Quick post on this: Viacom Inc’s MTV will launch a new Internet social network sponsored by foundations operated by the founders of Microsoft and AOL to encourage youth activism. ADVERTISEMENT The site, Think.MTV.com, is designed to be a resource for social and political issues, aiming to inform as well as let users connect with other… Continue reading MTV Launches Activism Social Network
Category: Tech + Social Ventures
Lending In The Developing World– Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with Technology
Interested in how technology can enable and improve credit lending in developing countries? Check out this conference next week: The International Finance Corporation and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, in collaboration with Visa International, are pleased to organize a global conference on “Next Generation Access to Finance: Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with… Continue reading Lending In The Developing World– Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with Technology
What Is Razoo? Social Networking For Changemakers
What is Razoo? Razoo is an online community that lets you create goals and groups for raising awareness and taking action for various causes. The site is currently in public beta. From Mashable , a blog about social networking. How did I hear about them? Through Omidyar Network, which is transitioning their community over to… Continue reading What Is Razoo? Social Networking For Changemakers
Production Begins On OLPC (aka $100 laptop)
Here’s a roundup of the various articles on this news– Cnet- One Laptop per Child undergoes final beta version BBC UK- ‘$100 laptop’ production begins Gizmodo- Try the $100 OLPC Operating System at Home
Earth2Tech- New Blog About Technology, Innovation, and Climate Change
There’s a new blog on our radar– To put it cogently, Earth2Tech is a blog that covers green tech. The new blog published by the Gigaom team was covered in this weekend’s New York Times. The blog is “devoted to the business of clean technologies, its innovations and everything else,†he explained on his main… Continue reading Earth2Tech- New Blog About Technology, Innovation, and Climate Change
OLPC Used To Surf Porn
When the idea of the OLPC was introduced to the public, many naysayers said that the computers would be used to fuel 419 scams and other non-educational habits. Fast forward to today and we have our first report that school children in Nigeria are using the OLPC to browse for porn. The computers will now… Continue reading OLPC Used To Surf Porn
GreenDimes Helps Reduce Junk Mail By Up To 90%
GreenDimes is a new service that aims to reduce the amount of junk mail for their members: GreenDime’s site says it has “tens of thousands of members†and the annual fee is $36 per year (a dime a day). For that price the company says it will reduce your junk mail by a 75% to… Continue reading GreenDimes Helps Reduce Junk Mail By Up To 90%
Weekend Reading: Small Companies That Try to Bring Innovative Technology to Teaching
“A revolution is needed in education — students exist in a world where technology is pervasive but classroom teaching hasn’t basically changed in 50 years,†said Mona Westhaver, a founder of Inspiration Software, a Portland area firm that developed a visual learning system for kindergarten through 12th grade. Link to NY Times.
Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
Zerofootprint is a non-profit that “combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce their environmental footprint.” Zerofootprint sells carbon offsets and also raises awareness about Global Warming by leveraging technology. They offer widgets, white-label web solutions,… Continue reading Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
Google Earth Used To Raise Environmental Awareness
Mary Ann Hitt, executive director of nonprofit Appalachian Voices, said a collective of grassroots organizations is using 3D maps in Google Earth to show how millions of acres of Appalachian Mountains across four states have been destroyed by mining companies. Link to article.