making the world suck less (cgiu '11)
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Date/Speaker name
Making the world suck less04/02/2011Alexis Ohanian
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Steve
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14M uniques
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politicsgadgetsscienceapplemarijuanaawwphotographyenvironmentspacehowtovideospicseconomicsworld newsask scienceatheismchristianitysports
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The voice of the internet News before it happens
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The biggest little community online
Credit: xkcd
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So you want to makethe world suck less?
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Great!
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Social mediaare here to help.
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The (free) webis a tool for
activism
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the most effectivedistribution platform
for data the world has ever seen
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reddit, a community of millionswho know each other only by usernamesfundraised nearly $1,000,000 in 2010.
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photo credit: Greenpeace Finland
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Anahi
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Kaimana
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Mister
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MisterSplashy
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MisterSplashyPants
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{dramatic pause}
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Just kidding!
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119,367votes78%!
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Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants
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vYAY!
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The “secret”
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Levelplaying field.
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Be genuineBe forthright
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You’ve lost control.Embrace it.
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You no longer control the message.And that’s OK.
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We want to make the world suck less.
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We want to make the world suck less.
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We want to make the world suck less.
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We want to make the world suck less.
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We want to make the world suck less.
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for nerds!
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$175,000 donated so far
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Peace and Social Action Committeeof the Midlothian Friends Meeting
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Baller.
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