During a few months at the beginning of 2008 I was lucky enough to work with Ben Rigby, doing some background research for his MobileVoter book “Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth.”
At the time I truly wished I had more time to work on more chapters! I ended up compiling three documents that follow Ben’s excellent guidelines: one for Blogging and Microblogging, one for Video and Image Sharing. The documents contain some definitions, a section on strategic approaches, a few use cases, a technical overview with key features and mechanisms, a “getting started” section, and a few points on what may come next on this topic. I may change the format and structure of these and re-publish the content in the near future.
Ben’s book is enriched by interviews, examples, real use cases and a lot of insight, both from campaigners and from technical people. The chapters cover Blogging, Social Networking, Video and Photo Sharing, Mobile Phones, Wikis, Maps, Virtual Worlds. The book is available on Amazon.com.
A partir de Noviembre estaré trabajando con Corpwatch.org coordinando el proyecto Crocodyl.org. Crocodyl es un sitio wiki para la investigación colaborativa sobre corporaciones. Colaboradores en diferentes partes del mundo escriben sobre temas de Derechos Humanos, corrupción, impacto ambiental y prácticas laborales de las corporaciones. En el próximo ańo, Crocodyl incluirá nuevos elementos tales como datos de empresas subsidiarias, un proyecto que fue presentado en Netsquared 2008.
Since November 2008 I’ve been working with Corpwatch.org as a Project Coordinator for Crocodyl.org. Crocodyl is a wiki site for collaborative research on corporations. A group of researchers and collaborators around the world writes about human rights, corruption cases, labor and environmental practices of corporations. Next year, Crocodyl will go through a re-design and the implementation of new elements, such as subsidiary data extracted from government databases. This project was presented during Netsquared in 2008.
Voces Libres de los campos digitales resume los resultados de tres ańos de investigación sobre Software Libre en América Latina y el Caribe, con el apoyo de ICT4D Americas (IDRC). El libro está impreso en Espańol y está acompańado de un CD con todos los datos de investigación. Esta publicación es el resultado del trabajo conjunto de 6 contrapartes en toda la región. Todos los contenidos se pueden encontrar y bajar en línea.
Free voices from the digital fields gathers the results of a 3 year research on Free Software in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the support of ICT4D Americas (IDRC). The book is printed in Spanish and comes with a CD with all the research data. This publication is the result of the work of 6 organizations in the region. All contents, including an English Version (pdf) of the book, can be downloaded at the website.
Sulá Batsú es una cooperativa de trabajadores de varias disciplinas, dedicados a la investigación social de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación, la apropiación social de las TIC y las metodologías y herramientas para el intercambio de conocimiento. Sulá Batsú está ubicada en Costa Rica y trabaja en toda América Latina y el Caribe.
Sulá Batsú is a cooperative owned and directed by workers of different disciplines, dedicated to the social research of Information and Communication Technologies, the social appropriation of ICTs, as well as tools and methodologies for knowledge sharing. Sulá Batsú is located in Costa Rica and works in Latin America and the Caribbean.
