Re: [DDN] Remixing the web for social change

2006-06-08 Thread J Cravens
One of the things I thought as I sat at the NetSquared conference was that, in hearing all these incredible examples of nonprofits, including very small organizations, effectively involving/mobilizing individuals, I was hearing reasons over and over again for WHY bridging the digital divide is

Re: [DDN] Remixing the web for social change

2006-06-01 Thread Taran Rampersad
I want to preface this carefully. This isn't meant in a bad way - just a realistic way. It's not even a criticism. It's an observation, a question, and maybe a bit more - the idea is to get some people thinking, if possible. When there is an aggregation of information which is edited before

[DDN] Remixing the web for social change

2006-05-31 Thread Fred Mindlin
Democracy Now! is broadcasting from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California where the inaugural TechSoup NetSquared Conference is being held. The theme of this year’s conference is “Remixing the web for social change.” It’s bringing together representatives from the technology and