Monthly Archives: September 2008

Get Creative: Use Twitter with your Blog!

Written by jessica. Posted on September 23, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , . No comments.
Dash through the Twitter/blogging experience. Armed with a phrase of 140 characters, you can use Twitter to the benefit of your blog. Because Twitter is a place to share almost anything, striking up a random conversation will help you make connections with your followers and thus, enhance networking.It takes a simple post to engage an [...]

A response from Google

Written by jessica. Posted on September 23, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , . No comments.
So this weekend I wrote Google to ask why they don’t allow computer users in Syria to download Chrome. Here’s what they said: “In accordance with US export controls and economic sanctions regulations, we are unable to permit the download of Google Chrome in Syria.” This didn’t exactly answer all my questions. So I asked [...]

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: K

Written by jessica. Posted on September 22, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , . 2 Comments.
K for Kiva.org: From their Website: Kiva.org (www.kiva.org) is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to an entrepreneur in the developing world. Founded in 2005 by Matt and Jessica Flannery, Kiva.org’s mission is to connect people, through lending, to alleviate poverty. Kiva.org currently connects lenders in more than 70 countries [...]