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How Africa Tweets
This is a really fascinating data visualization from the Guardian’s Data Blog. (Thanks to UN Global Pulse for tweeting this). I would love to know if there are correlations between twitter + social media usage and political activity.
Posted in Design, Innovation, Social Media, Technology
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Life Pimping and the Mixed n’ Matched Identity.
One of my teachers used to ask me, “Nicki, what do you want to be when you grow up?” (I was 28). I was in law school. I really had no answer to his question. Every once in a while … Continue reading
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Recasting the artist as social capitalist
Imagine a New York City art installation called the Assassination of Hillary Clinton in 2008, election time. The installation plays with (rather outrageous) images and phrases touching on Clinton’s sexuality, gender, and fashion sense. They are displayed in a virtual … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, Policy
Tagged art, artists, civic engagement, local development, policy, robert putnam, social capital, yamany arboleda
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Transmedia Activism & the Fabulous Lina Srivastava
I found this interview with my friend / colleague Lina on her website. As a former lawyer who has very much created her own path, she is someone I completely admire and look up to a lot. I enjoy following the … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Policy, Social Enterprise, Transmedia
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A moment of teaching
I had a moment today. Actually, I have had many lately. In a time of uncertainty and confusion, a time of a new year and a new birthday, and really, a new path, it is easy to lose sight of … Continue reading
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Technology Meets Modern Day Slavery
Could you have possibly imagined that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than any other point in human history? Slavery is not limited to the brothels of Thailand or Cambodia, either. A 2011 CNN article estimated that there are … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Policy, Social Responsibility, Technology
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Responsibility, Creation, and Play with Perspective
Is it acceptable for things be beautiful for the sake of beauty alone? Or must we account for the system we reside in during all acts of creation? This is an ongoing conversation I have been having with my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Social Media, Social Responsibility
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