links - cyberactivism-tools

Websites and tools where you can make a difference — from non-political social sites like FaceBook and YouTube, up to organisations with a more confrontational focus.

censorship

Herdict http://www.herdict.org/ "Herdict Web aggregates reports of inaccessible sites, allowing users to compare data to see if inaccessibility is a shared problem. By crowdsourcing data from around the world, we can document accessibility for any web site, anywhere." Tracks where in the world websites are blocked. You can add, search for, and test blocked sites. There is a cool real-time map at http://www.herdict.org/web/ Berkman Center for Internet and Society, at Harvard University : 2010

online petitions

Care2 PetitionSite http://www.thepetitionsite.com/ Online petitions Care2 Petition Site : 2007

Do Internet Petitions Do Any Good? http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp "Those truly committed to righting the wrongs of the world are encouraged to take pen in hand and craft actual letters to their congressmen or to whomever they deem are the appropriate people to contact about particular issues. Real letters (the kind that are written in a person's own words and sent through the regular mail) are accorded far more respect than form letters (let alone petitions)," ... "[E-petitions - part of this] growing climate of slacktivism, of participation at no cost, of lasting social change achieved through no effort." Snopes : 2007

Petition Online http://www.petitiononline.com/ "Provides free online hosting of public petitions for responsible public advocacy. — more than 54 million signatures collected — thousands and thousands of active petitions" Petition Online : 2007

Petition-Them.Com http://www.petitionthem.com/ online petitions Petition-Them.Com : 2007

organisations

Action Network http://actionnetwork.org "An online environmental activism community", but also "a gateway to online activism centers for over 170 leading environment, health and population advocacy organizations". Students for a Free Tibet has actions and tools here. Provides tools for email alerts, petitions, web pages. Action Network : 2007

Five resourceful sites NGOs can't live without http://icommons.org/articles/5-resourceful-sites-ngos-cant-live-without iCommons : 2009

Tactical Technology Collective http://www.tacticaltech.org/ based in Netherlands TTC : 2009

social network

FaceBook http://facebook.com/ Very popular social website. Leave your comments and photos on a "wall"; connect with other people with same interests. You can be private to friends, or public. FaceBook : 2009

Hi5 http://Hi5.com/ Popular social website Hi5 : 2009

My Space http://MySpace.com/ Popular social website MySpace : 2009

Orkut http://orkut.com/ Popular social website Orkut : 2009

Tibetan Space http://tibetanspace.com/ "An online Tibetan Community." Social website for Tibetans Tibetan Space : 2009

Twitter http://twitter.com/ Leave short messages (called "tweets") — so simple but very effective and useful. Twitter : 2009

video

Blip TV http://blip.tv/ Post your videos to the site to be seen and searchable by the world; also display any video on your site from Blip.tv. Has a larger size limit than YouTube, and different focus: "you have a brand of some kind, that you release new episodes on a somewhat regular basis, and that youre intending to build a show and a fan base. ... "' Blip Networks : 2009

Google videos http://video.google.com/ "Search and watch millions of videos. Includes forum and personalized recommendations." → But - censors inside China; CEO has publicly said that people's privacy is not important. Google : 2009

Reporters Uncensored http://reportersuncensored.blip.tv/ "A weekly Web TV series that covers the human stories behind crucial global issues not covered in the mainstream media. Each week, RUTV streams video documentaries and clips from a global network of journalists who work with various news services, NGO's and production companies." Produced by Peter Gabriel. RUTV : 2009

ReportersUncensored.com http://reportersuncensored.com/ "a weekly independent news program hosted by journalist, Tala Dowlatshahi featuring a team of international reporters covering global issues and social innovators." RUTV : 2009

Veoh videos http://veoh.com/ Post videos, and embed on your website. Veoh : 2009

YouTube http://www.youtube.com Post your videos to the site to be seen and searchable by the world; also display any video on your site from YouTube. YouTube : 2009