Omidyar Network grants $1.4M to Ushahidi - San Francisco Business Times:
Congratulations!

Net Squared White Paper Nov 2009
As always, we'd love your feedback.

Open Now: Sparkseed Application for Social Innovators | Social Entrepreneurship | Change.org
Anyone responding to this opportunity?

Nonprofits Get Word Out Through Social Media - Industry News - Portfolio.com
Nice to see the work that the Net Tuesday hosts do getting recognized!

Cultural Data Project
One example of what happens you share and aggregate data.

The War For the Web - O'Reilly Radar
We do need to depend on interoperability.

Justin Massa on MoveSmart.org's new neighborhood finder
Great to see all the work that MoveSmart is doing.

Why Social (Site) Segregation is a Political Concern | Personal Democracy Forum
"Politicians aren't supposed to be using newfangled technology to the same ends as the rest of us, namely to make ourselves look cool. The hope and dream is that they're using it to connect with voters, potential voters, and plain ol'...

Net Tuesday Organizers Stand Up for a Web that Connects us ALL -- Will YOU? | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org
Great -- great! -- note from Joe Solomon to the Net Tuesday organizers about Causes redlining MySpace.

New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)
Amy writes about Causes leaving MySpace. Great post and comments.

New @Extraordinaries mission: Help MoveSmart.org compile access to community information nationwide. #moving #housing
Nice to see this collaboration!

Five reasons corporations are failing at social media
"In Shiv Singhs presentation, he discussed how the customer should be at the core of the brand. When policies, procedures, products and processes become more important than the customer, theres no way social media efforts can be effective. When your...