Topic
Digital Activism
48 items.
10 Sep 2010
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What's in a Name? Or Why Clicktivism May Not Be Ruining Left Activism in India, At Least For NowIn a recent piece in the Guardian titled “Clicktivism Is Ruining Leftist Activism”, Micah White expressed severe concern that, in drawing on tactics of advertising and marketing research, digital activism is undermining “the passionate, …
20 Aug 2010
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Political is as Political doesThe Talking Back workshop has been an extraordinary experience for me. The questions that I posed for others attending the workshop have hounded me as they went through the course of discussion, analysis and dissection. Strange nuances have …
17 Aug 2010
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Digital Natives : Talking BackOne of the most significant transitions in the landscape of social and political movements, is how younger users of technology, in their interaction with new and innovative technologised platforms have taken up responsibility to respond to …
30 Jul 2010
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Beyond the Digital: Understanding Digital Natives with a CauseDigital natives with a cause: the future of activism or slacktivism? Maesy Angelina argues that the debate is premature given the obscured understanding on youth digital activism and contends that an effort to understand this from the …
25 Jun 2010
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Digital Natives Workshop in Taipei: Only a Few Seats Left!!!The Centre for Internet and Society in collaboration with the Frontier Foundation is holding a three day Digital Natives workshop in Taipei from 16 to 18 August, 2010. The three day workshop will serve as an ideal platform for the young …
17 Jun 2010
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The power of the next click...P2P cameras and microphones hooked up to form a network of people who don't know each other, and probably don't care; a series of people in different states of undress, peering at the each other, hands poised on the 'Next' button to search …
26 Apr 2010
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Digital Natives at Republica 2010Nishant Shah from the Centre for Internet and Society, made a presentation at the Re:Publica 2010, in Berlin, about its collaborative project (with Hivos, Netherlands) "Digital Natives with a Cause?" The video for the presentation, along …
9 Apr 2010
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Colour Me PoliticalWhat are the tools that Digital Natives use to mobilise groups towards a particular cause? How do they engage with crises in their immediate environments? Are they using their popular social networking sites and web 2.0 applications for …
16 Mar 2010
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CPOV : Wikipedia Research InitiativeThe Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. …
22 Jan 2010
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Impaired Social MobilityLeading e-mail providers like Gmail and Yahoo Mail have introduced open protocols for copying e-mails offline through Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but popular social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc generally do …
15 Jan 2010
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Fill The Gap: Global Discussion on Digital NativesMore often than not people don't understand the new practices inspired by Internet and digital technologies. As such a series of accusations have been leveled against the Digital Natives. Educators, policy makers, scholars, and parents have …
14 Jan 2010
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When Whistle Blowers UniteLeaking corporate or government information in public interest through popular Web service providers is risky but Wikileaks.org is one option that you could try out.
13 Jan 2010
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Inquilab 2.0? Reflections on Online Activism in India*Research and activism on the Internet in India remain fledgling in spite the media hype, says Anja Kovacs in her blog post that charts online activism in India as it has emerged.
2 Dec 2009
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Maps for Making Change Kicks Off, and You Can Get Involved!A first in India, Maps for Making Change explores the use of geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India. On 3 December, the project officially kicks off during a one-day workshop in Delhi. But even if …
30 Oct 2009
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Call for Applications: 'Maps for Making Change' - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in IndiaDeadline: 20 November 2009. Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a …
24 Jun 2009
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Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Public Initiatives: A ReportZainab Bawa reports on the Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies for Public Initiatives, hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, on 17 June 2009, in collaboration with the …
22 Jun 2009
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Using Social Media for Mobilisation: Discussion with Dina Mehta and Peter GriffinZainab Bawa reports on the discussion with Peter Griffin and Dina Mehta, hosted at CIS on 19 June 2009, on 'Using Social Media for Mobilisation'.
28 Feb 2009
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Report from DigiActive’s Bangalore Meet-upA blog entry by Mary Joyce on the meet-up hosted at CIS, Bangalore