Social In(ex)clusion, Dis/ability and TechnologyAlan Foley
Presentation by Alan Foley and Beth Ferri from Syracuse University on the paradoxes of assistive technology - the ways technology can exclude.
Presented at the 11th Annual Second City Disability Studies in Education Conference - May 12-15, 2011.
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors BureauSoMeTourism
The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau ran a viral marketing campaign in February-March 2011 called "Hideaway in Rockford" to attract visitors during protests in Wisconsin. The campaign gained over 100,000 views on YouTube and increased tourism inquiries. Local media and blogs discussed rumors of Wisconsin state senators hiding out in Rockford, generating national publicity. The campaign was a success in bringing positive attention and potential visitors to Rockford.
The document provides an overview of a cause marketing campaign to raise awareness and funds to end hunger. It discusses the framework, exploration, application and best practices for the campaign. It then outlines the objectives, strategy, activities, metrics and lessons learned from the campaign over three weeks. The campaign engaged leadership, used social media, and interactions at SXSWi to generate over 17,000 visits, 4,699 pledges and raise $23,509 in donations to meet its goals.
Heylife is a mobile application development company based in Portugal. They help companies extend their businesses to mobile platforms through creative applications that communicate brands and provide useful content to users. They are focusing on developing applications for iPhone/iPad and Android to evolve with the mobile market. Some of Heylife's clients include AXE-UNILEVER, BMW, MTV, Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, and Vodafone.
Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what leads to more replies and attraction between users. Their analysis found things like compliments on personality are more effective than comments on physical appearance, and more attractive users get more messages regardless of gender. They aim to share their data-driven insights to help marketers improve their social media strategies.
Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what makes users more likely to connect. Their analysis found that compliments on personality work better than comments on physical appearance, and that more attractive users get messaged more. They also use demographic data to target relevant advertisers. Overall, the document outlines how OkCupid leverages extensive behavioral data to optimize the user experience and attractiveness of their dating platform.
Arbonne is committed to developing safe, natural products without harmful ingredients. They conduct research and testing to ensure product safety and performance. The company provides opportunities for people to learn about health and earn income through their product line and business opportunities.
Social In(ex)clusion, Dis/ability and TechnologyAlan Foley
Presentation by Alan Foley and Beth Ferri from Syracuse University on the paradoxes of assistive technology - the ways technology can exclude.
Presented at the 11th Annual Second City Disability Studies in Education Conference - May 12-15, 2011.
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors BureauSoMeTourism
The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau ran a viral marketing campaign in February-March 2011 called "Hideaway in Rockford" to attract visitors during protests in Wisconsin. The campaign gained over 100,000 views on YouTube and increased tourism inquiries. Local media and blogs discussed rumors of Wisconsin state senators hiding out in Rockford, generating national publicity. The campaign was a success in bringing positive attention and potential visitors to Rockford.
The document provides an overview of a cause marketing campaign to raise awareness and funds to end hunger. It discusses the framework, exploration, application and best practices for the campaign. It then outlines the objectives, strategy, activities, metrics and lessons learned from the campaign over three weeks. The campaign engaged leadership, used social media, and interactions at SXSWi to generate over 17,000 visits, 4,699 pledges and raise $23,509 in donations to meet its goals.
Heylife is a mobile application development company based in Portugal. They help companies extend their businesses to mobile platforms through creative applications that communicate brands and provide useful content to users. They are focusing on developing applications for iPhone/iPad and Android to evolve with the mobile market. Some of Heylife's clients include AXE-UNILEVER, BMW, MTV, Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, and Vodafone.
Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what leads to more replies and attraction between users. Their analysis found things like compliments on personality are more effective than comments on physical appearance, and more attractive users get more messages regardless of gender. They aim to share their data-driven insights to help marketers improve their social media strategies.
Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what makes users more likely to connect. Their analysis found that compliments on personality work better than comments on physical appearance, and that more attractive users get messaged more. They also use demographic data to target relevant advertisers. Overall, the document outlines how OkCupid leverages extensive behavioral data to optimize the user experience and attractiveness of their dating platform.
Arbonne is committed to developing safe, natural products without harmful ingredients. They conduct research and testing to ensure product safety and performance. The company provides opportunities for people to learn about health and earn income through their product line and business opportunities.
Vietnam is known to be a country where a word-of-mouth is very strong. They take the information from a various source and make them spread via their inner circles.
This survey was made in order to understand the media to use as well as what they trust. We also analyze the characteristics of online news media in Vietnam.
This survey was conducted among 793 people from 18 - 49 years old in Vietnam in October 2021.
1) The document discusses using open innovation and open data approaches in smart cities. It focuses on exploring open and user-driven innovation methodologies in the public sector.
