Tag Archives: blogs

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: B

Written by jessica. Posted on July 21, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , . 3 Comments.
This is the second post in our Web 2.0 for Social Change series.B for blogging: A blog is a simple website used to keep a “log” of events, thoughts, and opinions online easily, even if you are not a web programmer. Blogs usually combine text, images, and videos; list items in reverse chronology—new items first; [...]

Combatting hate in the electronic sphere

Written by jessica. Posted on July 10, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.
After yesterday’s post on our first social hour, in which I asked whether a blog aggregator with a set of community guidelines might be one way to help stem the flow of hate speech online, I found (via digiactive.org) an effort—an Arab effort—to do just that. In Bahrain, discussions between Mahmood, a blogger, and his [...]