Erlend Sogge Heggen

Open Source Practitioner, bullish on kindness.

https://erlend.sh – about me

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Erlend Sogge Heggen
@erlend.sh
4mo
Bluesky
Last week I met with a local NGO to talk about their digital strategy as a new entrant to the social web. This got me thinking about the notion of "mobilizing vs organizing" and the interplay of feed-centric vs place-based means of communication in the Atmosphere.

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