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Notes from Ethan Zuckerman's speech at the ETech conference have been reposted on WorldChanging.
Ethan has made an observation about web 2.0 tools, that:
If there's no porn, the tool doesn't work.
If there are no activists, it doesn't work well.
He goes into fascinating details about how read/write applications have been used by activists around the world. I don't want to spoil it for you, so go read his article, alright!
If there’s a single message to the talk, it is that activists are going to use your tools if your tools are any good - watch them, pay attention to them, protect them and learn from them. They’ll make tour tools better, and they’re one of the reasons to make social software in the first place.
Hat tip: Glenn Todd.
Tuesday March 25, 2008
Categories: Campaigning
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