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5/28/08
SFGate's Tech Chronicles
And the winner is . . . everyone!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=26859
5/28/08
The Mercury News
Netsquared: Harnessing the power of social media to solve social problems
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/obrien/2008/05/28/netsquared-harnessing-the-power-social-media-to-solve-social-problems/
4/28/08
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
Mapping Web site Brings Data Home to Users.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/BUSINESS/804280309/1003
3/29/08
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
The "Business People" section reports that the Louisville Metro Mapper is one of the NetSquared Featured Projects.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080329/BUSINESS/80328049
3/29/08
Killerstartups
NetSquared
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/NetSquaredorg---Web-20-Features-For-Nonprofits/
3/24/08
Eweek
Public Interest Mashup Follows Political Money Trail
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Apps/Public-Interest-Mashup-Follows-Political-Money-Trail/
3/19/08
ReadWriteWeb
NetSquared Mashup Challenge: 120+ Mashups for Social Change
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/netsquared_mashup_challenge_12.php
3/12/08
Y! Developer network
Interview with Marnie Webb and Billy Bicket
http://http://developer.yahoo.net/blogs/theater/archives/2008/03/netsquaredorg.html
3/12/08
Media Shift Idea Lab
A News Mashup
http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2008/03/a-news-mashup.html
3/10/08
CIO Blog
What Makes People Get Involved?
http://advice.cio.com/michael_hugos/what_makes_people_get_involved?page=0%2C0
3/6/08
Chronicle of Philanthropy
$100,000 in Prize Money for Charity “Mashups”
http://philanthropy.com/temp/email.php?id=0i0x61n9dlwjmi8mk028smsa69gi22w4
3/1/08
Worldchanging
NetSquared Mashup Challenge
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007865.html
2/28/08
Idealist.org
Mashup Data for Good – and Cash
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/h/blog/mash-up-data-for-good-and-cash
2/26/08
NetSquared
Thanks Bloggers and Tweeters Posting About the NetSquared Mashup Challenge
Find a summary of bloggers and tweeters spreading the word about the Challenge here
2/25/08
Full Circle Associates
Enter the NetSquared Mashup Challenge
hhttp://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/25/enter-the-netsquared-mashup-challenge/
2/21/08
The Mechanism
Mash Your Way to a Better World [Reblog]
http://themechanism.com/blog/2008/02/21/mash-your-way-to-a-better-world-reblog/
2/20/08
Google Maps API blog
Mash Your Way to a Better World
http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2008/02/mash-your-way-to-better-world.html
2/20/08
Tactical Philanthropy
NetSquared N2Y3
http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/02/netsquared-n2y3
6/20/07
ABC News Now
Changing the world with a click of a mouse
http://abcnews.go.com/abcnewsnow/story?id=3307243&page=1
ABC News Now interviewed the three NetSquared Innovation Award winners and NetSquared’s Marnie Webb. Find the first half of the segment at the link above.
ABC 7: 6 p.m. Evening News
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5350871
7/13/07
CNN Money.com/Fortune
The Amazing Freecycle Story
http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/13/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther_freecycle.fortune/?postversion=2007071314
Read about Freecycle, one of the NetSquared Innovation Award winners, and Daniel Ben-Horin's comments on the project.
5/31/07
SFGate's Tech Chronicles
Nonprofits net a big return in competition
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=17135
It may not have drawn the national attention of television's "American Idol," but the NetSquared Innovation Awards this week at Cisco headquarters in San Jose profited from healthy competition among nonprofits seeking to use technology to better the world.
5/31/07
KQED Radio News
NetSquared Conference
News story by Peter Jon Shuler (no online file available)
5/17/07
Business Week NEXT
NetSquared Innovation Awards
5/09/07
San Francisco Chronicle, TechChronicles Blog
Call it Socially Responsible Idol
5/09/07
CIO Blog
Doing business in real time
6/13/06
MSNBC
Can Web2.0 Change the world
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13230538/
But in the not-for-profit world, Web 2.0 tools look like the biggest boost since the invention of the personal computer itself
If you are interested in the full range of mentions, try Technorati. Coverage of last year's event can be found in our archives.
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TechSoup NetSquared spurs responsible adoption of social web tools by social benefit organizations. The new generation of online tools, such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, and podcasting, makes it easier than ever to collaborate, share information and mobilize support. Some people describe them as "Web 2.0"; we call them the “social web,” because their power comes from the relationships they enable. Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) thrive on relationships – which means the social web holds tremendous potential to transform their effectiveness and impact.
In its third year, NetSquared focuses on:
The people who came up with the initial NetSquared idea are Daniel Ben-Horin and Marnie Webb.
But the driving force behind this project today is the NetSquared community that includes people from very diverse backgrounds.
Releases about the 2007 event can be found here
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| N2-Surnda grant4-08.pdf | 60.16 KB |
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| N2Y3 Cisco Sponsor release FINAL 5.22.pdf | 186.84 KB |