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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?

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.

A joint blog by Beth Sachnoff and Jessica Eting

Today's partnership between CNN.com and Facebook showcased the power of Web 2.0 tools to deliver news and engage the world in a powerful and personal way.

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project released a new data memo titled Adults and Social Network Websites that looks at how adults use sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.

Out of curiosity I created a poll to see what social networking website(s) you all are using.  Please take the time to fill it out!

http://www.zerodivide.org/which_networking_websites_do_you_use_check_all_that_apply

Thanks!

I’ve been immersing myself in Facebook and Ning, along with Paul Lamb, to better understand if one is a better match for CTF to develop a social network for community investees and partners. We haven’t settled on which one yet, but have created “beta” groups/sites in both which we are actively testing.

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