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Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Oct 4, 2008

  Gen Y leadership on social change is more crucial than ever

It has become blatantly clear that Millennials have a lot of responsibility at their feet for cleaning up the current mess that the world is in. It certainly is not everyday that you see almost daily failures of financial institutions that have been around for over 100 years. While these...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 17, 2008

  You don’t need passion to cause social change

At first, I thought it was more Generation Y navel gazing. But having come across a couple of articles questioning where is the passion in the lives of Millennials , I thought it was time to say something. So many people spend their adult lives looking for that “one thing”...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Aug 5, 2008

  Social movements 2.0

flickr photo courtesy of racoles The jury is still out on the potential that social media has to facilitate social change. I would argue its widespread prevalence is a major shift in itself at least in person-to-person interaction. I wondered what the world would look like if all of...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008

  Gen Y and global health: Not a match made in heaven

What would you think if a job that you were interested in asked you to work for free for at least six months to a year before even considering applying? And not only work for free, but also work abroad? Would you jump at the opportunity? This is a basic expectation of most entry level jobs...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008

  The stock market: Alternative financing for non-profits

Lucy at Philanthropy 2173 has started an interesting discussion regarding cross-platform philanthropy : “Just as a radio program or tv show must now be developed with an eye toward its other media platforms and outlets, our public/philanthropic financing of these ventures need to be...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008

  Does social media help or hamper social change?

A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor called for Millennials to engage in more face-to-face activism in light of an apparent over-reliance on social media as a means of social change. Social media has been a powerful tool that has broken down language and geographic barriers,...... [view]

Posted By:  markgr
Posted On:  Dec 17, 2007

  Web Trend #5- E-mail is Soooo Dead

E-mail has been hijacked by the forces of evil. Spam and misuse have caused many people to declare e-mail bankruptcy, something that I may do in the near future. And now the millennial generation is here and they prefer to communicate through IM, text messaging and the communication tools built...... [view]

Posted By:  markgr
Posted On:  Nov 20, 2007

  Web Trend #10 - The End of Print

This is the first in a series of posts on my top ten web trends. We will work our way from #10 down to #1. Trend #10 is the end of print. The web has always provided many advantages over print including greater efficiency, quicker publishing cycles, wider availability, and substantial cost...... [view]

Posted By:  markgr
Posted On:  Aug 2, 2007

  Get Ready for Stealth Fighter Parents

For the past few years, colleges have been adapting to a new breed of parents known as helicopter parents. These parents are always hovering, ultra-protective, and unwilling to let go. They will meddle, fuss, and even call their legislators if they feel their special child isn’t getting...... [view]

Posted By:  sunflowerluv
Posted On:  Jul 30, 2007

  Vienna

After 3 lovely days in Budapest, Ana, Elena and I took the IC to Vienna, for another 3 days, before ICWIP. Vienna was marvelous, different than Budapest. Our host was a cool coach surfer guy, Stefan. We did so many things in Vienna!!! Take a look:... [view]

Posted By:  markgr
Posted On:  Jun 30, 2007

  Did You Know 2.0

I have been showing “Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age” in many of my presentations in recent months. It fits in nicely with the themes in my “Born to be Wired” presentation. I recently came across this updated version I personally...... [view]

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