Spurred by Frogloop’s article, “Who Says Email’s Dead?”, which highlights the increase of mobile email usage from 2009 to 2010. I reviewed some of the most recent email campaigns I received to see how well the message translated to my mobile device.

In 2010 70.1 million mobile users (30% of all mobile subscribers) accessed email on their mobile device, an increase of 36% from 2009. more

As the Egyptian revolution played out, and especially after the government effectively killed the internet in Egypt between January 27 and February 2, we’ve had an ongoing conversation around the office about whether or not internet access should be considered a human right. These freewheeling discussions are one of the things I love most about working at EchoDitto, and, as usual, this one sparked all kinds of new ideas and ways of thinking about the issue. more

How much did your elementary education cost? The clever folks at Building Tomorrow have found a great way to use that simple question to drive an innovative campaign that connects the costs of a primary school education in the United States to the work they do building schools in Uganda.  more

Cross-posted on ReadWriteWeb!

The problem with working to change United States foreign policy is that you're never really sure what it's going on behind the curtain. By the time you have submitted a FOIA request and the government deems your information save, the present has passed into history. Which raises the question, will Wikileaks bring us the transparency we need to be able to understand the internal workings of US covert operations? more

There has been much debate throughout my career over which sharing tool is the best to use. While people often opt to use Add This or Share This I am convinced that the best tool for the job is one by Social Twist called Tell a Friend. What makes this tool the most valuable in my opinion may not be apparent upon first glance. more

The other day, The Washington Post advised its journalists NOT to engage with their readers on Twitter. Mashable reported that a memo was sent to staffers specifically telling journalists not to use their Post Twitter accounts to respond to critics, or their personal accounts to "speak on behalf of the Post." more

Malcolm Gladwell has folks in a bit of a tizzy over his latest New Yorker essay, "Small Change: Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted." A lot of excellent writing has come out as a result. Zeynep Tufekci makes a whole slew of good points, especially with her analysis of strong and weak ties.more

Late last week, Rosita Cortez (herself a confessed Apple fan) took a hard look at Apple's performance in the realm of "giving back": more