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    to the web-blog of Mayo Fuster Morell researcher at the European University Institute and School of Information - UC Berkeley. With this tool I want to open up my doctoral research on Online communities Governance and directly spread its research results. I will be also weekly blogging on techno-political tools, social movements, action research and my own life and activisms. The side also contains a selection of links to useful resources (I.e.: Conferences, publications, authors etc.).

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    Curso de verano sobre medios sociales y nuevos entornos colaborativos - UOC

    (English, Castellano)

    Hello!

    Max Senges and Howard Rheingold (who proposed the concept of virtual community) have organized a summer course on  “Social media ane new collaborative environments” in the Universitat Oberta of Barcelona. Here below I include the invitation to the course that they have sent to me (In Spanish). I recommend it very much to you! I asssisted  Howard Rheingold in teaching a similar course in Stanford this year and I learned a lot.

    Happy day! Mayo

    (Castellano)

    Hola! Max Senges y Howard Rheingold (quien propuso el concepto de comunidad virtual) han organizado un curso de verano en la Universitat Oberta de Barcelona. Aqui bajo os dejo la invitación al curso que me han enviado. Os lo recomiendo vivamente! Yo asisti a Howard en la imparticion de este curso en Stanford y aprendi a montones. Feliz dia! Mayo

    Invitacion to:  Curso de verano sobre medios sociales y nuevos entornos colaborativos - UOC

    Hola!

    Se habla mucho de los cambios que traen los medios y redes sociales (wikis, blogs, facebook, youtube, delicious). Cambios culturales, en la educación, negocios y emprendimientos, en cómo conectas con tus amigos… etc. etc. Howard Rheingold, Marina Quiñones y yo hemos desarrollado un curso para explicarte, (y a tus amigos, colegas, y demás personas que se lamentan que estas novedades “no son de este mundo”) los usos y beneficios, las mejores prácticas y formas de participar en los distintos “entornos” que traen consigo los medios sociales.

    El curso dura desde el 6 de Julio hasta finales de Julio; naturalmente se realizan 100% on-line; los estudiantes obtendrán un certificado de la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya; y mucho mas importante los participantes podrán disfrutar y aprovechar los social media durante el curso!! El precio depende si ya estudias con la UOC etc…

    Por favor invita a tus amigos y colegas. ¿preguntas? enviame un mensaje.

    Saludos, Max Senges

    Social Forums 2.0? Towards Networked Politic: Technology and Knowledge

    Hola! Hello! Ciao!

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    The last World Social Forum (main meeting point of social movements around the globe) took place at Belem do Para (Brazil) end of January 2009.  I did participate and co-organized a seminar reflecting on “Social Forums 2.0? Towards Networked Politic: Technology and Knowledge”.

    The techno-tools provided by the Social Forums seems to have limited success. The goal of this seminar was to reflect on the strategy of Social Forums regarding technology and knowledge and to analyze and learn from the distinctive organizational form on experiences that do an extensive use of the new technology, such as Wikipedia and the Open/Free Software projects.

    I just finalized the seminar report. Please find it if you like: http://www.networked-politics.info/?page_id=205/

    Transforming power: New book by Judy Rebick


    Hello! Good news from Judy Rebick a long term activist  from Canada. She just published a new book on “Transforming Power”, her reflections came from the organizing emerging at the Global Movement taking particular attention to the role and the organizing though technology. I met Judy Rebick through the Networked Politics collaborative research (http://www.networked-politics.info) and enjoy particularly her framing of the movements from a feminist perspective, her curiosity for the new and the combination of ideas from several perspectives, and her strong caracter.  See below more info on the new book. In solidarity! Mayo

    Judy Rebick is very excited about her new book Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political, which is coming out in early March.  Transforming Power is the result of the last two or three years of her travels around the world looking for new approaches to political and social action and her life time of experience as an activist.  She is hoping it will inspire dialogue and action about the new paths to social change we need to transform this planet and create a better world.

    You can get a preview of the book at our very cool new web site www.transformingpower.ca.  You can pre-order the book there which will help to create a buzz as she move into the book tour in March and April, you can read her new blog, and you can browse through videos and photos of the people and organizations featured in the book. 

    Below is a list of book events.  

    March 10th – Ottawa Launch – Raw Sugar Café

    March 12th – Toronto Launch – Ryerson University

    March 25th – Montreal Launch - Concordia

    March 26th – Halifax Launch – Mount Saint Vincent

    April 2nd – Calgary Launch – Location TBA

    April 3rd – Edmonton Launch – Public Interest Alberta Conference

    Vancouver dates to be announced

     Book launch event details (places, times) are available here:

    http://www.transformingpower.ca/en/event/2009/02/24/list/


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