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The Ultimate Online Social Experience!

Atom Thought

I have personally been aggressively engaged in tracking the events in Mumbai through twitter, facebook, Wikipedia, flickr , various blogs and not forgetting good old Google. Having said that, this incident has shown us the way ahead on Citizen journalism and collaborative examples of online social media in the event of disasters.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This is a great use because it allows doctors collaborate together and share their expertise, which can ultimately save a patient’s life and/or help find cures in the future. Evernote Create an area for your team can collaborate on notes, ideas, and information. Another use has been to aid others in fulfilling dreams.

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Mumbai Terror Attack on Social Media!

Atom Thought

If this was not enough: Within a few minutes a new page on Mumbai Terror attack was created on Wikipedia, with almost live feed and collaboration, and an embedded google map to display locations of impact. Vinukumar Ranganathan is posting almost live pictures of the scene right from the beginning of the impact, on flickr: [link].

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Facebook: Iceland Constitution and Gov 2.0

Laurel Papworth

The main online community Facebook – and other social networks such as Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Livestreaming – have been appropriated for the Icelandic Government’s communications channels to it’s own people. Oddsson was removed on 26 February 2009 ( wikipedia ). Flickr Photos are deadly dull to me.

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

How can I market effectively with Flickr ? How can I get changes made to my company’s Wikipedia page? Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca What is the benefit of delicious ? How are small and large companies using Twitter , and how can I do the same? Answers Yahoo!

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

Shill – Direct from Wikipedia : “A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. Wikipedia - “Wikipedia’s 13 million articles (2.9 Bad news all around.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Through phone communication, collaboration on TweetsGiving, and in-person meetings at industry conferences, including NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in April, their relationship blossomed. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Answers Yahoo!