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Net2 Recommends - July's Interesting Posts From Around The Web
Net2 Recommends is a monthly series of news and blog posts from around the web that the NetSquared team recommend. It is a round-up of items that caught our eye that we want to share with you.
- 2 Lessons From Google's 216-Page Social Media Manifesto
From The Atlantic
"The future of the Web is social. What does that mean? Google is trying to figure it out. The company's previous attempts to corner the social Web, like Google Wave and Buzz, fizzled or failed to sustain much, well, buzz. But the company is making waves online with a new 216-page slide show that tries to explain how we interact online and how we use those interactions to make purchasing and reading decisions. It's a long, fascinating document, notable more for its clarity of thought than for any mind-blowing insights. So please, consider this a takeaway rather than a digest, and read the whole thing yourself if you're interested."
- Where does Social Media belong on the Org Chart?
From Global Neighbourhoods
When everyone wants a bit of the social media juice, having a strategy and usage policy become even more important. We're interested to hear how organizations are dealing with this issue! - Social media monitoring: absolutely pointless
From Jed Hallam
This piece has some really great points - listening isn't worthwhile without an engagement strategy. Monitoring isn't worthwhile without strategy.
- India's $35 Tablet- The Everything Killer
From Linux Journal
The Indian government recently announced that they've created a prototype tablet PC that browses the web, does word processing, and a host of other basic and not-so-basic functions. All at a cost of $35 per device. The units have been designed to provide low-cost capabilities to schools and universities in India. If this works, it could certainly be a game-changer for students world-wide. - Study like a scholar, scholar
From YouTube - New Spice
The Old Spice guy digs libraries! FTW! - How to: Run ads for multiple websites or domains using Google Grants
From Google Grants Blog
Is it possible to run Google Grants ads for multiple websites or domains owned by your organization? Yes! Here's how.
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The surprising ethical implications of Charitable Giving
In the spirit of interesting, related things around the web, I wanted to share a link with you. I found this talk by the philosopher Slavoj Zizekon about the "surprising ethical implications of charitable giving."
His basic argument is that while charitable giving and supporting conscious business is great, in it's current manifestation, it still keeps people down.
theRSA.org has an pseduo-animated video to accompany his speech, highlighting his arguments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpAMbpQ8J7g
I'd be interesting in knowing what the Netsquared community thinks about this.