So here’s an idea: 26 American and Syrian disabled youths got together at a Young Ability Summit in Damascus a year ago and created a comic book called “The Silver Scorpion,” a superhero who lost his legs in an accident and bound to a wheelchair, but with the ability to change the world around him....Read More
Map of the Week: The Civic Crowd Why we like it: A unique way of using Google Maps to initiate positive community action, this map is a great way to discover, share, propose, and appreciate citizen powered change. The Civic Crowd uses Google Maps to organize a wide range of civic projects and make them...Read More
Mighty Trends in Mobile Marketing Every day we see mobile being used more and more for online shopping, local searches, email, social networking. And that is just scratching the surface. This infographic from CultureLabel.com provides insight into the astounding use of mobile for Internet searches, as well as why mobile friendly marketing should be an essential...Read More
Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful, we look at how the top news stories are covered on YouTube. Each week we post a weekly recap of the top news stories of the week, as seen through the lens of both citizen-reported footage and professional news coverage. We saw the controversial Bahrain...Read More
The American Express Unstaged series, in partnership with Vevo and YouTube, matches a musical act with a visionary director to create a unique online experience. Previous match-ups have included Duran Duran directed by David Lynch, Arcade Fire directed by Terry Gilliam, and My Morning Jacket directed by Todd Haynes. Tonight at 6pm PT, Gary Oldman...Read More