2) Five key mechanisms for triggering open innovation and services are discussed: ideas through crowdsourcing, living labs, open data through static and dynamic sensors, and open networks.
3) Open data is seen as a way to engage citizens and spur civic innovation through challenges, hacker networks, and marketplaces that leverage open government data. Platforms that orchestrate providers and users are proposed to develop services in an open and collaborative way.
10 in 2010 - How the Internet has changed how kids & tweens consume cultural ...AdNerds
AdNerds presented on the "10 in 2010" seminar by CultuurNet Vlaanderen, a Flemish governmental organisation responsable for the promotion of culture.
AdNerds were asked to present their views on how the Internet impacted how kids and tweens of today consume cultural goods.
Crown Partners Social Media in the EnterpriseMark Kennedy
Joint presentation by Patrick Higgins of Yellow Springs Instruments and Mark Kennedy of Crown Partners to Dayton Technology First trade group on September 14, 2011.
The document provides tips for presenting data visually in presentations. It recommends focusing on one main point with the data, filtering out unnecessary information, and using graph types that minimize looking like traditional graphs. Specific graph types discussed include bar graphs, pie charts, bubble plots, and heatmaps. It also suggests using infographics and relating numbers to real-world concepts to improve understanding.
This document summarizes NOBOT Inc.'s social media presence and analytics on key trends in the mobile gaming industry from January 2011. It notes that NOBOT had over 95 million Facebook users and was one of the top Facebook application developers at the time. The document also provides data on display ad spending and revenues from virtual goods for social networking games from 2010-2011.
Radical Collaboration: Tools for Partnering with Community MembersNina Simon
This document discusses tools and strategies for collaborating with community members, including putting partnership first, being clear about goals and transparent about process, being open to possibilities, recognizing five kinds of partners, and using workshops to identify community needs, assets, potential projects, and collaborators.
Pinterest is now a more powerful tool for engagement, and social media channels together are a force for ranking goods, though search is still the most used channel for research leading to purchase. Social media by the numbers reveals over 1 billion Facebook active users, 200 million Twitter users, and 135 million active Google+ users, demonstrating the widespread influence of online sharing and recommendations. Different types of social media sharers exist, from venters seeking support to influencers aiming to impact others.
The Science of Search, Google & Social SignalsBeyond
Pinterest is now a more powerful tool for engagement, and social media together are a forceful channel for ranking goods, though search is still the most used for research leading to purchase. Social media by the numbers reveals over 1 billion Facebook active users, 200 million Twitter users, and 135 million Google+ users, showing their influence on how consumers interact with brands online today. Different types of social media sharers exist, from Venturers sharing experiences to Validators sharing endorsements, each preferring different channels and content to share.
E-commerce Primer provides a 3-part overview of e-commerce and the internet:
1. The internet is a network of connected computers worldwide. Servers are powerful computers that form the infrastructure of the internet by hosting websites and transmitting data.
2. E-mail allows people to send and receive digital messages via the internet. Your e-mail address sits on a server until you access it to read messages in your inbox.
3. Websites and e-commerce allow businesses to sell products online. An online storefront hosted on a server can be accessed worldwide via the internet.
Christian Bason comes to MaRS for the first event of the Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series - a national program that presents international thought leaders, applied learning and practical strategies for social innovation in Canada. The Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series is presented by Social Innovation Generation (SiG), PLAN Institute and the Public Policy Forum. It will tour throughout Canada in 2011.
Let's Make GREAT!'s case study detailing how coaching helped a creative professional by overcoming his mental obstacles ultimately resulting in improvements to both his personal satisfaction and startup's productivity.
This document discusses technology trends at New Hampton School and provides some statistics on technology growth:
- The amount of data stored by the Library of Congress has grown to 10 terabytes, while internet traffic has grown to 500,000 terabytes in 2003.
- By 2013, there will be more internet-capable mobile devices than personal computers according to research firms.
