Monthly Archives: June 2008

Lessons Learned from Global Voices 2008

Written by jessica. Posted on June 30, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . No comments.
I’ve just returned from two days at the 2008 Global Voices Summit in Budapest. Without a doubt, this was one of the most enriching experiences I’ve had since joining the world of participatory media and citizen journalism full-time. The first day of the program focused mostly on bloggers dealing with filtering and censorship in their [...]

Global Voices Summit 2008

Written by jessica. Posted on June 27, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
You can access the live webcast to see what’s being talked about in Budapest. The day started with Ethan Zuckerman and Rebecca MacKinnon, cofounders of Global Voices, talking a bit about the history of GV and the many offshoots that have followed, including Lingua for tanslation, Rising Voices to bring blogging to beyond the Internet [...]

Al Qaeda: So Web 1.0

Written by jessica. Posted on June 26, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged . No comments.
Inevitably in our Web 2.0 seminar, we talk about the fact that technology, like any tool, can be a force for bad as well as a force for good. It basically depends on who’s using it. I always argue that just because technology can be used to make bad things happen doesn’t mean we [...]

June 24: An Instructive Seminar For CRS’ Staff

Written by jessica. Posted on June 26, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Our second training seminar took place on 24 June at the offices of Catholic Relief Services in Sodeco, Beirut. The tutorial was attended by a dozen or so members of the CRS staff and covered a selection of topics on Web 2.0. We launched the workshop by familiarizing the audience with the concept of [...]

Our Pilot Workshop Is a Success!

Written by jessica. Posted on June 19, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
At last! After a month of laying the groundwork and making preparations, we’ve hosted our first social Media pilot workshop, and it was a great success. With laptops in the front, piles of paper everywhere, a huge display screen, and a bunch of eager individuals, we managed to cozy up the orderly conference room of [...]