The Power of Us

Rules for civility that Washington might get

Posted by on Jan 19, 2011 in Do Good | 0 comments

Why should we behave politely, act respectfully or show good manners? Because it it matters. What the politicians and pundits in Washington could learn from an earnest community website.

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WeThink

Posted by on Mar 23, 2010 in Brands, Business, Business Models, Causes, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design, Do Good, End of Apathy, How To, Innovation, Journalism, Leadership, People, Power & Policy, Science, Skills, Social Media, Top Story, Venture Capital, WeThink | 0 comments

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Meet Ellen Miller

Posted by on Feb 27, 2010 in Do Good, End of Apathy, People, We Media Miami 2010 | 0 comments

With her extensive experience on Capital Hill Ellen uses technology and the Internet to bring transparency to politics and make politicians and our government accountable.

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Using social media for social change

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in Do Good, How To, Reports, Research, Social media, Technology | 0 comments

By SUSAN MERNIT Net-enabled social tools have enabled new models for grassroots activism and community building, and they have changed how...

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Digital fluency and social change, at any age

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in Causes, Do Good, Reports, Social media | 0 comments

An update on Social Citizens By ALLISON FINE Social Citizens BETA is a paper commissioned by The Case Foundation in early 2008 to help...

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We Media matters in Haiti

Posted by on Jan 20, 2010 in Causes, Do Good, Game Changers 09, Mobile, Technology | 0 comments

Two projects featured at We Media ‘09 are leading the use of digital media and technology in Haiti’s rescue efforts. Ushahidi, which...

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An Extraordinary effort in Haiti

Posted by on Jan 14, 2010 in Causes, Do Good, Game Changers 09, Innovation, Leadership, Pitch It, Story | 0 comments

Among the many extraordinary efforts to provide aid and relief for the people of Haiti comes this one from The Extraordinaries, winner of...

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Copenhagen: It’s the future of news

Posted by on Dec 15, 2009 in Do Good, Innovation, Journalism | 4 comments

The future of the world's news and knowledge system is on full display in and around the stories from the Copenhagen Climate Summit.

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Hyper-Local Media. The 4th Branch of Gov2.0

Posted by on Oct 28, 2009 in Business, Business Models, Community, Culture, Do Good, End of Apathy, Innovation, Journalism, Pitch It, Social Media, WeMedianomics | 0 comments

This is a true testimony to the magic of a system that allows for open communication and collaborative problem solving around public concerns. You can really see how media, industry, government and private citizens can work together to improve their communities:

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OneWebDay: A toast to the net

Posted by on Sep 16, 2009 in Business, Causes, Censorship, Creativity, Culture, Do Good, Innovation, Power & Policy, Technology | 0 comments

The internet is a wondrous anomaly, a technical and creative achievement grander than the Tower of Babel, an infinite tangle of knowledge,...

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How about world press freedom EVERY day?

Posted by on May 8, 2009 in Business, Causes, Censorship, Community, Culture, Do Good, End of Apathy, Journalism, Leadership, Power & Policy, Technology | 0 comments

There’s a media and technology feeding frenzy in Washington. Failing U.S. newspapers are looking for a bailout from the government;...

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The New Connectedness

Posted by on Apr 29, 2009 in Causes, Culture, Do Good, End of Apathy | 0 comments

Technology and the internet have given us greater control over our own media experience – what information we get and share, how we...

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Yenza: the voice of inspiration

Posted by on Apr 28, 2009 in Community, Culture, Do Good, We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

Czerina Patel is an inspiration. She spreads energy when talking about Yenza, a project about connecting people, building awareness and...

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The Girl Effect

Posted by on Mar 14, 2009 in Causes, Creativity, Do Good, End of Apathy, Innovation, Leadership, Power & Policy, Social Media | 0 comments

My daughter Amanda took the above photo in Nepal. The picture on the right is of my new granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane. I thought of them...

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What makes us rich?

Posted by on Mar 5, 2009 in Business Models, Do Good, End of Apathy, Features, Innovation, Leadership, Power & Policy, Reports, We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

An agenda for smart capitalism.

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