A few days ago I came across a remarkable TED talk that gives some interesting insights into why non-profit organizations might be the best employers you can find. It also got me thinking about whether we are asking the wrong people for advice, if we are inviting the McKinsey’s and KMPG’s of this world to assist us with our problems. I highly recommend you watch the video before you read on: What I find most interesting about this presentation is[...]
As mentioned in an earlier post about the Germany will have general elections at the end of September. As a result some interesting web applications are appearing on the web, geared at trying to help voters with their decision. Germany’s most respected political magazine, “Der Spiegel”, is trying to make abstract political platforms tangible through a “web soap-opera” called ”Zeit der Entscheidung” (Decision Time). Each webisodes lasts for 15 minutes before the viewer is asked for his party preference. Then, the[...]
I just discovered that, the day after I posted “We are not funny – why nonprofits suck at being viral”, Mashable’s Josh Catone published “Top 10 YouTube Videos for Social Good”. This is a great list and I really recommend that you watch all of them for inspiration. While I don’t want to duplicate what he has already done, here are my top three – and my two cents for each of them: Because we are all connected I think this[...]
I just found this video on the blog of Eric Qualman. And while I think that he is using too much text (I’m currently reading Slide:ology so I’m super-critical), I still find it a very good presentation. In fact, I’m planning to use it as the intro at a workshop about social media that I’m supposed to give in three weeks time. You find this video and a list of sources for the statistics used in this video on Socialnomics.
TED is a non-profit organization that invites interesting people to talk about interesting things. But what really makes their site stand out is how well they understand video presentation online.
