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great blog post about forum marketing

Current socially-progressive civic network design practice is analogous to advocacy planning in urban planning, where designers advocate for social inclusion.

Digital citizenship isn't just about recognising and dealing with online hazards. It's about building safe spaces and communities, understanding how to manage personal information, and about being internet savvy - using your online presence to grow an

"Commenting on news stories is a very narrow activity. It doesn't build community - it might build loyalty and interactivity for a website to some degree, but I can't see where it builds community, because it only appeals to a limited number of people."

An amusing survey of what the 2008 presidential candidates have written on their Facebook profiles.

The "Digital Communities" category is open to political, social, cultural and artistic projects, initiatives, groups, and scenes from all over the world utilizing digital technology to better society and assume social responsibility.

"The peril in getting to know classmates on the computer is that incoming undergraduates may forget how to do so in real life. That was the thinking behind "Facebook in the Flesh," a seminar held during N.Y.U.'s freshman orientation."