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MAP Board of Advisors: Clay Shirky

Clay really doesn’t need an introduction, does he?  Even so, we’re really excited to have him. Clay has done more than any other public intellectual to explain the social and political effects of digital technology and to reveal its transformative possibilities.  He is an influential author, teacher, and speaker, who has published Here [...]

My Definition of Digital Activism

A quick equation for how digital activism transpires: Circumstance + Goals + Strategy + Technology + Tactic [...]

Mass High Tech: Community tools needed to improve STEM education

An opinion piece written for Mass High Tech’s “How I See It” Column concerning how community and social online tools would be helpful in achieving their goals set forth to improve the State of Massachusetts Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education

I recently attended the STEM Business Leaders Breakfast concerning tapping Massachusetts’ potential in the areas [...]

DigiActive Post: Moldovan Protests – Was it really a “Twitter Revolution”?

A synopsis of the social media impact on the protests in Moldova that occurred in early April 2009.

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepysleepy/3429118253/

Since Tuesday’s protests and riots in the Moldovan capital Chisinau, there has been much analysis on how this group of protesters was formed.  Initial reports focused primarily on the use of Twitter, while paying scant reference [...]

Pop!Tech Post: Google’s Internet bus stops here

This is a write-up on Google’s Internet bus travels across India.

After an almost two month tour to various parts of India, Google’s Internet Bus has made its last stop in Tiruvannamalai on the southeast section of India.

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Pop!Tech Post: Making music with a Thing-A-Day

I almost always listen to NPR while driving alone, to catch up on news, listen to Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, or what have you. I’ve always thought one of the best things about the station is the cool, small stories they find that you might never have otherwise heard about – but always make you feel [...]

Mass High Tech: Videoconferencing, web conferences improve in-person meetings

Quotation in Mass High Tech article on meeting technologies in today’s business setting.

It was just a few years ago that advocates of videoconferencing and web conferences were predicting the death of face-to-face meetings. While technology has helped the virtual meeting replace some in-person events, tech has had another unforeseen effect on the meetings business: It has [...]

Pop!Tech Post: Digital mapping tools and the power of Citizen Journalists

This post concerns digital mapping tools and highlights Nate Ritter’s CrisisWire and the work of Patrick Meier on the subject.

More and more, mapping tools are being used for real-time data collection. Some of the slickest – and most helpful – uses have been in the area of crisis warning and humanitarian issues. To be able to [...]

Girls in Tech Post: What is Technology?

The technology in my immediate life is mostly computer and internet-based.  I work all day in front of a screen, playing around with new media tools, figuring out how they can be used for marketing and can rarely get my job done for very long if I don’t have internet access (eeek, that sounds mildly [...]

DigiActive Post: Guide – Quick ‘n Easy Guide to Online Advocacy

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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