Weekly Hot Hits in Global Development 11/30-12/5!
How is social media changing the world? Check out this week’s hottest hits in global development!
1. Social Networking Opens Trade Markets
As social networking in developing countries continues to grow exponentially, Mark Davies of Esoko pontificates on the removal of trade barriers through this technology explosion.
2. Creating Demand for a Broadband Revolution
A World Bank blog post considering the potential for development strategists to take advantage of existing mobile networks and telecommunications platforms.
“[Telecommunications] has changed the lives of people by empowering them with, often, their first communications link to their governments and the world outside their communities.”
3. Using the Geospatial Web for Development
How can development organizations take advantage of location-based software and crowdsourcing as means to monitor global development?
4. Social Media and Kiva: A Measure of Success
Kiva’s Director of Marketing, Chelsa Bocci, walks us through the social media strategy behind a hugely successful non-profit with a zero-dollar budget.
5. Collaborative Study on Media and Global Development
InterNews Network, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation have partnered in a collaborative study to better understand successful media mechanisms in the field of global development.
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