Online Community

The Future Starts Now!

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology


Darell Hammond

In my world at KaBOOM!, it starts with a playground.  In the non-profit and philanthropic world, the future starts now. As part of the non-prof...

The Women We Know

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Morra Aarons-Mele

Something positive is happening among American women, and it's largely happening online in "micro communities," and then in large gatherings. Micro communities of powerful women are working together.

The Philosophical Significance of Twitter: Consciousness Outfolding

Peter Daou | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media


Peter Daou

The collective sharing of our thoughts, from the inane to the mundane to the profound, enabled by technology, is changing our perception of reality and thus changing reality itself.

Online Social Networks Empower Older People

nytimes.com | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living


Like many older people, Paula Rice of Island City, Ky., has grown isolated in recent years. Her four grown children live in other states, her two marr...

How Social Media Today and its Online Communities Reinforce Blogging

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business


Ari Herzog

Disclosure: In late February, I was recruited by Robin Carey and Jerry Bowles, co-founders of Social Media Today and joined their team as a community ...

Three Quick Steps to Jump-Start America's Public Diplomacy

Jamie Metzl | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


Jamie Metzl

We must transform the American government's primary means of public communication from a one-way broadcast model to a two-way dialogue model.