Friday, April 21, 2006

Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology - New York Times

Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology - New York Times: "Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 21, 2006

Filed at 8:26 a.m. ET

TOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the U.S. software company's commitment to the Japanese market Friday as he kicked off a campaign here to offer some free technology help to nonprofit organizations.

Microsoft Corp. officials will travel to various regions in Japan to teach nonprofit groups ways to hook more easily with donors and let the public know about their services, he said"

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform

Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform: "Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform
Mobile Phones Poised To Overtake The PC As The Dominate Internet Platform In Some Markets, According To Ipsos Insight’s Latest The Face of the Web Study
April 18, 2006
Press Release

New York, NY – Today, the personal computer remains the dominant platform to access the Internet globally. However, Internet access via the mobile phone actually outpaces wireless access from a notebook PC in many of areas of the world – a statistic driven largely by the massive install base of mobile phones throughout the world as well as more developed wireless networks, according to The Face of the Web, the annual study of Internet trends by global market research firm Ipsos Insight."

The Chronicle, 4/20/2006: Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid

The Chronicle, 4/20/2006: Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid: "Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid

By Leah Kerkman

Learning from the difficulties of coordinating the activities of volunteers following Hurricane Katrina, the Points of Light Foundation, in Washington, announced plans for a new Web site to match volunteers with appropriate tasks following national disasters."

RED HERRING | PBS Mulls Online Growth

RED HERRING | PBS Mulls Online Growth: "PBS Mulls Online Growth

Public television in the U.S. plans to join the growing rush of its commercial peers to the Internet.
April 18, 2006

The Public Broadcasting System said Tuesday it may make more of its content available on the Internet and on mobile devices such as MP3 players and cell phones.

PBS, a private, nonprofit media enterprise, has a fairly extensive online presence, particularly for children, but spokeswoman Lea Sloan said the company has begun talking about significantly extending its profile on the web.

The company, known for its educational and cultural programming, is hoping to make its signature shows such as Frontline, American Experience, NOVA, Nature, and American Masters available to the web’s global audience.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops : Culture : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops : Culture : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri): "Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Here's the vision. Take the best of current laptop technology, strip out the parts that add bloat and weight, develop some cool new alternatives to expensive components, combine it with free software, and wrap everything into a rugged yet handsome package costing around 100 dollars.

Then, when you are done, try to get it into the hands of 100 million or more children in developing countries. That is the dream of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit initiative launched by faculty members at the MIT Media Lab.

The goal: Create a fully functional laptop computer that is inexpensive enough to enable every child in the world to gain access to some of the best educational resources available."

Network for Good growing - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change

Network for Good growing - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "Network for Good growing

Merges with Groundspring, plans new suite of online tools for nonprofits.

04.11.2006 -

By Todd Cohen

Network for Good in Bethesda, Md., and Groundspring in San Francisco merged in December to create a nonprofit technology group that plans this summer to release a suite of online fundraising and communications tools for nonprofits.

The combined organization, to be known as Network for Good, also will customize for nonprofit use the web-based database that San Francisco-based salesforce.com already provides for more than 400 nonprofit clients, said Bill Strathmann, CEO of Network for Good.

Before they agreed to merge, he said, Network for Good and Groundspring each was working independently with salesforce.com to integrate their products with its database."

Macworld: News: Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL

Macworld: News: Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL: "Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL

By Todd Weiss, Computerworld

Critics of America Online's proposed 'pay-to-send' e-mail program were angered late last week when e-mail messages containing their www.DearAOL.com Web page links were automatically bounced back to senders by AOL's antispam filters.

The nonprofit DearAOL.com Coalition was formed in February to protest what it called AOL's creation of an e-mail tax that would harm the free and open use of the Internet."