J November 2009, at 14:54 pm
DigiActiveI was on the 6 November episode of HubSpot TV discussing social media news, DigiActive/digital activism and Girls in Tech.
You can get the full show notes on the HubSpot Blog.
J October 2009, at 13:42 pm
DigiActivePolicy Memo for the US Helsinki Commission: In the digital age, where a “good” is a string of code that can be delivered anywhere in the world with the click of a mouse, even today’s smart sanctions are not smart enough. By preventing access to blogging platforms, social networks, and other types of new media, current embargo policies harm the very activists who are furthering our common goals of democracy promotion, while leaving authoritarian governments free to spread propaganda through a range of state-controlled media outlets.
J August 2009, at 10:44 am
Digital ActivismI’m in the last stages of writing a chapter for a book on Digital Activism that’s being written by a really great group of colleagues, such as Patrick Meier, Gaurav Mishra, Mary Joyce, and Tim Hwang (among others). I thought I’d lay out my outline for now, as I’m working through it.
Please let me know [...]
J July 2009, at 18:48 pm
Digital ActivismOur goal in creating this survey was to collect the first international demographic data on the new group we call “digital activists”: people who use digital technology as part of grassroots campaigns for social and political change.
J February 2009, at 20:36 pm
DigiActive
Title: Quick ‘n Easy Guide to Online Advocacy
Author: Tactical Technology Collective
Published By: Collective Commons (2009)
What is it?: This guide offers ways to use social networking and web 2.0 tools to improve advocacy campaigns. It aims to expose advocates to online services that are quick to use and easy to understand.
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J December 2008, at 20:41 pm
DigiActive
Description: Homeless Nation was started by Daniel Cross, a documentary filmmaker who has highlighted Canada’s homeless population in several of his films. While gathering thousands of stories given by the homeless, most of which wouldn’t fit into the films, Cross envisioned a space where these reports wouldn’t be lost……
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J November 2008, at 20:53 pm
DigiActivePlease visit the DigiActive blog for a book review of Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovations, by Hayagreeva Rao.
J October 2008, at 20:56 pm
DigiActiveDescription: A group of former drug users and gangsters have teamed up with Mr Marlon Parker, a PhD candidate and lecturer on IT at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, to offer an online platform for people to combat their own drug use and find support on their road to wellness.
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