Digital Impact was created by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS and was managed until 2024. It is no longer being updated.
April 4, 2014
In what can only be described as a huge step in storing and analysing data, Google, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have teamed up to revolutionise MySQL. Put simply, MySQL is open source coding that allows users to build a relational database management system, like a shopping list or picture gallery – something that everyone from social media […]
April 3, 2014
If only 1 in 3 people have access to the Internet, as a global social community, what do we need to do about it? internet.org was founded last year with the aim to bring down the cost of connectivity as a means to tackle this problem head on. Last Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg made quite the […]
April 1, 2014
‘We need a global conversation about data, social change, and digital civil society’ states Lucy Bernholz in a fascinating new blogpost. Lucy documents her recent travels to Beijing, China, and São Paolo, Brazil – two thriving cities in countries with similar attitudes to data, yet stark contrasts in position and ability to collect it. — In Lucy’s blogpost, […]
March 28, 2014
To close our data visualization (dv) series, guest-curated by Greta Knutzen (GK), we are, well… kicking the tires on an earthmover. There’s a lot of content here (worth the ride!) in this round-table interview with the Office of Creative Research, a newly established design agency responsible for some of the most beautiful, mind-blowing and revelatory […]
The discipline of data visualization (dv) is evolving quickly, but there’s no excuse for leaving behind the first and toughest question: Performance – i.e. the reason we’re here… to change lives. In this brief, well-researched blog post, Lara Mossler of BureauBlank, takes it to the streets, well, the streets of Massachusetts, on the backdrop of […]
Abhishek Mehta, CEO of Treseta provides his views on the challenges of being an entrepreneur, whilst pinpointing the trends and the blind spots of big data. In the following article from Valentina Craft at Silicon Angle, Abhisnhek shares fascinating insight into data as fuel for what he calls “a new Darwinian moment.” —
March 26, 2014
Beth Kanter, a regular contributor and friend of Markets For Good has returned from her travels to South By SouthWest Interactive Festival. In the following article featured on her blog, she reports back on a panel discussion titled: ‘What Social Media Analytics Can’t Tell You’. Chaired by Alexandra Samuel, the panel discussed “how social media […]
March 25, 2014
Big Duck is a communications firm that works exclusively with nonprofits and focuses on three different areas: brandraising, campaigns, and training to help organizations reach supporters, build awareness, and raise money. Sarah Durham, founder and President of Big Duck, gives a grand tour here. Take particular notice of the “why?” of data visualization and strategies […]
‘The Obama administration hopes to fight global warming with the geeky power of numbers, maps and even gaming-type simulations’ notes NPR. Operating under the idea that transparency and data mean more knowledge, which in turn leads to better decisions, Obama is putting climate change on our personal agendas. —
March 24, 2014
“I like the Millennium Development Goals because each and everyone one of them is measured.” With the MDG finish line rapidly approaching, we take a look back to statistician Hans Rosling in 2010, giving a wonderful interpretation of progress, using huge amounts of data and questioning how they should be interpreted. As well as being a […]
