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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

People can now create mashups without fear of reprisal. It was during the 2006 election that first signs that a grassroots movement was taking hold were spotted, according to Geist. Hundreds of Facebook groups started cropping up indicating the issue was finding space in local communities. Related posts: On the eve of Twestival.

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How to Build Community for Niche Site Success

ProBlogger

When I first started blogging about my three legged dog Jerry back in 2006, never in my wildest dreams did I think helping those facing amputation for their dogs would be my full time job five years later. For details about the fledgling Tripawds site, don’t miss my submission for the 2008 ProBlogger Video Mashup.

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API Widget Economy: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

One popular widget was the Nintendo wii (see programmable web) mashup of available/in stock Wii’s and a Google map. In November 2000 they opened up the API and by 2006 had 5 billion API calls a month. The “X factor,&# as PayPal president Scott Thompson, was the developer community.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It shows the power of mashup. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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The FASTForward Blog " Managing Personal Knowledge: Setting a Foundation for Transformation? : Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

Buzz Marketing for Technology

December 2006. John Marshall, VP Global Product Development for McGraw-Hill/ Platts, will discuss how his organization was able to significantly increase revenue from its online industry community by boosting the number of subscribers â?? Future of Communities. January 2008. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007.

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eLearning & Deliberative Moments: The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE)

Buzz Marketing for Technology

At the time of writing this introduction (August 2006), no particular product or service exists that can definitively be categorised as a PLE, although some prototypical work is in progress. In January 2006, Blackboard Inc. , A PLE could be implemented as a mashup. eLearning & Deliberative Moments.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Crowdsourcing, a term coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 issue of Wired magazine, is a model of labor that has been fully embraced on the Internet over the past couple of years. A number of large web development discussion communities host contest areas, including NamePros , v7 Network , and Webmaster Talk. 22 Comments. POPULAR TAGS.