- Early data on iPad usage at New Hampton School shows that students primarily use iPads for educational purposes like research, note-taking, and listening to music rather than games or social networking.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential to catalyze business development, foster local self-reliance, and build awareness and action. It addresses how urban agriculture can strengthen rural-urban linkages and establish new markets for small-scale livestock production. The document also references diagrams of rural-urban food supply networks and sustainable pastoral livestock value chains. It poses questions about why food systems should be included in city planning and what lessons have been learned from cities that have worked to integrate agriculture and strengthen connections with surrounding rural areas.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential benefits related to environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It touches on how urban agriculture can catalyze business development and foster local self-reliance. It also addresses building awareness and strengthening rural-urban linkages through local food systems. Establishing new markets for small-scale livestock production is mentioned, taking into account increasing consumer interest in local production, processing, and animal welfare. Overall, the document presents urban agriculture as a way to maximize diversity and resilience through sustainable food systems.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential to catalyze business development, foster local self-reliance, and build awareness and action. It addresses how urban agriculture can strengthen rural-urban linkages and establish new markets for small-scale livestock production. The document also references diagrams of rural-urban food supply networks and sustainable pastoral livestock value chains. It poses questions about why food systems should be included in city planning and what lessons have been learned from cities that have worked to integrate agriculture and strengthen connections with surrounding rural areas.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential benefits related to environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It touches on how urban agriculture can catalyze business development and foster local self-reliance. It also addresses building awareness and strengthening rural-urban linkages through local food systems. Establishing new markets for small-scale livestock production is mentioned, noting increasing interest in local production and animal welfare. Overall, the document presents urban agriculture as a way to maximize diversity, resilience, and access to food.
Vietnam is known to be a country where a word-of-mouth is very strong. They take the information from a various source and make them spread via their inner circles.
This survey was made in order to understand the media to use as well as what they trust. We also analyze the characteristics of online news media in Vietnam.
This survey was conducted among 793 people from 18 - 49 years old in Vietnam in October 2021.
1) The document discusses using open innovation and open data approaches in smart cities. It focuses on exploring open and user-driven innovation methodologies in the public sector.
2) Five key mechanisms for triggering open innovation and services are discussed: ideas through crowdsourcing, living labs, open data through static and dynamic sensors, and open networks.
3) Open data is seen as a way to engage citizens and spur civic innovation through challenges, hacker networks, and marketplaces that leverage open government data. Platforms that orchestrate providers and users are proposed to develop services in an open and collaborative way.
10 in 2010 - How the Internet has changed how kids & tweens consume cultural ...AdNerds
AdNerds presented on the "10 in 2010" seminar by CultuurNet Vlaanderen, a Flemish governmental organisation responsable for the promotion of culture.
AdNerds were asked to present their views on how the Internet impacted how kids and tweens of today consume cultural goods.
Crown Partners Social Media in the EnterpriseMark Kennedy
Joint presentation by Patrick Higgins of Yellow Springs Instruments and Mark Kennedy of Crown Partners to Dayton Technology First trade group on September 14, 2011.
The document provides tips for presenting data visually in presentations. It recommends focusing on one main point with the data, filtering out unnecessary information, and using graph types that minimize looking like traditional graphs. Specific graph types discussed include bar graphs, pie charts, bubble plots, and heatmaps. It also suggests using infographics and relating numbers to real-world concepts to improve understanding.
This document summarizes NOBOT Inc.'s social media presence and analytics on key trends in the mobile gaming industry from January 2011. It notes that NOBOT had over 95 million Facebook users and was one of the top Facebook application developers at the time. The document also provides data on display ad spending and revenues from virtual goods for social networking games from 2010-2011.
Radical Collaboration: Tools for Partnering with Community MembersNina Simon
This document discusses tools and strategies for collaborating with community members, including putting partnership first, being clear about goals and transparent about process, being open to possibilities, recognizing five kinds of partners, and using workshops to identify community needs, assets, potential projects, and collaborators.
Pinterest is now a more powerful tool for engagement, and social media channels together are a force for ranking goods, though search is still the most used channel for research leading to purchase. Social media by the numbers reveals over 1 billion Facebook active users, 200 million Twitter users, and 135 million active Google+ users, demonstrating the widespread influence of online sharing and recommendations. Different types of social media sharers exist, from venters seeking support to influencers aiming to impact others.
The Science of Search, Google & Social SignalsBeyond
Pinterest is now a more powerful tool for engagement, and social media together are a forceful channel for ranking goods, though search is still the most used for research leading to purchase. Social media by the numbers reveals over 1 billion Facebook active users, 200 million Twitter users, and 135 million Google+ users, showing their influence on how consumers interact with brands online today. Different types of social media sharers exist, from Venturers sharing experiences to Validators sharing endorsements, each preferring different channels and content to share.
E-commerce Primer provides a 3-part overview of e-commerce and the internet:
1. The internet is a network of connected computers worldwide. Servers are powerful computers that form the infrastructure of the internet by hosting websites and transmitting data.
2. E-mail allows people to send and receive digital messages via the internet. Your e-mail address sits on a server until you access it to read messages in your inbox.
3. Websites and e-commerce allow businesses to sell products online. An online storefront hosted on a server can be accessed worldwide via the internet.
Christian Bason comes to MaRS for the first event of the Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series - a national program that presents international thought leaders, applied learning and practical strategies for social innovation in Canada. The Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series is presented by Social Innovation Generation (SiG), PLAN Institute and the Public Policy Forum. It will tour throughout Canada in 2011.
