Tag Archives: NGOs

Bareed Mista3jil: A Case Study

Written by jessica. Posted on June 4, 2009. Filed under Stories & Case Studies. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.
Social Media is cool. We all know that it’s easy and cheap so we all want to use it to advance our cause. But when asked about Social Media tools (be it blogging, facebook for activism, twitter etc.) my answer is always the same: Social Media is like having a baby, anyone can do it, [...]

Spring Cleaning, and Getting Ready to Relaunch SMEX

Written by jessica. Posted on April 24, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Startups by definition are disorganized and always trying to catch up with their vision. Social Media Exchange is no exception. Last year, we launched the Summer 2008 Social Media for Social Change project with lots of aspirations, many of which we achieved and some, which, let’s be honest, we haven’t gotten to yet. We developed a [...]

Twitteristic Information Processing

Written by jessica. Posted on August 5, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
NGOs and online news sources can use social media to set up a communication plan on the internet. There are various approaches to developing an influential presence on the web and many tools to choose from. Social networking and micro-blogging programs like Twitter, Jaiku, Prownce, and Plurk allow people to blurt bits of conversation, sharing links [...]

NGOs: Start Your Media Streams!

Written by jessica. Posted on July 31, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , . No comments.
Editors from global citizen journalism and opinion sites are looking for contributors from the Middle East. New journalists and writers practice their craft writing for these sites while also getting the reinforcement of seeing something “in print” and reaching wide audiences. There’s no reason NGOs can’t also become citizen media organizations and make it a part [...]

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: C

Written by jessica. Posted on July 22, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
C for Collaboration: which is the teamwork for a common goal. It’s the structured process of sharing of planning, making decisions, solving problems, working together cooperatively. The Internet offers great tools for online collaboration, and the Web 2.0 is a natural platform for efficient and effective online collaboration. Online Collaboration connects distributed teams and makes it easier [...]