballots in Iran: I think Khamenei and his establishment are taken aback by the strength and scale of people’s reaction to the election result. It is pretty amazing that after declaring Ahamdinejad victory a victory for the nation and essentially ordering the other candidates to join in backing him, he has...

Jun 15th

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From a friend in #iran - a different view.

I started twittering what a friend — who needs to stay anonymous — is relaying to me from Iran. But to keep it coherent and in the spirit of what this friend is trying to say, here is what he is syaing in its entirety. Provoking violence and confrontation is not the answer. Iran does not need another revolution. But lawful and peaceful evolution. There lies the path to a blood...

Jun 14th

Iran after the Election - Moving photos →

Jun 14th

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Jun 7th

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Jun 1st

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Mexican Bands Find Success via Cellphones -...

From: Mexican Bands Find Success via Cellphones - NYTimes.com “We have to be honest; we wouldn’t exist without cellphones and ring tones,” said Francisco Gonzalez (who goes by the single name Pancho) of Los Pikadientes, whose new album is scheduled for June, complete with an elaborate ring-tone marketing plan. “We ended up doing eight months of promotion in the United States because of that one...

May 11th

In China, Knockoff Cellphones Are a Hit -... →

May 11th

Good crisitunity = good call to action on email →

Apr 4th

The Trouble with Outside Activists | Do-gooders... →

Mar 27th

World Bank's new Communication for Governance... →

Mar 27th

Rankings - Doing Business in Africa - The World... →

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 – 181, with first place being the best. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business. This index averages the country’s percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic. The rankings are from the...

Mar 23rd

Charity versus Change and Why Aid is Bad - Part 1

It all began at SXSW where there was a panel, organized by a PR firm, about “Social Media for Social Change” - or social good. The discussion there was flagrantly self-serving, promotional and focused on charity — giving aid to those who have less. That is certainly the pre-dominant paradigm - those who are better off have a responsibility to aid those who have less. Right...

Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

Mar 19th

Mar 4th

Aid Watch -- Easterly's new blog, holding aid... →

Feb 19th

Dec 20th

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19.20.21. →

The rise of the mega cities. A data and visualization project plan that is just beautifully rendered.

Dec 20th

Letter From Athens: Greek Riots and the News Media... →

I was very puzzled by Andrew Lam’s post. I was in Greece at the very conference he was talking about and believe that he is very wrong in his assertions. And yes, I did go out at night, as did various others, interviewing peaceful demonstrators, rock-throwing youngsters, shop keepers, and police and getting doused in tear gas. Why did Andrew stay stuck in the hotel? It was just a short walk from...

Dec 20th

Throwing snowballs at my neighbors house who’s a witchy wench.That after packing gifts for a homeless kid.Win some, lose some in karmaland.

Dec 20th

Ethical condoms this holiday: http://tinyurl.com/4cmwdc

Dec 18th

I am cursed today.

Dec 17th

Pew Internet: Future of the Internet is Mobile... →

Internet leaders say “The mobile device will be the primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world in 2020.” Glad they are finally seeing the light. I think it’ll be 2012, by the way.

Dec 17th

Mandy de Waal » Google, the bumbling behemoth in... →

Mandy de Waal does not mince words about Google’s strategy in emerging markets and the leadership of the country office in South Africa. We had interactions with Google SA’s country manager, Stafford Masie, as well — and they were along the same lines as Mandy describes. Her main point: Google South Africa set the cat among the pigeons when country manager Stafford Masie revealed...

Dec 17th

Recommendation scheme gonr bad: if you liked “Violence takes toll on Latin American youth”, you also might like… http://snurl.com/8mxvd

Dec 17th

Playboy is going mobile, and Updike is serializing erotica for mobiles.

Dec 17th

anyone have opinions about jaxtr? http://snurl.com/8n636

Dec 17th

Sep 30th

Disruptive Thoughts: The Evolving Nature of... →

Sep 20th

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Sep 8th

Creation Myth: Obama and Renouncing Community... →

Quote: ”to hear Obama the presidential candidate tell it, those years in Chicago as a community organizer shaped the person—and the politician—he has become. Campaigning in Iowa last year, he declared that community organizing was “the best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School.” In a video this spring, Obama stated that community...

Sep 8th

Sep 4th

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Brilliant viral fundraising video for clean water projects

Sep 4th