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2009 WeMedia PitchIt Winners Update

Posted by on Mar 2, 2010 in Innovation, People, Pitch It, We Media Miami 2009, We Media Miami 2010 | 1 comment

2009 We Media PitchIt! winners SeeClickFix's Ben Berkowitz and The Extraordinairies Jacob Colker talk with Ely Bonder about where they are now and what they took away from We Media 2009.

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Hey big media, it’s time to invest

Posted by on Sep 8, 2009 in Culture, Innovation, Investment, Pitch It, We Media Miami 2009, We Media Miami 2010 | 0 comments

Acquisition is part of the solution for "big media" companies to catch up in the era of new media. But they need to go further, including more investments in early-stage ventures.

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Honor among thieves: An invitation to Arianna

Posted by on Aug 19, 2009 in Awards, Game Changers 09, Innovation, Leadership, People, Social Media, We Media Miami 2009, We Media Miami 2010 | 1 comment

Dear Arianna, About 2000 years ago the philosopher Seneca said that “the best ideas are common property,” which is an old thought...

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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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Thinking, Writing, Connecting

Posted by on Mar 29, 2009 in End of Apathy, We Media Miami 2009 | 5 comments

I owe you an apology.  Part of my role is to help manage the blog and keep the conversation among those in the WeMedia community going...

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A branding challenge for social entrepreneurs

Posted by on Mar 20, 2009 in Business Models, Innovation, Journalism, Social Media, We Media Miami 2009 | 3 comments

Originally published on NextBillion.net Two weeks ago I attended the We Media conference in Miami as a We Media Fellow . The conference...

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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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Keys To Launching A Successful Social Enterprise

Posted by on Mar 5, 2009 in Business, Do Good, Pitch It, We Media Miami 2009 | 1 comment

As a part of the Entrepreneur’s Caucus at last week’s WeMedia conference in Miami, I asked Krista Van Tassel to share some...

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We Media Roundup: Storytellers caucus

Posted by on Mar 5, 2009 in We Media Miami 2009 | 1 comment

For those who were unable to join the “Storytellers Caucus” at We Media this year, here’s some of what you missed: I...

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We Media Roundup – Part II

Posted by on Feb 28, 2009 in We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

Highlights from We Media 2009 ConferenceBy Barbara K. Iverson — Conference co-founder Dale Peskin seemed glad that in the...

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Rebooting Democracy – A Proposal

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

Brian Reich from iFOCOS started off the session “Rebooting Democracy” and shared with us how he arrived at the Miami...

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Public Media Like Minds Breakfast caucuses

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in We Media Miami 2009 | 2 comments

Public media is poised to advance to 2.0, but the medium must change profoundly, said presenters at a 15-member caucus. “The future of...

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Roundup of We Media coverage

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

Thanks to everyone who sent us their outside takes on We Media. This is the first batch we have amassed. If you have a post you’d...

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Reinventing Advertising: Tools, Youth, and Social Change

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in Brands, Business, Causes, Creativity, Culture, We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

The first full day of WeMedia presented interesting challenges and opportunities regarding the state of new media, social change, and...

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We Media Pitch It Awards go to … The Extraordinaries and See Click Fix

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in Pitch It, Power & Policy, We Media Miami 2009 | 0 comments

The We Media Pitch It! awards have been announced. And the $25,000 winners are: Non-Profit – The Extraordinaries Smartphone software...

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