This weekend at South By Southwest I participated in the interesting discussion between Beth Kanter, Kari Saratovsky, Holly Ross, David J. Neff, and Amy Sample Ward about “Crowd Sourcing for Innovative Social Change“. The definition and benefits of crowdsourcing were thoughtfully expressed by each of the featured panelists and there were tons of great examples discussed. Kanter had without a doubt spent a lot of time preparing for this do-gooder packed panel and it definitely showed.
The audience seemed to appreciate the enthusiasm for crowdsourcing projected by the experts who were great at explaining the benefits of crowdsourcing. From personal and online discussions afterward, it was clear to me that the attendees were hungry for more. So WhatGives!? friends and crowdsourcing connoisseurs? Let’s dig deep! After all, isn’t that social media is all about – continuing the conversation beyond conferences, podcasts, and tweets? WhatGives!? Read more »









I challenge anyone to say that title three times and not end up sounding like Elmer Fudd or my 4 year old son. We all have to take a moment to clean out that closet or sweep out the garage after winter; spring cleaning season is right around the corner. Cleaning out your Twitter account and organizing some of your followers into lists is a must to keep on top of that social network and to be able to follow the social stream it produces.


