Mark Schaefer Talks About “Digital Distance” and How It Contributes to Bad...
Mark Schaefer is an internationally-recognized business and marketing professional with 30+ years experience. He is the author of the bestsellers The Tao of Twitter and Return on Influence, which was...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Bystander Are You Going to Be?
In a guest post on Geoff Livingston’s blog, CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle asks the important question What Kind of Bystander Are You Going to Be? She writes, “the one group whose importance and...
View ArticleFormula 1 Blog Shows how Motor Sports Fans Can Come Together to Share Their...
Billing itself “the online Journal of F1 opinion,” Formula1blog brings together Formula 1 fans from around the globe to share their passion about the sport in an intelligent, mature and civil way....
View ArticleDell’s Tech Page One
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle is featured in Dell’s Tech Page One article Spamming 101: How to deal with trolls, which discusses how to recognize and deal with online trolls.
View ArticleWAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle and her book Civility In The Digital Age are mentioned on Washington D.C. WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show‘s Computer Guys and Gal as conflict management...
View ArticleCiviliNation Launches Fundraising Campaign to Create the CiviliNation Academy...
CiviliNation is launching a fundraising campaign to create the CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management! We want to build a global resource library that will become THE place to go get...
View ArticleY’all Connect Conference
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle gave two presentations at the Y’all Connect conference in Birmingham, Alabama: Psychology of Online Antagonists and Your 30-Day Plan for Conflict...
View ArticleWe’ve Come A Long Way…And Still Have a Long Way To Go
The day after speaking at the Y’all Connect conference in Birmingham, Alabama, I took part in a tour of some of the amazing historical and cultural sights of Birmingham, courtesy of the conference and...
View ArticleCivility in America: A Nationwide Survey (2013)
Ready for this? Seventy percent of Americans believe that incivility has reached a crisis level. So reports the just- released, fourth annual Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey conducted by...
View ArticleTroll Avenue
In Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies and Other Jerks, trolls are described as “attention-seekers whose sole goal is to wreak havoc online...
View ArticleUniversity of Richmond School of Law
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle and her book Civility In The Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies, and Other Jerks are featured in the Alumni Profile...
View ArticleOnline Hatred Risks Silencing Others
It’s disheartening to realize that some people believe that online speech which isn’t legally actionable is automatically socially benign. In other words, if it’s not illegal, so their thinking goes,...
View ArticleKindr: An App that Aims to Promote Kindness
This guest post by CiviliNation advisor Sue Scheff features a Q&A with Kindr founder Matt Ivester. It’s a fascinating read, cross-posted from Sue’s personal blog, that talks about how Ivester’s...
View ArticleNew Comment Tool Concept Aims to Encourage More Civility Online
This is a guest post by Raed El-Younsi, a social entrepreneur and peacemaking advocate based in Barcelona, Spain. Raed submitted the winning entry to CiviliNation’s Create.It campaign contest and won a...
View ArticleChoose Civility, Freeborn County, MN
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle presented a half-day workshop at Choose Civility, the Power of Words – Freeborn County, MN, an initiative of the Albert Lea Public Library. Sessions included...
View ArticleCia Malone’s Story: How I Became a Target of Online Attacks
Cia Malone is a 23-year old from Ohio who blogs at Cia Pink Pumpkin. After hearing her story, we asked her to share it publicly. We appreciate her doing so and hope it will help others better...
View ArticleThe Online Mom
CiviliNation and CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle’s book Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies and Other Jerks are recommended in The...
View ArticleYouToo Social Media Conference
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle presented the opening plenary session “Too Much Digital Drama: A Better Approach to Online Discourse and Conflict” during the YouToo Social Media...
View ArticleOne Mother’s Shocking Google Alert on Her Name
Jennifer P. is a wife and mother of three who never imagined that she would have to worry about revenge porn. However, a Google search revealed images linked to her name. To protect the identity of the...
View ArticleMontgomery County Public Schools Cybercivility Forum
CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle presented “Online Civility: Why It’s Important & How We Can Foster It” at Montgomery County Public Schools’ community-focused cybercivility forum. DC...
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