Random assortment of links i liked (notice link drops by Britt Bravo and Pulse and Signal at the end):

How does kidney trafficking work, link
“In Iran — the only country in the world where organ sales are legal —a healthy kidney retails for about $6,000. The going rate is less than half that amount in India…The climb to the top of the waiting list
takes anywhere from one to six years…given the grim statistics, some argue kidney sales should be legalized.”

Great career advice for students on the Acumen Fund Blog, link
There were over 700 people who applied to work at Acumen this summer, demonstrating enormous interest in this field. Simply put – supply greatly outweighs the demand. As outlined by Ashni Mohnot from PopTech in her article “Who’s in the Social Entrepreneurship Club – and who isn’t?” it is a problem that needs to be addressed. Unfortunately, this is not going to be cleared up anytime in the near future. So, what should you do?

10 Insights Gained from Spending 7,280 Hours on Social Media Websites, link
Most nonprofits live in Facebook/Twitter bubble. While these sites are becoming more diverse as they grow larger, it’s clear to anyone who uses MySpace regularly that there is much more diversity in age, race, and class on MySpace than Facebook or Twitter, yet the nonprofit blogosphere is pretty much silent, or even antagonistic towards MySpace, despite its popularity. The Facebook vs. MySpace War runs deep and permeates throughout the primarily white, middle-class blogosphere.

Social Media is the New Email and Cell Phone, link
A fantastic piece on social media, how to get involved and some rules of the game that will help you along. Global health organizations are woefully behind, they could use some of these lessons.

Tailoring Appeals to Today’s Bleak Times, link
Here’s one way approach taken by Mercy Corps, in an e-mail solicitation to prospective and lapsed donors: The international relief charity sent this message to 64,000 people who subscribe to its e-mails but who have never contributed, or have given only small amounts…“You can look at this e-mail and get the message very quickly…the advantages of the dollar handles is they communicate the impact very succinctly.” Still, the e-mail solicitation hasn’t performed well, says Mr. Sadowsky. Only 8 percent of recipients opened the e-mail appeal, compared with…

Principles of teaching in a digital age, link
According to a recent YouTube video, a student today will read 2,300 Web pages and 1,281 Facebook profiles this year, and 8 books. He or she will write 42 pages for class assignments this semester, and more than 500 pages of e-mail.

More interesting links:
Interview with head of  U.N.-Vodafone and mHealth Alliance, link
Turning Media Spikes into Fundraising Leads, link
The Best Entrepreneurship Videos from the Stanford Business School E-Corner, link
Millennial activism or slacktivism, link
Your guide to blogging, via Chris Blattman, link

Link Love from Brit Bravo, Have Fun Do Good, link
Link Love from Pulse and Signal, link
Link Love on H1N1 from Global Health Progress, link