Let's Make GREAT!'s case study detailing how coaching helped a creative professional by overcoming his mental obstacles ultimately resulting in improvements to both his personal satisfaction and startup's productivity.
This document discusses technology trends at New Hampton School and provides some statistics on technology growth:
- The amount of data stored by the Library of Congress has grown to 10 terabytes, while internet traffic has grown to 500,000 terabytes in 2003.
- By 2013, there will be more internet-capable mobile devices than personal computers according to research firms.
- Early data on iPad usage at New Hampton School shows that students primarily use iPads for educational purposes like research, note-taking, and listening to music rather than games or social networking.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential to catalyze business development, foster local self-reliance, and build awareness and action. It addresses how urban agriculture can strengthen rural-urban linkages and establish new markets for small-scale livestock production. The document also references diagrams of rural-urban food supply networks and sustainable pastoral livestock value chains. It poses questions about why food systems should be included in city planning and what lessons have been learned from cities that have worked to integrate agriculture and strengthen connections with surrounding rural areas.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential benefits related to environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It touches on how urban agriculture can catalyze business development and foster local self-reliance. It also addresses building awareness and strengthening rural-urban linkages through local food systems. Establishing new markets for small-scale livestock production is mentioned, taking into account increasing consumer interest in local production, processing, and animal welfare. Overall, the document presents urban agriculture as a way to maximize diversity and resilience through sustainable food systems.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential to catalyze business development, foster local self-reliance, and build awareness and action. It addresses how urban agriculture can strengthen rural-urban linkages and establish new markets for small-scale livestock production. The document also references diagrams of rural-urban food supply networks and sustainable pastoral livestock value chains. It poses questions about why food systems should be included in city planning and what lessons have been learned from cities that have worked to integrate agriculture and strengthen connections with surrounding rural areas.
This document discusses urban agriculture and its potential benefits related to environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It touches on how urban agriculture can catalyze business development and foster local self-reliance. It also addresses building awareness and strengthening rural-urban linkages through local food systems. Establishing new markets for small-scale livestock production is mentioned, noting increasing interest in local production and animal welfare. Overall, the document presents urban agriculture as a way to maximize diversity, resilience, and access to food.
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Assumptions about the need for a transfer of
knowledge for development purposes are central
within the ICT and development discourse and
justify the existence of a category of people known
as the ʻinformation-poorʼ or ʻknowledge-poorʼ.
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forms of information that are made available
through ICTs, devalues the information and the
knowledge that these people do have.
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Education is a human right with immense
power to transform. On its foundation rest
the cornerstones of freedom, democracy
and sustainable human development.
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Through forums and social websites such as MySpace and
Facebook, Obama built relationships with his supporters, and
would-be supporters.
All of his policies were made available online, and updates
were sent to the subscribers of his political party via email
and text message, ultimately making him the most
technology savvy and “hip” candidate to date, thus
increasing his popularity among youth voters.
An unprecedented communication strategy was the "online
call tool”. Over one million calls were made from residential,
"Barack Obama built the biggest network of personal laptops and desktops.
supporters we've seen, using the Internet to
do it," Joe Trippi, an Internet political and
business consultant who pioneered the use
of the Internet in politics.
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always does, particularly in a despotic form of
government. Information, knowledge, is power. If
you can control information, you can control people.
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person is based solely on how
Hundreds of therapists
descended on on Indonesian they feel about it or how they
villagers offering PTSD would act in the same situation.
services after 2004 tsunami.
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“Ten years ago, we saw only one or two anorexics
each year,” says Dr. Sing Lee, a psychiatrist at The
Chinese University of Hong Kong (2007). “Now,
Patients
we see one new patient a month. Many are
hospitalized.”
ICT allows individuals to adapt the pathology
they’ve found in other cultures, developing the
symptoms they’ve read about on the Web.
Thus Anorexia, which was virtually unknown
in the Eastern cultures before 1980s, is fast
becoming as prevalent as it is in the West.
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While health-on-the-web may empower in various
ways those who have access to the internet, the flip
side of this is that those without internet access may
become relatively more disadvantaged in health
matters. For them, the experience may be more one
of disempowerment through inability to take
advantage of new opportunities.
—Europe’s Digital Competitiveness
Report 2010
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Wold-Wide Audience
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of an Issue
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Office of the Prosecutor’s
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The (United Nations) Security Council
reacted in a few days; the U.N. General
Assembly reacted in a few days. ...
I think Libya is a new world.
—Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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you must know who you are and what
you stand for, where you want to go and
why you want to get there.
—Kofi Annan