Beth Kanter took the stage today making a speech about using social media for good. Beth is a trainer, consultant, and blogger. She is an expert in using technology tools.

At the beginning she talked about twitter. She asked her followers how much they thought Twitter was worth, and how Twitter as a tool got people to comment on one of her Flikr photo’s. So basically she was explaining a network effect or a rapid word of mouth.

What she started talking about is how she raised money using technology tools to support disadvantaged children in Cambodia. She has raised 43 000 dollars from donations, and won 15 000 dollars. She has fund raised over 200 000 dollars for her charity.

To the point she was explaining how she could raise money using tools like Twitter, Facebook, and other network/technology tools.

So basically she was going through how we could use the internet to help others in foreign countries and give others a better life. She goes into great detail with this speech. If you are interested in viewing her speech right now you can go to live.pirillo.com. If you would like to know more about the Gnomedex conference you can visit their website.

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