Jessica Eting's blog

Foursquare, a location based social netowrking tool, has partnered with TechiesGiveBack.com for a fundraising event this week in NYC sponsored by Pepsi.  To raise the money, all you have to do is go out and check in.

Slacktivism, according to wikipedia, is " 'feel-good' measures, in support of an issue or social cause, that have
little or no practical effect other than to make the person doing it feel satisfaction."  The question is, are individuals being driven to only sit at their desk and click their mouse instead of mobilizing and taking "on the street" action?

A joint blog by Beth Sachnoff and Jessica Eting

The June 12 Iran Presidential election and protests surrounding the outcomes, highlights the key role social media can play in grassroots communication.

Win a $25,000 Social Media Makeover from CommuniCause.  The winner will be randomly selected from the top ten nonprofit organizations who receive the most votes.

Voting is now closed and we will be announcing the winners by the end of next week.

Thank you to everyone who participated! 

The judges have chosen the final 10 and now its your turn to choose the winner!

Vote on our home page for your favorite haiku before Friday, May 15.

For those voting from the same office (same ip address) you will need to register first.

Read more to see the list of finalists and organizations.

May 6, 2009 - We received many wonderful haikus and our judges are still narrowing down the top ten.  Voting will start soon.  Thank you all for the wonderful entries and we apologize for the delay.

As I began preparation for my exciting new job with CTFC, I was coincidentally touched by the great power of social media networking.