Category Archives: Social Media

The Human Rights Imperative for Grassroots Empowerment through ICT

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I just spent two days at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference. Over 500 people came together to “examine and explore how the human rights and high tech sectors can better plan for and manage the human rights implications of … Continue reading →

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ICT peer learning as it actually happens (confessions of an eavesdropper)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

Today I had the remarkable experience of eavesdropping on ICT peer learning as it actually happens – from person to person. Usually I don’t eavesdrop and it’s not really something I should be blogging about, but in this case I … Continue reading →

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Despair ye not, my feckless grasshoppah: Obsolete Appliance Parts Forum Example to Amazee – archive, don’t delete!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I love this notice which I came across at http://www.applianceguru.com today while looking up an old dishwasher that I need help repairing. It immediately reminded me of Amazee‘s announcement last week that it is shutting down its online community platform … Continue reading →

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Strange sensation of freedom (Facebook is down) and new discovery (downrightnow.com crowdsources monitoring of web services)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I sat down at my desk this morning and felt a sudden sensation of freedom entering by body from my fingertips and toes, through my limbs.. and then I realized: it isn’t my own router that is down this time … Continue reading →

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On my Radar: Why Private Social Communities Fail & How to Avoid It

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

Following up on my post about Amazee’s decision to close its doors and the importance of online networking platforms by and for civil society organizations, I want to turn my attention to Joshua Paul, who has written an extraordinary laundry list … Continue reading →

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Setting us back while going forward: Amazee closes shop, refers members to Facebook and Google for social change organizing

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I received the above message from Amazee today. Amazee is (or will be until December 23) a platform built using Drupal where people can create groups to organize around social change projects and campaigns. The makers of the site (Amazee Labs in … Continue reading →

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If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the product being sold.

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

This phrase and cartoon, which I just came across on Facebook, resonates with me and the underlying (and growing) concern I have regarding Facebook and other similar social networking platforms like Twitter and now Google+. Food for thought.

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Today’s discovery: five.sentenc.es – treat all email responses like SMS text messages

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I received an email today with a link to http://five.sentenc.es in the footer. Not only do I love this idea of sending and receiving shorter emails, but I love how people are inspired to set up initiatives like this. So … Continue reading →

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Naija here I come again – eNigeria 2011 Summit in Abuja

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

I’ve been invited to speak at the eNigeria Summit in Abuja taking place October 11-13, 2011. The event is organized annually by NITDA, the National Information Technology Development Agency, and promises to be a high level affair. My last contact with … Continue reading →

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Make Wiki Love not Wiki War

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

Hello again, world! This is my first blog post since the big move from Nikolassee to Bainbridge Island. My family is now more or less settled in, and I am now busily reaching out to folks in nearby Seattle to … Continue reading →

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