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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. This was when groups first started to come together to self-organize online.”. It now addresses many issues that are important to consumers.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion. It shows the power of mashup. © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. I like the Pork and Bean video. All rights reserved.

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

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How to Build Community for Niche Site Success

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

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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. EduTools, 2006).

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

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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. Crowdsourcing takes tasks traditionally done by a single person or small groups of people, and farms them out to a global workforce. 22 Comments. POPULAR TAGS.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Curious people are driven to push into new group and solve problems in new ways. A regular marketer is usually product minded and aims products (or content, or whatever) at target groups, while a social media marketer is consumer minded and matches groups of people with products. At any rate, another great, comprehensive post.