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ChangeMedium is a charitable initiative working at the intersection of researchers, developers and changemakers. We facilitate initiatives that advance and apply the medium for a better future sooner.
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2.0 technologies are already changing the way we are using the Web, the way we are connecting, conversing and interacting with each other. We discovered that these conversations are a totally new way to learn, to collaborate and to exchange knowledge, but most of our initiatives are still about harnessing these technologies into existing models. To go further, really unleash their potential and embrace the systemic changes they are allowing, we all need a shift.
— We All Need a Shift | Sonnez en cas d’absence (ht @juneholley)
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The Internet for Peace project was announced Friday during the Science for Peace conference organized by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation. “Should the web win the Nobel, we would demonstrate two things to future observers: That we had grasped the importance of the global revolution represented by the internet, and that we were determined to channel its power in the right direction, to make the most out of it in the interest of mankind,” Veronesi writes in the December issue of Wired Italy.
I’m tired of organizations asking “But what would our users *do* with this data?” Who knows? Share it, and you’ll find out. (via @cshirky)
![Brilliant! #vizthink State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic [PIC]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx9s0jdR9U1qzwktlo1_400.jpg)
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MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences stands at the nexus of neuroscience, biology and psychology. We combine these disciplines to study specific aspects of the brain and mind including: vision, movement systems, learning and memory, neural and cognitive development, language and reasoning. Working collaboratively, we apply our expertise, tools, and techniques to address and answer both fundamental and universal questions about how the brain and mind work.
Socially Networking Your Data: An Obama Campaign Case Study
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We believe that mixing open source culture with public data can help funders of all shapes and sizes collaborate more effectively toward a truly venture-style approach to project funding.
— more sources of data to mashup in the changemaking world. Part 2 of 6 – How To: Use, Share, Re-Use, Re-Mix | nonprofitmapping.org
