[DDN] Don't forget to vote for TakingITGlobal too!

2007-04-13 Thread Michael Furdyk
Hi friends, For those of you who are going to NetSquared to vote for one project or another that has been mentioned on this list, we would appreciate a vote for TakingITGlobal (you have to vote for at least 5 projects), who took over DDN from EDC and have been operating the site (and fighting spam

Re: [DDN] Netsquared's Innovation Fund Award - voting extended to April 16

2007-04-13 Thread Michael Maranda
The NetSquared voting period has been extended to April 16th, there is still time! The prize for the 20 projects receiving the most votes is an expenses-paid trip for two to the Net2 conference in Silicon Valley, where project members will mingle with representatives of major foundations, companie

Re: [DDN] An incredible Web 2.0 Experience

2007-04-13 Thread kevin Thompson
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[DDN] An incredible Web 2.0 Experience

2007-04-13 Thread Elderbob
Last week, I had a wonderful experience that I think represents one of the really useful ways that Skype is being used in the classroom. Perhaps it goes a long way in saying something about Web 2.0 and how it enhances our community. Brian Crosby and his Nevada class of 4th graders include a stude

[DDN] Discussion surrounding the new Journal of Information Technology in Social Change

2007-04-13 Thread Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Dear DDN Colleagues, There's some interesting discussions in progress about the new Journal of Information Technology in Social Change, and I'd be interested in your thoughts about it. Michelle Murrain's blog article is a good place to start: "How do we do make change if we keep doing things the

[DDN] Free Drupal CMS (and other tools) for nonprofits

2007-04-13 Thread Dave Chakrabarti
Hi fellow DDNers, It's been a while since I posted (my apologies) since I've been fairly swamped with my new position at Grassroots.org. I thought I'd send a note to let you know what we've been working on. Grassroots.org is developing a nonprofit toolbox that will include a growing number

[DDN] Digital Divide in Wikipedia

2007-04-13 Thread Dani Matielo
Hello, DDNers, I have just checked the Wikipedia article for Digital Divide, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide And it says the page is in need of expert attention. I just thought I would post a note here, as there will be probably people able to help. :) -- Dani Matielo [EMAIL

[DDN] Netsquared's Innovation Fund Award voting in progress

2007-04-13 Thread Eduardo Bejar
Thru Saturday April 14th at 12 noon PDT (GMT -7) you can cast your vote for your favorite project proposal for the 2007 NetSquared Conference. A total of 152 proposals have been submitted; however, only 20 proposals will be selected and will get the opportunity to receive support from the NetSquar