This week NPR has teamed with National Geographic to present a research project from the rain forest in eastern Ecuador. It seems communication and social networking are nothing new – insects have been doing both since the beginning of bug existence. The feature also quietly reminds us of the compliment to being able to express ourselves – having someone to ...
Read More »Invite the donors in
Here’s an article from the NY Times about a charity that invites its donors to a “shareholders’ meeting” to show them how the money is spent. They bring donors and beneficiaries in for a kind of get-together.
Read More »Mea culpa
My apologies for not being quick to approve some recent comments to posts. I’ve gotten involved lately in a part of The Link. It’s a lot like tending a blog.
Read More »Social networks are growing up
An article in Fast Company looks at the impact of the maturing of social networks on the Internet: The spring of 2006 will go down as a curious moment in the annals of buzz. The mainstream-media steamroller caught up with a bona fide cultural phenomenon, then flattened it into a cliché before the average person knew what all the fuss ...
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