Published by Joe Solomon on 30 Jun 2009
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This month’s Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns? Joe Solomon’s response highlights research he has been doing around offline events for WiserEarth.org. Joe is active in the social justice and environmental world and runs his own social media strategy firm. › Continue reading… |
Published by Timonie Hood on 17 Jun 2009
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Chris Jordan’s amazing work, E Pluribus Unum, has all the names of the organizations on WiserEarth devoted to peace, environmental stewardship, social justice, and the preservation of diverse and indigenous culture around the world. E Pluribus Unum describes an action – that many become one. › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 12 Jun 2009
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As more and more communication is done electronically, face-to-face communication seems to be fading away. But in traditionally high touch countries like Mexico, Italy, Greece and France, face to face interactions are still the norm. WiserEarth is gradually building a network of in person gatherings, perhaps you would like to help? › Continue reading… |
Published by Angus on 09 Jun 2009
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Assuming you are using some version of an Engagement Pyramid for your community, you will quickly be asking yourself “Just how many people have we converted to each level in my community?” To help answer that we’ve put together a list of easy to use metrics and related tools. › Continue reading… |
Published by Bowo on 06 Jun 2009
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As part of your community moves up the engagement pyramid, their contributions will become more valuable for the rest of the community. One example is the WiserEarth Community Newsletter, which premiers this June with articles spotlighting some of our active members and organizations. › Continue reading… |
Published by Peggy on 04 Jun 2009
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Are you a developer interested in creating a web app using the WiserEarth API? Then please join us! We’re holding an open call Thursday June 11th @ 10am PDT to invite developers to ask questions about the WiserEarth’ API, share suggestions, and in general get geeky about how we can get started. You are also encouraged to share your mashup ideas at any time. Detail on the call can be found here. |
Published by Peggy on 02 Jun 2009
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On Monday June 1, the community beat its goal of raising $10,000 to help WiserEarth complete its API (or “application programming interface.”). The purpose of the API is to enable other organizations to access and display WiserEarth’s wealth of social change information through their own websites, opening up new opportunities for collaboration. › Continue reading… |
