"Networked tribes, infrastructure disruption, and the emerging bazaar of violence. An open notebook on the first epochal war of the 21st Century."
"Covers the biggest story of our lifetime--globalization. Our business has for profit and non-profit components..." Stephan Richter, Editor-in-Chief. Richard Walker, Managing Ed. Michael McCarthy, Features Ed.
"Mission-based org. Both for-profit and nonprofit investments. Currently expanding beyond investments to include public policy and other areas that enhance the organization's reach and impact." Iqbal Paroo, CEO. Matt Bannick, Managing Director.
Joint project of NG, IBM to "map humanity's genetic journey through the ages." Spencer Wells, Director. Others involved: Ajay Royyuru, Himla Soodyall, Elena Balanovska, Pierre Zalloua. 'Legacy Fund' being built to support indigenous groups.
31 Oct 2006. Discusses how Plotkin, a "renowned ethnobotanist," is "working to stop this fate by partnering with indigenous people to conserve biodiversity, health, and culture in South American rainforests."
Mission is "to work in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America."
Nov 06. On the "Amazon Conservation Team (ACT), a nonprofit organization working with indigenous people to conserve biodiversity, health, and culture in South American rainforests." Highlights ACT founder/pres Mark Plotkin.
28 June 07. "Let's just say there's a lot we know now we didn't know when we launched the project. In a few weeks I'll be publishing an essay on Wired.com that will try to explore what I've started to call 'a wonderful failure.'"
"Just because BarCamp's heritage lies in computing doesn't mean that its destiny is to inherit the traditionally homogenous culture that established an industry..." Contributors include Dori Smith, Chris Messina, Meri Williams.
From Dec 2005. On taking risks and pursuing big ideas.
Creator of Jabber/XMPP protocol. Leading work on MicroID spec. "Patron saint of Jabber and amateur poet, translator, musician, historian, and philosopher."
"Whether you are trying to support team/group/network/partnership/community, we hope to provide the capacity." A "joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, OneWorld, UNAIDS, and World Bank."
"Eliciting contributions in an on-line community is still largely a matter of trial and error. This project will develop theory to predict contribution behavior in on-line communities and will help transfer that theory into practice."
"Virtual Villages" where communities in developing countries present their issues and ask for assistance of online volunteers ('Neighbors'). Based/Netherlands.
"This tool will help you explore all actions on NABUUR.COM matching your interests."
"Publish original news reports and earn advertising revenues. Post text, images, video or audio and we'll send you money every month through PayPal." Created by Rachel Sterne. Video site uses Mogulus platform.
HQ offices in NYC, Rome, Geneva, Nairobi, etc. Each org name linked to respective home page.
Personal weblog of Rachel Rawlins, Managing Editor for Global Voices. Previously spent 15 yrs at BBC, "mostly specialising in news about Africa." Based in London.
Links to UN hubs for radio, television (UNTV) and video (webcasts/screencasts), photos, and news.
Monthly subscription campaign for Miro, the Participatory Culture Foundation's video player.