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  • Wikis And Blogs As Instruments Of Citizen Participation



    This morning, as I was driving inside the Rome traffic on my way to the office, I realized something interesting, about blogs, wikis and all these new forms of grassroots communication. Photo credit: Robin Good Blogs and wikis can be great enablers for local district and ...
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    Robin Good -- May 11




    The Personal Media Aggregator: What It Is And Why It Will Bring A Revolution To Creation Of Vertical Powerful Online Communities



    Personal Media Aggregators are the road to create instant-vertical-communities by way of becoming fulcrum points around which news, commentary, discussion, and networking opportunities around a very specific topic, brand, celebrity or writer can become a cohesive aggregating force. Photo credit: Sorin Brinzei Somewhere at the crossroad between ...
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    Robin Good -- February 24




    YahooGroups, Groove Or Socialtext Wiki: My Personal Impressions



    Thanks to the courtesy of Ross Mayfield, I have been experimenting with my small geographically dispersed team, how effective a wiki can be in supporting projects in which multiple professionals contribute and complement each other. In the past I have made heavy use of technologies at the ...
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    Robin Good -- February 15





    What Is Social Capital



    What is Social Capital? Here is a valuable compilation offered by Bala Pillai on the possible definitions of Social Capital. The list is an open-ended starting point that facilitates and stimulates better understanding of where and how the social capital component can be made to become an ...
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    Robin Good -- May 6




    How Working Groups Can Further Connect Without Adding More Technology: Good Interviews Ross Mayfield



    "We are social animals for whom networked software is creating a new kind of habitat. Social software can be defined as whatever supports our actual human interaction as we colonize the virtual realm. The category includes familiar things such as groupware and knowledge management, and extends ...
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    Robin Good -- April 7




    Must-Have RSS Newsfeed For Communication Experts


    I have just finished testing a new RSS newsfeed that I have created for all of you, communication experts in need of staying up-to-date with cutting-edge and cost-effective tools, ideas and resources that can make a difference when looking for a sound communication strategy or solution. The ...
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    Robin Good -- December 9




    Intellectual Flash Mobbing Through Blogs: GridBlogging


    notes from somewhere bizzare: Grid blogging (an invitation) Grid blogging aims to investigate the potentials of a distributed media production model spread across blogosphere nodes. It seeks to ignite attention on specific topics at set times through variegated voices. A kind of decentralised flash mobbing for the ...
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    Robin Good -- November 14




    Evite To Become New Social Networking Service


    Evite, an online service which used to provide event management and support facilities (sending of invitations and management of feedback and responses in and automated online service) for events, is now converting itself into a full Social Networking service. Social networks such as Friendster and Emode.com consist ...
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    Robin Good -- November 14





    Social Networking At Its Best: Tribe.net Meets MoveOn.org Meets MeetUp.com


    "If there's something bothering you in your area and you want to do something about it, you've come to the right place." The British Broadcasting Corporation has launched a sophisticated activism Web site that it hopes will get people more involved with their communities and provide tools ...
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    Robin Good -- November 3




    Hollywood Goes Back To Frank: New Creative Commons License Paves The Road For More Creative Expression



    I had seen it coming and I had pictured right in my head. (See Special Feature: "Bat N'Avò Goes To Hollywood: How To Be A Profitable Online Music Band in The Age of Ethical Sharing and Collaboration") Here it is, what I had originally envisioned come alive in ...
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    Robin Good -- October 20





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