I was looking for source that can publish blogs via email or SMS text message from cell phone. I was thinking of this one yesterday but couldn't remember to find any. I mean technically it is very possible, photoflicker does that for image already. Can someone please point me to any such site?

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I've been thinking for some possible expansion of 'podcasting for development' idea. I am sure many others may be thinking in this line too. Purpose of this posting is to find resources or contacts who are working in this direction. One of the core areas would be to let people use or create podcasts without the use of any computer keyboard that requires literacy. Obviously the options are to use cell phone or to use land phone to call a local number to leave their voice messages which would then be podcasted through a website. I know some VOIP based telephone system (such as, vonage.com or skype.com) provides telephone number that can be called locally but this service is available mostly in North America or Europe. Wondering such service can also be made available in other developing countries in Asia, Africa where users from a rural community or from a rural telecentre can call a local number to generate audio content. Much of this content then can also be received by many mp3 enabled cellphones. In cases such services are not available, we can make partnership with local ISPs or local cell phone companies who can then work to collect and to reroute the audio files to a desinated site. I think many ISPs or cell phone companies would be interested on this. Gradually podcasting can be integrated with local e-governance initiatives where local governments can receive feedback (for example, the tubewell doesn't work, the electricity poll has fall down due to strom, the doctor doesn't come regularly to the local health clinic etc.etc.) directly from the community. At certain point, podcasting can be a tool of skill development or awareness raising through community radio initiatives at the grassroots level. So much more to be done! READ MORE

Hello there,

I am Czech student from Prague doing my final project on social software and looking for some English materials because here in Czech republic we do not have as musch literature on this as we should have - it is not translated yet and not sold here in English - or limited.

I need some contacts or links, some interesting life experiences or studies/projects done in the past. If you could send me some information I would be very grateful!!!!

Katerina Prague, Charles University

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I'd like to add to Britt's post: 7 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts with a few that have cropped up at the ACS.

In Texas a  friend is focusing on traditional training with two recordings: "Training Volunteers" and "Recruiting Leadership Volunteers." It's meat and potatoes, but I'll bet that's two topics that NPOs always need. The training topics will be a series.

A friend in NY has started a monthly series called "In the  Hotseat with Don and Jim," the CEO and COO respectively. To quote my friend: READ MORE

 Check out this totally cool new site, Code for a Cause.  Looks like folks can participate in two ways, by listing themselves as a developer willing to donate their services to a project, or as a project in need of developers. READ MORE