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Hi Brad-- As coincidence would have it, Ben Rigby is the person behind " The Extraordinaries ", and the host of the online event and webinar here (as you can see from the event posts)! I agree, I've been eagerly watching developments with this project as I think it's a fantastic way...
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Thanks for all the action yesterday around mobile tech & social change. Lots of interesting topics discussed. Great examples from Katrin - if you haven't already, check out MobileActive.org - it's where I go to keep up with what's happening in mobile activism. It seems like the most common...
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In case you weren't able to attend the webinar yesterday, here are some links you'll want to check out. The archive page has information about the presenters and useful links, many of which were discussed during the webinar: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=sg4uifwment2 . Or...
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What can't we record and stream video on handhelds (like having skype on on our cell phones)? Bandwidth? Hardware? Software? Does such a device exist? Like One Laptop per Child, how might we design and produce one, with needed bandwidth, for the developing world, especially? World University and...
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TechSoup's NetSquared project is having its annual conference May 26-27, 2009. This year's conference will specifically focus on a Mobile Challenge . We’d love your participation--you can find out more details here . And, please do send anyone who might want to learn more about sponsorship...
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I have been trying to get set up to stream live video and audio from open air farmers markets into second life. VEODIA seems to have once had live streaming offered free as a demo, but inquires about this to them have gone unanswered. With a free account with them I am able to record live - then stream...
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From the webinar on using mobile technologies for advocacy and activism earlier today, one participant asked? Are there open source apps for recording and posting texts. How do you get a short phone number assigned that people can text into? Anyone know of any applications to record text messages received...
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Reaching out to Young Voters and Data on Efficacy of Text Messaging as a Get-out-the-Vote Tool: http://www.completecampaigns.com/article.asp?articleid=118 Study on the 2006 data: (2008 should be out sometime soon) Text out the Vote: mobileactive.org/txt-out-vote-text-messag See also the New Voter Project...
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I would like for library patrons to text "Why I love my library" to a website that records and posts their answers so that we can use it to show the city how much the citixens need the library...this being a budget cut year for everyone. Is there an open source or social networking hack around...
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This is an issue that comes up with online social media sites, but also something I wonder about for mobile. How do you keep users engaged with your organization/cause after that first call to action? For example, you can ask a user to text a message out or donate to a campaign, but how do you keep users...