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Beyond Twitter: Can Social Technologies Effect Global Change?

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Tracy Pell – Project Diaspora
Description This panel is a discussion on the impact of Social technologies and how they are leveraged for global change. The focus would be on how these tools are used in local communities and by external parties to effect change. What are the risks and benefits associated with using these tools.
Questions
Answered
  1. In what ways can social technologies be harnessed by local and international communities to effect change?
  2. What types of social technologies make sense for communities with limited resources?
  3. How do communities with limited resources use Social Technology?
  4. Can social technologies connect the haves and the have-nots or does it “mirror and magnify” social divisions as claimed by Danah Boyd of Harvard’s at the Personal Democracy forum.
  5. Can local communities with limited resources drive changes to the technology?
  6. How are communities with a wealth of access using these tools differently?
  7. How can social technologies leverage the power of traditional family and community networks
  8. What are the limitations of social technologies for the developing world?
  9. Can digital networks enhance or degrade existing family and community ties?
  10. Is it time to stop building tools and and start getting them into more hands?
Level Intermediate
Category Community / Online Community, Digital Divide, International, Social Issues, Social Networking
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