Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World...

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-10-25 15:33:00 UTC
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My coverage has been pretty nonstop conference-related for the past week and a half or so. I've been going back through the Reader to see what I've missed. The Web 2.0 conference has generated a huge amount of conversation in the tech space. On the nonprofit side of things, there were a lot of great posts this past week. Here are some of my favorites:

Are Markets Moral?: Social Earth contributor Mike Shoemaker writes a very thoughtful piece about the formation of collective narratives and the shifting conversation about business.

From The 3G Industry Summit In Kunshan, China: 16 Demos From Chinese Mobile Startups: If you're interested in the state of technology and startup culture in the land to the East, check out this nice recap post from TechCrunch.

In social enterprise, force yourself to be an entrepreneur first: My friend Peter Haas from the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group writes a great post about the fundamentals of being an "entrepreneur" that transcend whether it's socially motivated or not.

BART Checks In on Foursquare for Mass Transit Promotion: I'm pretty enamored of the potential of location-based application Foursquare, and was interested to see their partnership with the San Francisco BART transportation system. Web 3.0, baby.

Introducing the Social Impact Exchange: PhilanTopic writes up a new knowledge network designed to increase information sharing and collaboration.

Some Useful Articles on Net Neutrality: Net Neutrality was a big topic this week, and a lot of the venture capital community weighed in. VC Brad Feld wrote this post as a quick links crib notes and it's especially useful if you haven't spent much time with this issue.

Net Neutrality: VC Fred Wilson shares the letter signed by many investors and sent to the FCC.

(Photo: JasonWalton)

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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