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Chicago News Cooperative “Suspending” Operations
Another “new model for civic journalism” site bites the dust.
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Mobilizing websites with responsive design and HTML5 tutorial
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Stuff I’m reading (weekly)
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NYTimes Matt Bai on “Flash Movements” of the Left and Right | TechPresident
“According to Matt Bai, the chief political correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, the progressive netroots upsurge of the mid-2000s and the rise of the Tea Party from 2009 to present are two variations on a common theme: they are “flash movements” born of online connections, cathartic urges and the devaluation of expertise. And unlike the big social movements of the past, he said both movements were merely oppositional and “ephemeral,” unlikely to bring big changes to government.”
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Shareable: Governance of Open Source: George Dafermos Interview
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Great article on the limitations of “root cause analysis”
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Salon publishes less, gets more traffic
We’ve tried to work longer on stories for greater impact, and publish fewer quick-takes that we know you can consume elsewhere. We’re actually publishing, on average, roughly one-third fewer posts on Salon than we were a year ago (from 848 to 572 in December; 943 to 602 in January). So: 33 percent fewer posts; 40 percent greater traffic.
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Paul Beaudet | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Three nice articles from Paul on effective grantmaking practices
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NodeXL Graph Gallery: About NodeXL
“NodeXL is a free, open-source template for Microsoft® Excel® 2007 and 2010 that lets you enter a network edge list into a workbook, click a button, and see the network graph, all in the familiar environment of the Excel® window. “
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Gates Foundation’s Tweets reveal passive, insular global health community
Interesting social network analysis
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Reactivating inactive supporters
Nice methodology for segmenting, reactivating and gently purging inactive supporters
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Mesmerized by Metrics: Is Philanthropy Engaging in Magical Thinking?
Interesting food for thought.