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Kiva, the first online peer-to-peer microcredit marketplace, is one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in history. But its nonprofit status was not inevitable. Here’s why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys…
Control and Community: A Case Study of Enterprise Wiki Usage
There are a wide variety of uses for Wikis and a level of interest in using them that’s matched by an extensive range of Wiki software. Wikis introduce to the Internet a collaborative model that…
The Wisdom of Community
The Wisdom of Crowds (WOC) theory does not mean that people are smart in groups—they’re not. Anyone who’s seen an angry mob knows it. But crowds, presented with the right challenge and the right interface,…
The Web in Numbers: The Rise of Social Media
2009 is the year of social media. Once, Twitterwas a place where you could read about someone else’s cat. Now, it’s the first place you go to when there’s breaking news.
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<a></a>As i finished up my coffee Saturday morning before heading to the BART station to pick a fellow 'she geek' up to head down to day two of She's Geeky, a quick look at Techmeme reminded me of some of the important issues we had discussed the day before at… - She’s Geeky Day 1 : Oh Ada, Wish You Could Have Been Here »
<a></a>Day 1 of the She's Geeky (un)conference wrapped up with some wine to wind down the she geeks and a real treat- an Ada Lovelace biographical film which was a history lesson on Ada, who many call the "first programmer". Some of my notes/thoughts follow but overall all a great… - Enterprise Finding with the Semantic Web »
<a></a>Very similar to the possible benefits of the Semantic Web in what i like to call the research 'finding' environment in corporate enterprises and perhaps one of the most illustrative examples of the value of the Semantic Web i have seen in a while, this post titled Semantic Web in… - For Your Consideration: Planning for Enterprise 2.0 in 2009 »
<a></a>Mike Gotta, an analyst at Burton Group published a good post on the Social Computing Magazine site that i recommend enterprises who want to take advantage of '2.0' check out. Gathered from his own client interactions on the topic, the article titled 'Planning Considerations for Enterprise 2.0 in 2009' outlines… - Blogging in the Global Library Community »
Librarians are no strangers to the blogging world and some of the earliest blogs i followed where indeed written by Librarians. The Librarian in Black blog by Sarah Houghton-Jan a Digital Futures Manager for the San José Public Library is definitely one that i have been keeping an eye on… - Dicking Around Obliviously »
<a></a>Maybe our parents' generation spent hours upon hours cruising around in their cars around the neighborhood oblivious to the unnecessary carbon emissions they were producing in order to be part of the 'gang' or driving door to door as salesman as part of their job that required the car as… - Library of Congress Reports on Flickr Pilot »
<a></a><span style="font-size:85%;">[This post is cross-posted on the Synaptica Central Blog]</span> Last month the Library of Congress released their report on their ongoing Flickr project that i have been very interested in and have written about as the project progressed. From their blog post on the report: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Only nine… - I Needed 150 Million to Confirm My Thoughts »
Early this week prior to pressing 'publish' on my "Who gives a F? Florida, Facebook and 'Friends'" post i thought "am i going to sound ignorant that i didn't 'realize' how big and embedded Facebook is getting?". Well i got some positive feedback and agreement on flickr that others had… - Where All the She Geeks Will Gather Together on January 30-31: She’s Geeky (un)conference »
<a></a>Last year i was not able to attend the first She's Geeky conference event but remember reading and hearing about how great the sessions and the event was so when Kaliya Hamlin reached out to me this year and asked me if i would be interested in helping with organize… - Demand That the Services You Use On the Web Give You Data Portability in a Secure Way »
Lots of chatter today about Twitter's Monday Morning Madness via Techmeme because over the last 78 hours multiple Twitter users were compromised multiple times, first with a Phishing scam and then an actual compromise of some high profile accounts (including Obama's twitter account). Elias Bizannes a fellow colleague in the… - Historical Note: 40th Anniversary of “Mother of all demos” »
<a></a>Going through my thousands of unread items in my Google Reader lead me to this gem via a post in early December on CNET's Matter/Anti-Matter Blog titled the 40th Anniversary of "Mother of all demos" which points to Doug Engelbart's presentation to the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco… - Who gives a F? Florida, Facebook and ‘Friends’ »
This holiday season we headed down to Florida to spend some time with the families both on the west and east coast of Florida. So we managed a couple of days on each coast which is usually just enough for me (i admit i am not a big fan of… - Happy Holidays! How About Some Chocolate Pistachio Cookies ? »
<a></a> A small gift from me to you- Still looking for a last minute present for your family, friends or holiday guests? These Chocolate Pistachio Cookies are a favorite of mine to make and give as gifts in unique boxes. I found the recipe originally in the 2006 Martha Stewart… - Oh Why Haven’t I blogged So Much? »
Recently one of my co-workers bugged me yet again about why i haven't been blogging (thanks Brent~)- my response was that i have been chatting over here @danielabarbosa and contributing and managing Synaptica Central (never as easy as writing you own thing!) and investing a lot of my 'free' time… - She’s Geeky - New York City Starts Dec 5th! »
<a></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Hi my name is Daniela and i am a Geek.... </span>A 'She Geek' that is and that is why i am helping the She's Geeky organizers with the upcoming She's Geeky - Women's Tech (Un)Conferences: She’s Geeky events are neutral, face-to-face gathering spaces for women who like to…
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