What does Purpose do? Creates powerful movements that impact the political process and solve global problems.

The founder of the new social network, Jumo, aims to do for charities what “Yelp” did for restaurants. Though he faces some stiff competition, he might just have a winning model.

Germany has emerged as the most skeptical among the European nations in terms of the online privacy of citizens. But what is it about Europe’s biggest economy that makes it particularly critical towards online companies’ collection of user data?

SeeClickFix is an application for iPhone, Blackberry and Android that allows citizens to report public not-emergency issues to the City Hall, working like a collaborative 311. SeeClickFix fosters social commitment, empowering citizens in front of the Government. Local Governments fostering “Gov 2.0″ are employing social media and mobile technologies such this to build a more responsive, collaborative, and effective government to respond to a more engaged society with a richer civic commitment.

Logically speaking, if Wikileaks is a criminal organization, then the New York Times, El Pais, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and The Guardian are too (they have been working with criminals) and should be blamed for complicity.

Aware that Islam is the most volcanic taboo in Morocco’s society, M.A.L.Is did not choose provocation deliberately. What they were bent on doing was to act as the mirror of “the provocative contradictions of Morocco’s social, religious and institutional fabric.”

Ask children in rural Kenya working with their parents in community fields what their hobbies are, I’m not sure you’d get answers such as “photo”, “horse-riding”,”bird watching”.

With an official Facebook page the British royal family is well on its way into the social networking sphere… Or is it?

With the Pepsi Refresh Project, Pepsi is seeking to “refresh America” by giving grants to ideas promoting social causes. But should a private company take on the role of making the world a better place?

By analyzing past successes and listening to its audience, the IRC has developed a particularly effective web strategy. Nonprofits seeking to increase their online presence can take some pointers from the IRC’s best practices.