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12 Aug 08

Civic Engagement on the Move: How mobile media can serve the public good

Discusses how mobile media can engage citizens to solve problems, bridge differences and strengthen community. Also details the hallmarks of successful mobile campaigns around civic engagement and provides case studies of several successful and emerging i

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mobile telecom telecommunications wireless *civic engagement* activism* advocacy activism nonprofits nonprofit NGOs *community-based organizations* *non-governmental action* *social marketing*

  • "Civic Engagement on the Move" by J.D. Lasica provides key insights from experts gathered at a recent Aspen Institute Roundtable on Mobile Media and Civic Engagement including “Mobile Advocacy Dos and Don’ts” by Katrin Verclas of MobileActive and a "Mobile Media User’s Guide” by Jed Alpert of Mobile Commons; as well as case studies of SexInfo (Internet Sexuality Information Services), Computerized Neighborhood Environment Tracking, EdText, and Wired.com's "Twitter Posse". Much good stuff... - rrarte on 2008-08-12
02 May 08

The Trouble With Transcending Race TheRoot.com

"If some white people are rethinking their feelings for Oprah and Obama, it's because those people's unrealistic expectations of the two have been betrayed."

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21 Apr 08

The Obama of '96 | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/18/2008

So Obama's problem isn't that he's too light, he's just not "right"?

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14 Apr 08

IAC Launches First Black-Oriented Web Site - ClickZ

"We discovered that the number one activity blacks did online was search for information, while numbers two and three were searching for jobs or searching for and consuming news,"

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for:racialicious African_American search engine online

24 Mar 08

8 Audience Tips for Marketing Nonprofit Advocacy Messages

Advice for organizations to enhance nonprofit advocacy through marketing that builds, strengthens, and involves key relationships while avoiding messaging mayhem that distances, confuses, and loses core audiences.

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activism nonprofit marketing audience advocacy campaigns outreach non-profit organizing charities communications public_relations communication_strategies marketing_tips marketing_strategies marketing_plan communications_plan social_marketing cause_market

27 Feb 08

Letter from Long Island: The Color of Blood by Calvin Trillin (New Yorker)

"Race, memory, and a killing in the suburbs: John White’s trial made two fathers the focus of Suffolk County’s racial divide."... If this doesn't get you, damn... *sigh*

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16 Feb 08

Don't Overemphasize ROI as Single Measure of Success

Finally! Some common sense in Corporate America about why ROI as the end all/be all for success sucks, especially in marketing. (NOTE: archive article access subscription fee might now be required)

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marketing business strategy

09 Feb 08

Radar Online : Ain't Gonna Work On Lou Dobbs' Farm No More

clever undercover video highlighting an "immigrant's" attempt to, well, go to work on Lou Dobbs' farm... for real.

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MSNBC Reporter Begrudgingly Apologizes For Chelsea "Pimp" Comment - Media on The Huffington Post

Call the former first daughter a prostitute, why don't you, and see if you don't get suspended? Want to bet the journo in question used to work for Fox? Why are journos "jive talking" in the first place?...

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for:racialicious politics

08 Feb 08

Pray tell: Is Elizabeth Gilbert self-absorbed or true seeker? (USA Today)

So when exactly does a personal journey of self-exploration become fetishization of another culture's thoughts-- when you write the book, it sells millions, others follow you, or Oprah embraces you?

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for:racialicious cultural_imperialism

More than meets the blue eye: You may all be related (USA Today)

So if millions of years ago everyone descended from one black guy, and blondes emerged as a genetic aberration...

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for:racialicious genetics

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