SoCap09 Day One Blogger Roundup

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-09-02 09:41:00 UTC
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One of the major differences between SoCap08 and SoCap09 is the dramatic uptick in the number of folks blogging, tweeting, capturing video, and generally creating content around the event. After the first day, here are some of the notable pieces:

SoCap09 Day 1: Future of Social Innovation on the Web: Pop!Tech blogger Ashni Mohnot writes about one of the more interesting panel, a conversation that included representatives of Virgance, Kiva.org, and Change.org.

SoCap09 Day 1: Attendance Tops 1000: Triple Pundit's Jim Witkin provides a nice overview of first day highlights.

Socially Responsible Schwag As Metaphor for SoCap09: Beth Kanter writes up the story of the attendee bags, made by former trashpickers in Indonesia.

The Role of Government in Social Innovation: Marco writes up the keynote by Office of Social Innovation director Sonal Shah and the panel that followed.

The Best Pictures of SOCAP09 Day 1!: Pretty self explanatory. Thanks Simon for the photos in this post.

Social Entrepreneurs and SoCap09: Erik Hersman opens a major question: if social entrepreneurs are create businesses that improve their communities, is every African a social entrepreneur?

Future of Social Innovation on the Web SoCap09: Beth's interview with Premal Shah from Kiva.org:

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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