Susannah works at the intersection of social change and new technologies. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12748058-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @susannahvila)http://susannahvila.com/Knight News Challenge: Announcing the next Knight News Challenge: Data: newschallenge: Photo...http://susannahvila.com/post/24019301296http://susannahvila.com/post/24019301296Tue, 29 May 2012 17:49:36 -0400“As Tech In Asia reveals – citing a Chinese language report from Sina Tech — the Ministry of...http://susannahvila.com/post/23667914423http://susannahvila.com/post/23667914423Thu, 24 May 2012 08:08:47 -0400mobiletechNationBuilder is awesome but...: I think it’s too heavy for most advocates to take advantage...http://susannahvila.com/post/22662451743http://susannahvila.com/post/22662451743Tue, 08 May 2012 14:52:02 -0400Want Data to Have Impact? Build More Bridges Between Technologists and Everyone Else: Why we need...http://susannahvila.com/post/22609843128http://susannahvila.com/post/22609843128Mon, 07 May 2012 18:03:18 -0400Technology and development: The limits of plug-and-play development : OLPC is an example of a...http://susannahvila.com/post/22449398496http://susannahvila.com/post/22449398496Sat, 05 May 2012 11:32:50 -0400Notes From Peter Thiel's Lectures on Startups: “Progress comes in two flavors:...http://susannahvila.com/post/21972148338http://susannahvila.com/post/21972148338Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:09:03 -0400If you&#8217;re trying to get people to adopt anything new - from a blog to a social network to a...http://susannahvila.com/post/21438654546http://susannahvila.com/post/21438654546Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:47:00 -0400techeducationlearning What&#8217;s the point? To start - building awareness, visualizing patterns, providing data for...http://susannahvila.com/post/21425848592http://susannahvila.com/post/21425848592Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:14:32 -0400mappingdatavizviolencecrimehuman rights<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2dkpmIBBE1qzebmho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/11/after_chavez_the_narcostate">After Chávez, the Narcostate</a><br/> BY ROGER F. NORIEGA, <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/11/after_chavez_the_narcostate">foreignpolicy.com</a></p> <p>Venezue­lan leader Hugo Chávez has tried for 10 months to con­ceal the fact that he is los­ing his bout with can­cer, deter­mined to appear in com­mand of his rev­o­lu­tion­ary regime and the nation’s future. This past Holy Week, how­ev­er,…</p> </blockquote> <p>What happens in Venezuela if Chavez dies of cancer before the fall election? Besides the biggest power vacuum ever.</p>http://susannahvila.com/post/20968899758http://susannahvila.com/post/20968899758Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:34:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cd0zN74x1qzf03eo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>seems cool - mapping check in behavior to reveal how<span> </span><span>people and places of a city come together to form the dynamic character of local urban areas.</span></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://roomthily.tumblr.com/post/20935787938/livehood-new-york-city-social-media-and-machine">roomthily</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://livehoods.org/maps/nyc">LiveHood</a>: New York City - social media and machine learning defining similar areas in a city (Carnegie Mellon University)</p> </blockquote>http://susannahvila.com/post/20962993444http://susannahvila.com/post/20962993444Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:42:55 -0400mappingdataviz<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdy5y1wBz1qcokc4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/post/17605963783/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-by-arresting">theatlantic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/02/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-arresting-unmarried-couples/48659/"><strong>Malaysia Celebrates Valentine’s Day by Arresting Unmarried Couples</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>Morality police in Malaysia kicked off Valentine’s Day by raiding cheap hotel rooms to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12466875">arrest more than 80 young Muslims</a><span> trying to “celebrate” the holiday. The unmarried couples were charged with “close proximity,” which is basically being alone with a member of the opposite sex, a crime that is <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/14/nation/20120214141708&sec=nation">punishable by jail terms of up to two years</a>.</span></p> <p>The raids took place almost immediately after midnight on Tuesday and focused on budget hotels and public parks, suggesting that the “couples” may not have been together that long, making them easy targets for morality warriors.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/02/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-arresting-unmarried-couples/48659/">Read more.</a></strong> <em>[Image: Reuters]</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://susannahvila.com/post/17610195689http://susannahvila.com/post/17610195689Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:24:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdoxf6xgo1qejjfeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thenextweb.tumblr.com/post/17602324351/according-to-the-forrester-report-there-will-be-1">thenextweb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>According to the Forrester report, there will be 1 billion smartphone customers by 2016, with 257 million smartphones and 126 million tablets in the US alone. (via <a href="http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/02/13/forrester-1b-smartphone-users-by-2016-with-apple-google-and-microsoft-powering-90/">1B Mobile Users by 2016, Apple, Google and Microsoft with 90% share</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://susannahvila.com/post/17610153873http://susannahvila.com/post/17610153873Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:22:46 -0500techLiberationtech: How the Next Generation Diaspora* Should Be Built to Help High-Risk Activists: After...http://susannahvila.com/post/13523349117http://susannahvila.com/post/13523349117Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:05:49 -0500human rightssocial networkstechnologyinternetactivisactivismThis post draws from over 30 in-depth, semi structured interviews conducted with coordinators of and...http://susannahvila.com/post/10401618647http://susannahvila.com/post/10401618647Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:07:37 -0400social movementrevolutionfacebookorganizingegyptI just got back from doing a new media advocacy week long workshop in Sri Lanka with youth leaders...http://susannahvila.com/post/10266091142http://susannahvila.com/post/10266091142Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:20:00 -0400trainingsadvocacytechyouthHere&#8217;s a good write-up of my panel at the Personal Democracy Forum this June, written by The...http://susannahvila.com/post/7555399180http://susannahvila.com/post/7555399180Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:31:43 -0400human rightstechAt Mashable, I just posted some tips for keeping supporters engaged around a campaign or cause, in...http://susannahvila.com/post/5290736072http://susannahvila.com/post/5290736072Sat, 07 May 2011 21:48:00 -0400social movementsonline organizingAs someone who looks closely at the role of new technologies in movement building, it&#8217;s been...http://susannahvila.com/post/4560156045http://susannahvila.com/post/4560156045Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:00:00 -0400online organizingsocial movementstechnologyAt the South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX last week, I spoke about lessons learned for...http://susannahvila.com/post/3974445174http://susannahvila.com/post/3974445174Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:58:00 -0400activismtechnologyonline organizing