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Welcome Elijah van der Giessen to the NetSquared Team
It is with great pleasure that I introduce Elijah van der Giessen who is starting this week as a contractor on the NetSquared community team!
- Marc Manashil's blog
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Houston NetSquared Learns the Big Secret to Using Social Media for Successful Events!
According to a recent survey by Constant Contact, 77% of event marketers from small businesses and nonprofit organizations use social media as a complement to their event marketing. The survey cited the top 2 reasons for using social media in conjunction with events were to attract new attendees and to reach past attendees with the overall goal being to increase awareness and attendance at events.
Photographer sues AFP for 120 million US Dollars over photos taken from Twitter
A photographer is suing AFP and Getty Images for 120 million US Dollars over photos that he had taken in Haiti after the earthquake and which he had shared on Twitter.
I find it remarkable that this story doesn’t get more attention because it shows just how much trouble you can get into if you take photos from social media platforms without making sure that you have the necessary rights.
I know a lot of organization who don't take copyright too serious - this case shows why you should!
http://sm4good.com/2012/05/14/photographer-sues-afp-120-million-twitterp...
- Timo Luege's blog
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Human-Centered Design Can Save Lives
Designing an appealing brand of hand soap typically might not follow the same process as designing a solution to a life-threatening, global health problem would. So it’s not often that I discover processes used for designing consumer products that are also well-suited to solving complex social problems.
Design Thinking may be one of the few exceptions.
- Bari's blog
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