The Internet + Genocide: The Good, The Bad, The Questionable

Originally posted at Stop Genocide.

The internet.  One of the best things about it is that anyone with a connection and a computer can use it to spread ideas, learn and connect with other people.  One of the scariest things?  Anyone with a connection and a computer can use it to spread ideas, learn and [...]

Tweeting the Holocaust Museum

Originally posted at Change.org.

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to go on a “live tweet” architectural tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (@holocaustmuseum).  For those unfamiliar with the “live-tweet” genre, this means that a group of us showed up at the museum, blackberries, iPhones and cell phones in hand, ready to send [...]

Anti-Genocide 2.0 – Twitter Hashtags

Just learned about the use of the Twitter Hashtag #genprev from Twitter user TedPerl at the Center for International Conflict Resolution.
Please use that hashtag when discussing Genocide Prevention and related issues.  And, you can always check the search function for it (or subscribe to the RSS feed) to keep up on genocide related discussions in [...]

Anti-Genocide 2.0

Originally posted at Stop Genocide.
Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the horrific realities of genocide.  While there is no way those of us who haven’t experienced it firsthand can truly begin to understand, many creative groups have found ways to help us get a little closer, from the comfort of our computers.
Video and YouTube: 24 [...]

Best Politicians On Twitter

One of my recently developed pet peeves (I only joined twitter in September) is Twitter members who just “tweet” their RSS feed.  Lots of “individuals” and organizations are responsible for this (I won’t name names, you can tell by the fact that all their tweets say “from twitterfeed”).

So I am now on a search for [...]